1945 United Kingdom general election
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The 1945 United Kingdom general election was a landmark post-World War II vote in which Clement Attlee’s Labour Party won a landslide victory over Winston Churchill’s Conservatives, leading to the creation of the modern British welfare state.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom general election
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parliamentary election → |
| ConservativePopularVoteShare |
39.7%
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| ConservativeSeatChange |
-189
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| ConservativeSeatsWon |
197
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| defeatedParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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| describedAs |
key moment in the creation of the modern British welfare state
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landslide victory for Labour → watershed in British political history → |
| electionFor |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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| endDate |
1945-07-26
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| heldDuring |
post-World War II period
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| LabourPopularVoteShare |
47.7%
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| LabourSeatChange |
+239
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| LabourSeatsWon |
393
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| LiberalPopularVoteShare |
9.0%
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| LiberalSeatChange |
-9
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| LiberalSeatsWon |
12
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| mainIssue |
employment
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future of wartime social reforms → housing → nationalization of key industries → post-war reconstruction → social welfare → |
| mainLeader1 |
Clement Attlee
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| mainLeader1Party |
Labour Party (UK)
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| mainLeader2 |
Winston Churchill
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| mainLeader2Party |
Conservative Party (UK)
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| mainLeader3 |
Archibald Sinclair
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| mainLeader3Party |
Liberal Party (UK)
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| majoritySeats |
321
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| nextElection |
1950 United Kingdom general election
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| notableFor |
beginning of the modern British welfare state
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creation of the post-war consensus in British politics → defeat of Winston Churchill’s Conservative Party → landslide victory of the Labour Party → |
| numberOfSeatsContested |
640
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| previousElection |
1935 United Kingdom general election
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| primeMinisterAfterElection |
Clement Attlee
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| primeMinisterAfterParty |
Labour Party (UK)
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| primeMinisterBeforeElection |
Winston Churchill
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| primeMinisterBeforeParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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| resultedIn |
Clement Attlee becoming Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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creation of the National Health Service → end of the wartime coalition government → expansion of the welfare state in the United Kingdom → formation of a majority Labour government → implementation of the Beveridge Report recommendations → introduction of comprehensive social security measures → large-scale public housing programs → nationalization of major industries in the United Kingdom → start of the Attlee ministry → |
| startDate |
1945-07-05
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| voteCountingCompletedOn |
1945-07-26
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| voterTurnout |
72.8 percent
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72.8% → |
| voterTurnoutChange |
+3.0 percentage points
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| winningParty |
Labour Party (UK)
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| wonBy |
Labour Party (UK)
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
37th United Kingdom Parliament
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adjournedFor |
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38th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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reasonForDissolution |