2024 United Kingdom general election

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The 2024 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary vote to elect Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, determining the composition and leadership of the UK government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom general election ⓘ
parliamentary election ⓘ
ballotType secret ballot ⓘ
constituencyType single-member constituencies ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
determines Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
composition of the House of Commons ⓘ
electoralBody House of Commons ⓘ
electoralSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ
elects Members of Parliament ⓘ
electsChamber lower house of the UK Parliament ⓘ
franchiseIncludes British citizens resident in the UK ⓘ
citizens of the Republic of Ireland resident in the UK ⓘ
qualifying Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK ⓘ
governmentFormedFrom party or coalition commanding confidence of the House of Commons ⓘ
includesNation England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
languageOfBallotPapers English ⓘ
Welsh (in Wales) ⓘ
bilingual English-Scottish Gaelic in some Scottish areas ⓘ
legalFramework Representation of the People Acts ⓘ
legislativeTermNumber 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
levelOfGovernment national ⓘ
mainIssue Brexit aftermath ⓘ
National Health Service ⓘ
climate policy ⓘ
cost of living ⓘ
economy ⓘ
housing ⓘ
immigration ⓘ
public services ⓘ
monarchAtTime Charles III ⓘ
overallOutcomeDetermination party with most seats usually invited to form government ⓘ
oversightBody Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) ⓘ
previousElection 2019 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
relatedInstitution UK Parliament ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament

UK government ⓘ
relatedProcess dissolution of Parliament ⓘ
state opening of Parliament ⓘ
resultDetermination candidate with most votes in each constituency wins ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
seatsContested 650 ⓘ
typeOfElection general election ⓘ
votingAge 18 years ⓘ
votingEligiblePopulation United Kingdom electorate ⓘ
votingMethod in-person voting at polling stations ⓘ
postal voting ⓘ
proxy voting ⓘ

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Broadland and Fakenham (from 2024 boundary changes) → createdFor → 2024 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr → createdFor → 2024 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
Alba Party → contestedElection → 2024 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
St Helens South and Whiston (UK Parliament constituency) → hasElections → 2024 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
Witham (UK Parliament constituency) → hasElection → 2024 United Kingdom general election in Witham ⓘ
linked to: 2024 United Kingdom general election
Lewisham West and Penge → firstElection → 2024 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
Hertsmere (UK Parliament constituency) → hasElection → 2024 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
Dorking and Horley parliamentary constituency → isNewSeatAt → 2024 United Kingdom general election ⓘ