UK general elections

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:BBC
gptkb:Channel_4
gptkb:ITV
gptkb:Sky_News
gptkbp:can_be_called_early_by gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:district 650
gptkbp:electionMethod in-person
postal vote
proxy vote
gptkbp:elects gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:firstHeld 1802
gptkbp:frequency every five years
gptkbp:highest_turnout 1950
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UK general elections
gptkbp:latest_held 2024
gptkbp:lowest_turnout 1918
gptkbp:monarch formally dissolves Parliament
invites leader to form government
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Scottish_Gaelic
gptkb:Welsh
English
Irish
gptkbp:party gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Green_Party
gptkb:Ulster_Unionist_Party
gptkb:Reform_UK
gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkb:Plaid_Cymru
gptkb:Sinn_Féin
gptkb:Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Democratic_Unionist_Party
gptkb:Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party
gptkbp:purpose elect Members of Parliament
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed in 2022)
gptkbp:result gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
Government formation
gptkbp:scheduledMonth 2029
gptkbp:stateElectorate British citizens aged 18 or over
gptkbp:termLength maximum five years
gptkbp:voter_turnout_(2015) 66.1%
gptkbp:voter_turnout_(2017) 68.8%
gptkbp:voter_turnout_(2019) 67.3%
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Max_Foster
gptkb:Socialist_Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkb:UUP
gptkb:Independent_Television_News
gptkb:Electoral_Commission_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6