United Kingdom general elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom_general_elections

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:political_party hung parliament majority government
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:district	650
gptkbp:electionMethod	in person postal vote proxy vote
gptkbp:elects	gptkb:Members_of_Parliament
gptkbp:firstHeld	1802
gptkbp:frequency	usually every 5 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Kingdom general elections
gptkbp:latest_held	2019
gptkbp:minimum_campaign_period	25 working days
gptkbp:MPs_term_length	up to 5 years
gptkbp:notHeldIn	gptkb:House_of_Lords local councils devolved parliaments
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:Returning_Officers
gptkbp:parliament_dissolved_before	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Conservative_Party gptkb:Labour_Party gptkb:Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Green_Party gptkb:Ulster_Unionist_Party 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	to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022 gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (until 2022)
gptkbp:result	gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom composition of the House of Commons
gptkbp:results_announced	constituency by constituency
gptkbp:scheduledMonth	2024
gptkbp:stateElectorate	British citizens aged 18 or over
gptkbp:triggeredBy	impeachment early dissolution by Prime Minister end of parliamentary term
gptkbp:voterTurnout	varies by year
gptkbp:votingSystem	Thursday first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:First-past-the-post_(House_of_Commons)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5