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February 1974 United Kingdom general election
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
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