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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:politics
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gptkbp:ballot_paper
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lists candidates by name and party
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gptkbp:broadcasting_rules
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regulated by Ofcom
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gptkbp:by-elections
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held to fill vacancies
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gptkbp:campaign_spending_regulated_by
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gptkb:Electoral_Commission
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gptkbp:campaignPeriod
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usually 4-6 weeks
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gptkbp:constituencyType
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single-member
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:deposit_forfeited_if
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candidate receives less than 5% of vote
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gptkbp:deposit_required
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£500
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gptkbp:disqualified_voters
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members of the House of Lords
mentally incapacitated persons
persons found guilty of electoral fraud
prisoners (except on remand)
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gptkbp:dissolution_by
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monarch on advice of Prime Minister
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gptkbp:district
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650
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gptkbp:election_day
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Thursday
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gptkbp:election_expenses_limit
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varies by constituency
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gptkbp:election_petition
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can challenge result in court
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gptkbp:electionMethod
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secret ballot
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gptkbp:elects
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gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:Members_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:first_general_election
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1802
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gptkbp:first-past-the-post
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used since 1950
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gptkbp:firstHeld
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1801
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gptkbp:frequency
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at least every 5 years
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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House of Commons elections (UK)
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gptkbp:largest_majority_in_2019
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Liverpool Walton
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gptkbp:lastElection
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2019
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gptkbp:minimum_voting_age
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18
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gptkbp:nextEdition
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2024
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gptkbp:nomination_signatures_required
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10 electors from constituency
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gptkbp:number_of_MPs_elected
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650
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gptkbp:official_result_declaration
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by returning officer at count
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gptkbp:organizedBy
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gptkb:Electoral_Commission
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gptkbp:overseas_voting
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permitted for British citizens abroad
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gptkbp:party
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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
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gptkbp:polling_hours
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7am to 10pm
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gptkbp:postal_votes_deadline
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11 working days before poll
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gptkbp:postal_voting
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permitted
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gptkbp:previously_used_system
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university constituencies
bloc vote
cumulative vote
limited vote
plurality-at-large
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gptkbp:proxy_votes_deadline
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6 working days before poll
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gptkbp:proxy_voting
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permitted
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gptkbp:recount_possible
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if result is close
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gptkbp:regulates
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act
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gptkbp:results_announced_by
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returning officer
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gptkbp:results_published_by
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gptkb:Electoral_Commission
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gptkbp:smallest_majority_in_2019
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gptkb:Kensington
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gptkbp:stateElectorate
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British citizens aged 18 or over
Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK
Irish citizens resident in the UK
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gptkbp:termLength
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up to 5 years
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gptkbp:turnout_in_2019
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67.3%
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gptkbp:votingSystem
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first-past-the-post
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:first-past-the-post_(UK,_Canada)
gptkb:First_Past_the_Post_(FPP)
gptkb:First_Past_the_Post_voting_system
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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