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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:election
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gptkbp:alliance_party_leader
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gptkb:David_Steel
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gptkbp:alliance_party_percentage_of_vote
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25.4%
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gptkbp:alliance_party_seats_won
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gptkb:23
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gptkbp:campaigns
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Aggressive campaigning
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gptkbp:conservative_party_percentage_of_vote
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42.4%
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gptkbp:conservative_party_seats_won
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397
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date
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1983-06-09
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gptkbp:demographics
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Middle-class voters favored Conservatives
Working-class voters leaned towards Labour
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gptkbp:election
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gptkb:election
gptkb:UK_General_Election_1979
gptkb:UK_General_Election_1987
Shift in political landscape
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gptkbp:election_result
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June 10, 1983
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Cold War era
Post-war Britain
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gptkbp:historical_records
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Parliamentary archives
Election results database
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Marked a shift to the right in UK politics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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UK General Election 1983
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gptkbp:impact_on_alliance_party
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Increased visibility
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gptkbp:impact_on_labour_party
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Leadership challenges
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gptkbp:is_debated_in
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Televised debates
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:Labour_Party
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Michael_Foot
gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:David_Owen
gptkb:Nigel_Lawson
gptkb:Geoffrey_Howe
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gptkbp:labour_party_percentage_of_vote
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27.6%
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
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gptkbp:major_issues
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gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:economic_policies
Unemployment
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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Extensive
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gptkbp:notable_third_party
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gptkb:Alliance_Party
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gptkbp:outcome
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Strengthened Thatcher's government
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gptkbp:political_impact
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Conservative policies implemented
Alliance Party consolidation efforts
Labour Party reforms initiated
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:3
gptkb:Neil_Kinnock
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gptkbp:public_perception
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144
Controversial election
Favorable towards Conservatives
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gptkbp:result
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Conservative Party victory
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gptkbp:seating_capacity
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209
397
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gptkbp:significance
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Largest Conservative majority since 1945
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gptkbp:voter_turnout
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72.7%
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gptkbp:voting_method
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First-past-the-post
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Charles_Kennedy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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