February 1974 United Kingdom general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:campaign_slogan_(Conservative) Who governs Britain?
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_(UK)_leader gptkb:Edward_Heath
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_(UK)_popular_vote 11,872,180
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_(UK)_seats_won 297
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_(UK)_vote_percentage 37.9%
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 28 February 1974
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label February 1974 United Kingdom general election
gptkbp:Labour_Party_(UK)_leader gptkb:Harold_Wilson
gptkbp:Labour_Party_(UK)_popular_vote 11,645,616
gptkbp:Labour_Party_(UK)_seats_won 301
gptkbp:Labour_Party_(UK)_vote_percentage 37.2%
gptkbp:Liberal_Party_(UK)_leader gptkb:Jeremy_Thorpe
gptkbp:Liberal_Party_(UK)_popular_vote 6,059,519
gptkbp:Liberal_Party_(UK)_seats_won 14
gptkbp:Liberal_Party_(UK)_vote_percentage 19.3%
gptkbp:mainCandidate 2,175
gptkbp:majoritySeats 318
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:notable_minor_party gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkbp:notableAchievement no party won an overall majority
first hung parliament since 1929
gptkbp:number_of_women_elected 23
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:46th_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:Plaid_Cymru_seats_won 2
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1970_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Harold_Wilson
gptkb:Edward_Heath
gptkbp:result hung parliament
gptkbp:Scottish_National_Party_seats_won 7
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 635
gptkbp:Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_seats_won 1
gptkbp:Speaker_of_the_House_elected gptkb:Selwyn_Lloyd
gptkbp:triggeredBy industrial unrest
miners' strike
gptkbp:Ulster_Unionist_Party_seats_won 7
gptkbp:voterTurnout 78.8%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1970_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6