General Election 1747

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:country gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:date May 1747
gptkbp:demographics gptkb:merchants
gptkb:landowner
gptkb:artisans
gptkb:clergy
gptkb:nobility
gptkbp:duration 1 month
gptkbp:election_result gptkb:political_organization
gptkb:Political_stability
Political debates
Opposition parties
Electoral reforms
Public discontent
Minority government
Campaign financing
Legislative gridlock
Policy shifts
Majority government
Electoral strategies
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:General_Election_1754
gptkbp:historical_context Post-war period
gptkbp:historical_significance Set stage for future elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Election 1747
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Political_alliances
gptkb:Public_opinion
Legislative changes
gptkbp:key_event Polling day
Campaigning period
Results announcement
gptkbp:location gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:major_issues gptkb:economic_policies
gptkb:foreign_policy
Military funding
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:Lord_Granville
gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:occurs_in 1747
gptkbp:outcome Formation of government
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whigs
gptkb:Tories
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:General_Election_1745
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:Jacobite_risings
Political reforms
gptkbp:result Whig victory
gptkbp:seating_capacity 558
gptkbp:significance Influenced political landscape in Great Britain
gptkbp:type Parliamentary Election
gptkbp:voter_turnout gptkb:High
gptkbp:voting_method First-past-the-post
Secret ballot
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Election_1741
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6