Khaki Election
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The Khaki Election was the 1917 Canadian federal election, dominated by wartime issues and military voters, that reshaped domestic politics on the World War I home front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khaki Election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9278125 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khaki Election Context triple: [Canadian home front during World War I, hasMainSubject, Khaki Election]
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A.
Pierce–Scott presidential election
The Pierce–Scott presidential election was the 1852 U.S. presidential contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party.
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B.
Flapper election
The "Flapper election" was the 1929 United Kingdom general election, notable as the first in which women aged 21–29 could vote, significantly expanding the female electorate.
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C.
Committee to Re-elect the President
The Committee to Re-elect the President was U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 campaign organization, best known for its central role in financing and orchestrating activities that led to the Watergate scandal.
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D.
The White Election
The White Election is a song cycle by American composer Gordon Getty, setting poems by Emily Dickinson to music.
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E.
Election
Election is a 1999 satirical comedy film directed by Alexander Payne that follows a high school student council race to explore themes of ambition, ethics, and American politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Khaki Election Target entity description: The Khaki Election was the 1917 Canadian federal election, dominated by wartime issues and military voters, that reshaped domestic politics on the World War I home front.
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A.
Pierce–Scott presidential election
The Pierce–Scott presidential election was the 1852 U.S. presidential contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party.
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B.
Flapper election
The "Flapper election" was the 1929 United Kingdom general election, notable as the first in which women aged 21–29 could vote, significantly expanding the female electorate.
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C.
Committee to Re-elect the President
The Committee to Re-elect the President was U.S. President Richard Nixon’s 1972 campaign organization, best known for its central role in financing and orchestrating activities that led to the Watergate scandal.
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D.
The White Election
The White Election is a song cycle by American composer Gordon Getty, setting poems by Emily Dickinson to music.
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E.
Election
Election is a 1999 satirical comedy film directed by Alexander Payne that follows a high school student council race to explore themes of ambition, ethics, and American politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal election
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Union Government election ⓘ |
| associatedLegislation |
Military Voters Act, 1917
NERFINISHED
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Wartime Elections Act, 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
mandatory military service overseas
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prosecution of the war effort ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| date | 1917-12-17 ⓘ |
| defeatedParty | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect |
deepened English-French Canadian tensions
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realignment of Canadian party politics ⓘ strengthening of federal wartime powers ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1921 Canadian federal election ⓘ |
| hasCause |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conscription crisis of 1917 ⓘ |
| hasName | 1917 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentAfterElection | Robert Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentBeforeElection | Robert Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | reshaped domestic politics on the World War I home front in Canada ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Unionist government
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conscription ⓘ military voters ⓘ wartime issues ⓘ |
| nicknameReason | heavy involvement of khaki-clad military voters ⓘ |
| oppositionLeader | Wilfrid Laurier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | World War I home front in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterAfterElection | Unionist Party (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterBeforeElection | Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1911 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnoutContext | conducted under wartime conditions ⓘ |
| voterGroup |
female relatives of soldiers
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overseas military voters ⓘ |
| wonBy | Unionist Party (Canada) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Khaki Election Description of subject: The Khaki Election was the 1917 Canadian federal election, dominated by wartime issues and military voters, that reshaped domestic politics on the World War I home front.
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