United Kingdom parliamentary election

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:byElectionsHeld	to fill vacancies between general elections
gptkbp:campaignPeriod	several weeks
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date	Thursday (traditionally)
gptkbp:dissolutionOfParliament	required before election
gptkbp:district	650
gptkbp:elects	gptkb:Members_of_Parliament
gptkbp:firstHeld	1801
gptkbp:frequency	at least every 5 years
gptkbp:governedBy	gptkb:Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022 gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed in 2022)
gptkbp:lastHolder	2024
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:majorityRequiredToFormGovernment	326 seats
gptkbp:minimumVotingAge	18
gptkbp:monarchRole	invites leader to form government
gptkbp:officialResultsPublishedBy	gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:overseasVotingAllowed	yes
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:postalVotingAvailable	yes
gptkbp:proxyVotingAvailable	yes
gptkbp:regulates	gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:resultsAnnouncedBy	gptkb:Returning_Officers
gptkbp:scheduledMonth	2029
gptkbp:stateElectorate	gptkb:British_citizens Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK Irish citizens resident in the UK
gptkbp:termLength	5 years
gptkbp:voterIDRequired	yes (from 2023 in Great Britain)
gptkbp:voterTurnout	varies by year
gptkbp:votingSystem	first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bradford_West_(2012)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8