UK general election

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:broadcast_debates since 2010
gptkbp:campaignPeriod usually 4-6 weeks
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:each_constituency_elects 1 MP
gptkbp:electionMethod in person
postal vote
proxy vote
gptkbp:England_voting_system first-past-the-post
gptkbp:firstHeld 1802
gptkbp:fixed-term_introduced 2011
gptkbp:fixed-term_repealed 2022
gptkbp:frequency usually every 5 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UK general election
gptkbp:latest_held 2024
gptkbp:mainLanguage English
gptkbp:Northern_Ireland_voting_system first-past-the-post
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk
gptkbp:overseas_voting_allowed yes
gptkbp:Parliament_Act 1911
1949
gptkbp:Parliament_dissolved_by monarch on advice of Prime Minister
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency 650
gptkbp:party gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Green_Party
gptkb:Reform_UK
gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkbp:polls_open 7am to 10pm
gptkbp:purpose to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act
gptkbp:result gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
composition of House of Commons
gptkbp:results_announced overnight after polls close
gptkbp:scheduledMonth 2029
gptkbp:Scotland_voting_system first-past-the-post
gptkbp:snap_election_possible yes
gptkbp:stateElectorate British citizens aged 18 or over
gptkbp:turnout_in_2010 65.1%
gptkbp:turnout_in_2015 66.1%
gptkbp:turnout_in_2017 68.8%
gptkbp:turnout_in_2019 67.3%
gptkbp:voter_ID_required since 2023
gptkbp:votingSystem Thursday
first-past-the-post
gptkbp:Wales_voting_system first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islington_South_and_Finsbury
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5