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