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The English Electoral System
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_English_Electoral_System
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
Electoral system
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:age
18
gptkbp:alternativeVotingSystem
gptkb:Supplementary_Vote
gptkb:Additional_Member_System
gptkb:Single_Transferable_Vote
gptkbp:appliesTo
gptkb:House_of_Commons
Local councils
gptkbp:ballotNumber
Secret ballot
gptkbp:campaignPeriod
Regulated
gptkbp:campaignSpendingRegulatedBy
gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:country
gptkb:England
gptkbp:dominantParties
gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:electionObserversAllowed
Yes
gptkbp:electoralBoundariesReviewedBy
gptkb:Boundary_Commissions
gptkbp:electoralComplaintsHandledBy
gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:electoralFraudPenalty
Imprisonment or fine
gptkbp:electoralLaw
UK electoral law
gptkbp:electoralReformDebate
Ongoing
gptkbp:electoralRegister
Open and edited versions
gptkbp:electoralRoll
Maintained annually
gptkbp:frequency
General elections every 5 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The English Electoral System
gptkbp:influencedBy
gptkb:Parliament_Acts
gptkb:British_constitution
European law (historically)
gptkbp:mainVotingSystem
gptkb:First_Past_the_Post
gptkbp:majorReformActs
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1983
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_2000
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkb:Elections_Act_2022
gptkbp:mediaCoverageRegulatedBy
gptkb:Ofcom
gptkbp:oversees
Returning Officer
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency
Geographical divisions
gptkbp:party
gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Green_Party
gptkb:Reform_UK
gptkb:UK_Independence_Party
gptkbp:partySystem
Multi-party
gptkbp:postalVotingAvailable
Yes
gptkbp:proportionalRepresentationUsed
No (for general elections)
Yes (for some local and devolved elections)
gptkbp:proxyVotingAvailable
Yes
gptkbp:registration
Yes
gptkbp:spoiltBallotsCounted
Yes
gptkbp:threshold
None (for general elections)
gptkbp:usedFor
Local elections
Parliamentary elections
gptkbp:voterIDRequired
Yes (from 2023)
gptkbp:voterTurnout
Varies by election
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Colin_Hughes
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7