Scottish National Party
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The Scottish National Party is a major political party in Scotland that advocates for Scottish independence and social-democratic policies.
All labels observed (20)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T504509 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish National Party Context triple: [Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency), hasMPParty, Scottish National Party]
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Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is a major right-wing unionist political party in Northern Ireland known for its hardline stance on maintaining the union with Great Britain and its prominent role in the region’s contentious politics and peace process.
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Parliamentary Labour Party
The Parliamentary Labour Party is the grouping of all Labour Party Members of Parliament in the UK House of Commons, responsible for coordinating the party’s legislative activity and leadership in Parliament.
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Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a centrist to centre-left political party in the United Kingdom known for advocating civil liberties, electoral reform, and pro-European policies.
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SNP
SNP is the common abbreviation for the Slovak National Uprising, a major 1944 armed resistance movement against Nazi Germany and its collaborators in World War II.
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Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is an Irish republican political party historically associated with the Provisional IRA and central to the nationalist side of the Northern Ireland conflict and subsequent peace process.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scottish National Party Target entity description: The Scottish National Party is a major political party in Scotland that advocates for Scottish independence and social-democratic policies.
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A.
Democratic Unionist Party
The Democratic Unionist Party is a major right-wing unionist political party in Northern Ireland known for its hardline stance on maintaining the union with Great Britain and its prominent role in the region’s contentious politics and peace process.
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B.
Parliamentary Labour Party
The Parliamentary Labour Party is the grouping of all Labour Party Members of Parliament in the UK House of Commons, responsible for coordinating the party’s legislative activity and leadership in Parliament.
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Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a centrist to centre-left political party in the United Kingdom known for advocating civil liberties, electoral reform, and pro-European policies.
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SNP
SNP is the common abbreviation for the Slovak National Uprising, a major 1944 armed resistance movement against Nazi Germany and its collaborators in World War II.
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E.
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is an Irish republican political party historically associated with the Provisional IRA and central to the nationalist side of the Northern Ireland conflict and subsequent peace process.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish political party
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political party ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | supports mixed economy with strong public services ⓘ |
| electoralSymbol | SNP logo with yellow background and black thistle knot ⓘ |
| electoralSystemContext |
first-past-the-post in UK general elections
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mixed-member proportional representation in Scottish Parliament elections ⓘ |
| founded | 1934-04-07 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
National Party of Scotland
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Scottish Party ⓘ
linked to:
National Party of Scotland
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| goal |
Scottish independence from the United Kingdom
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membership of the European Union for an independent Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
SNP
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linked to:
Scottish National Party
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| hasDeputeLeader | Keith Brown ⓘ |
| hasLeader | John Swinney ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Leader of the Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| hasNewspaper | The National (supportive, not official organ) ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | Scottish National Party ⓘ |
| hasParliamentaryLeader | Stephen Flynn ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
the SNP
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linked to:
Scottish National Party
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| hasWing |
Young Scots for Independence
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linked to:
Scottish National Party
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| headquartersAddress | Gordon Lamb House, 3 Jackson’s Entry, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| ideology |
Scottish independence
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civic nationalism ⓘ pro-Europeanism ⓘ social democracy ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| LGBTWing | Out for Independence ⓘ |
| membership | tens of thousands of members ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
formed first majority government in Scottish Parliament in 2011
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led Scottish Government during 2014 Scottish independence referendum ⓘ |
| partyColour |
black
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yellow ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| positionOnMonarchy | supports retaining the monarchy in an independent Scotland ⓘ |
| predecessor |
National Party of Scotland
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Scottish Party ⓘ
linked to:
National Party of Scotland
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| regionServed | Scotland ⓘ |
| representedIn |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Scottish Parliament ⓘ local government in Scotland ⓘ |
| socialPolicy | supports progressive social policies and welfare state ⓘ |
| studentWing | SNP Students ⓘ |
| subdivision | Scotland ⓘ |
| tradeUnionWing | Trade Union Group ⓘ |
| womenWing |
SNP Women
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linked to:
Scottish National Party
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| youthWing | Young Scots for Independence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scottish National Party Description of subject: The Scottish National Party is a major political party in Scotland that advocates for Scottish independence and social-democratic policies.
Referenced by (148)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cabinet of the Scottish Government
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associatedWith
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Scottish National Party governments (various terms)
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linked to: Scottish National Party
linked to: Scottish National Party
linked to: Scottish National Party
linked to: Scottish National Party
linked to: Scottish National Party
linked to: Scottish National Party
linked to: Scottish National Party
linked to: Scottish National Party
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs
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usedByGovernment
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Scottish National Party administrations
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subject linked to:
Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution or External Affairs (title may vary over time)
linked to: Scottish National Party
linked to: Scottish National Party