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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:broadcastCoverage
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BBC, ITV
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gptkbp:Conservative_Party_seats_won
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339
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gptkbp:Conservative_Party_vote_share
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43.9%
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gptkbp:conservativeLeader
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gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date
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3 May 1979
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gptkbp:electionCause
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Vote of no confidence in Labour government
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gptkbp:followedBy
|
gptkb:1983_United_Kingdom_general_election
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gptkbp:heldBy
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gptkb:Winter_of_Discontent
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Election 1979
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gptkbp:Labour_Party_seats_won
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269
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gptkbp:Labour_Party_vote_share
|
36.9%
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gptkbp:leader
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James Callaghan
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gptkbp:liberalLeader
|
gptkb:David_Steel
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gptkbp:LiberalSeatsWon
|
11
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gptkbp:liberalVoteShare
|
13.8%
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gptkbp:losses
|
gptkb:Labour_Party
|
|
gptkbp:notableFor
|
first female UK Prime Minister
end of Labour government
rise of Margaret Thatcher as major political figure
first general election with full television coverage
collapse of Scottish National Party vote
largest Conservative majority since 1959
start of Thatcher era
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gptkbp:parliament
|
gptkb:48th_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:party
|
gptkb:Conservative_Party
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gptkbp:precededBy
|
gptkb:February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election
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gptkbp:primeMinister
|
gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
James Callaghan
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gptkbp:seatingCapacity
|
635
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gptkbp:turnoutChange
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+3.2% from previous election
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gptkbp:type
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parliamentary
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gptkbp:voterTurnout
|
76.0%
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gptkbp:winner
|
gptkb:Conservative_Party
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gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:General_Election_1983
gptkb:Pontypridd_constituency
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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