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