The Electoral System in Britain

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Electoral system
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:age 18
gptkbp:ballotNumber Secret ballot
gptkbp:by-elections Held to fill vacant seats
gptkbp:campaign_spending_regulated_by gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:candidate_eligibility British, Irish, or qualifying Commonwealth citizens
gptkbp:compulsory_voting No
gptkbp:constituencyType gptkb:Single-member_constituencies_(House_of_Commons)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:election_day Traditionally Thursday
gptkbp:election_frequency_(general_elections) Every 5 years (Fixed-term Parliaments Act, with exceptions)
gptkbp:election_observers Permitted
gptkbp:electoral_boundaries Reviewed by Boundary Commissions
gptkbp:electoral_fraud Criminal offence
gptkbp:electoral_roll Maintained by local authorities
gptkbp:House_of_Commons_voting_system gptkb:First_Past_the_Post
gptkbp:House_of_Lords_voting_system Appointed, not elected
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Electoral System in Britain
gptkbp:local_council_voting_system_(England_and_Wales) gptkb:First_Past_the_Post
gptkbp:local_council_voting_system_(Northern_Ireland) gptkb:Single_Transferable_Vote
gptkbp:local_council_voting_system_(Scotland) gptkb:Single_Transferable_Vote
gptkbp:London_Assembly_voting_system gptkb:Additional_Member_System
gptkbp:major_reform_attempts gptkb:2011_Alternative_Vote_referendum
gptkbp:marginal_seats gptkb:Common
gptkbp:Northern_Ireland_Assembly_voting_system gptkb:Single_Transferable_Vote
gptkbp:party_system Multi-party
gptkbp:polling_stations Operated by local authorities
gptkbp:postal_voting Available
gptkbp:proportional_representation Not used for House of Commons
Used for devolved assemblies and European Parliament (before Brexit)
gptkbp:proxy_voting Available
gptkbp:recent_reforms gptkb:Voter_ID_law_(2023)
gptkbp:referendum_voting_system Simple majority
gptkbp:safe_seats gptkb:Common
gptkbp:Scottish_Parliament_voting_system gptkb:Additional_Member_System
gptkbp:spoiled_ballots Not counted towards any candidate
gptkbp:tactical_voting gptkb:Common
gptkbp:threshold None for House of Commons
gptkbp:type gptkb:First_Past_the_Post
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:European_Parliament_elections_(before_Brexit)
gptkb:Devolved_assembly_elections
General elections
Local elections
gptkbp:voter_ID_requirement Introduced in 2023 for England
gptkbp:voter_registration Compulsory registration
gptkbp:voting_age_(Scotland_and_Wales,_some_elections) 16
gptkbp:Welsh_Parliament_voting_system gptkb:Additional_Member_System
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_David_Butler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7