United Kingdom general election, 1979
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The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was a pivotal national vote that brought Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party to power, ending years of Labour government and marking the start of a major shift in British economic and political policy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1979 United Kingdom general election | 8 |
| 1979 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield | 1 |
| UK general election of 1979 | 1 |
| United Kingdom general election, 1979 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T687835 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Kingdom general election, 1979 Context triple: [Jeremy Thorpe, participantIn, United Kingdom general election, 1979]
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A.
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was a national parliamentary election in which Edward Heath’s Conservative Party unexpectedly defeated Harold Wilson’s governing Labour Party, leading to a change of government.
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B.
1945 United Kingdom general election
The 1945 United Kingdom general election was a landmark post-World War II vote in which Clement Attlee’s Labour Party won a landslide victory over Winston Churchill’s Conservatives, leading to the creation of the modern British welfare state.
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C.
October 1974 United Kingdom general election
The October 1974 United Kingdom general election was a snap parliamentary election that resulted in a narrow Labour majority under Harold Wilson following a period of political instability and a hung parliament earlier that year.
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February 1974 United Kingdom general election
The February 1974 United Kingdom general election was a snap parliamentary contest that resulted in a hung parliament and ultimately brought Harold Wilson’s Labour Party back to power after Edward Heath failed to form a coalition government.
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E.
2005 United Kingdom general election
The 2005 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary election in which Tony Blair’s Labour Party won a third consecutive term in government, albeit with a reduced majority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Kingdom general election, 1979 Target entity description: The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was a pivotal national vote that brought Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party to power, ending years of Labour government and marking the start of a major shift in British economic and political policy.
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A.
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was a national parliamentary election in which Edward Heath’s Conservative Party unexpectedly defeated Harold Wilson’s governing Labour Party, leading to a change of government.
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B.
1945 United Kingdom general election
The 1945 United Kingdom general election was a landmark post-World War II vote in which Clement Attlee’s Labour Party won a landslide victory over Winston Churchill’s Conservatives, leading to the creation of the modern British welfare state.
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C.
October 1974 United Kingdom general election
The October 1974 United Kingdom general election was a snap parliamentary election that resulted in a narrow Labour majority under Harold Wilson following a period of political instability and a hung parliament earlier that year.
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D.
February 1974 United Kingdom general election
The February 1974 United Kingdom general election was a snap parliamentary contest that resulted in a hung parliament and ultimately brought Harold Wilson’s Labour Party back to power after Edward Heath failed to form a coalition government.
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E.
2005 United Kingdom general election
The 2005 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary election in which Tony Blair’s Labour Party won a third consecutive term in government, albeit with a reduced majority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom general election
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general election ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United Kingdom general election, 1979
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surface form:
1979 United Kingdom general election
United Kingdom general election, 1979 ⓘ
surface form:
UK general election of 1979
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| campaignIssue |
economic management
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inflation ⓘ trade union power ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| context | followed the Winter of Discontent in 1978–79 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electedBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| endDate | 1979-05-03 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
ended an unbroken period of Labour government since 1974
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marked a major shift toward market-oriented economic policies in the UK ⓘ marked the beginning of the Thatcher era ⓘ |
| leaderOfSecondParty | James Callaghan ⓘ |
| leaderOfThirdParty | David Steel ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | Margaret Thatcher ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 318 ⓘ |
| monarchAtTime | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| nextElection |
1983 United Kingdom general election
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surface form:
United Kingdom general election, 1983
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| numberOfSeatsContested | 635 ⓘ |
| outcome |
Conservative Party majority government formed
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End of Labour Party government led by James Callaghan ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| popularVoteConservative | about 13,697,000 ⓘ |
| popularVoteLabour | about 11,532,000 ⓘ |
| popularVoteLiberal | about 4,313,000 ⓘ |
| previousElection |
February 1974 United Kingdom general election
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surface form:
United Kingdom general election, February 1974
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| primeMinisterAfterElection | Margaret Thatcher ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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surface form:
Conservative Party
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| primeMinisterBeforeElection | James Callaghan ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeParty |
Labour Party (UK)
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surface form:
Labour Party
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| seatsWonConservative | 339 ⓘ |
| seatsWonLabour | 269 ⓘ |
| seatsWonLiberal | 11 ⓘ |
| secondParty |
Labour Party (UK)
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surface form:
Labour Party
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| startDate | 1979-05-03 ⓘ |
| thirdParty |
Liberal Party (UK)
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surface form:
Liberal Party
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| triggeredBy |
1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan government
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loss of confidence vote in the Labour government ⓘ |
| voterTurnout |
76.0%
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approximately 76 percent ⓘ |
| voteShareConservative | 43.9% ⓘ |
| voteShareLabour | 36.9% ⓘ |
| voteShareLiberal | 13.8% ⓘ |
| winningParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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surface form:
Conservative Party
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Subject: United Kingdom general election, 1979 Description of subject: The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was a pivotal national vote that brought Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party to power, ending years of Labour government and marking the start of a major shift in British economic and political policy.
Referenced by (11)
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1979 United Kingdom general election
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1979 United Kingdom general election
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1979 United Kingdom general election
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UK general election of 1979
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1979 United Kingdom general election
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1979 United Kingdom general election
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1979 United Kingdom general election
Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency)
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United Kingdom general election, 1979
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1979 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
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1979 United Kingdom general election
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1979 United Kingdom general election