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House of Commons elections
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/House_of_Commons_elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:politics
gptkbp:ballotNumber
secret ballot
gptkbp:campaignFinanceRegulatedBy
gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:campaignPeriod
several weeks
gptkbp:campaignRegulatedBy
gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:canBeCalledEarly
yes
gptkbp:constituencyType
single-member
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:district
650
gptkbp:earlyElectionMechanism
by Prime Minister or two-thirds majority in House of Commons
gptkbp:elects
gptkb:Members_of_Parliament
gptkbp:firstElection
1707
gptkbp:frequency
every five years (maximum)
gptkbp:heldBy
gptkb:House_of_Commons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
House of Commons elections
gptkbp:lastElection
2024
gptkbp:notableFor
1945
1979
1997
2010
2019
2024
gptkbp:organizedBy
gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:party
gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Green_Party
gptkb:Ulster_Unionist_Party
gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkb:Plaid_Cymru
gptkb:Sinn_Féin
gptkb:Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Democratic_Unionist_Party
gptkb:Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party
gptkbp:regulates
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act
gptkbp:result
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
Government formation
gptkbp:resultAnnouncedBy
Returning Officer
gptkbp:stateElectorate
British citizens aged 18 or over
gptkbp:termLength
up to 5 years
gptkbp:voterTurnout
varies by year
gptkbp:votingSystem
first-past-the-post
in-person
proxy
postal
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Canada_Elections_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer
4