1992 United Kingdom general election
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The 1992 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary vote in which John Major’s Conservative Party unexpectedly secured a fourth consecutive term in government, defying opinion polls that had predicted a Labour victory.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1992 UK general election | 1 |
| 1992 United Kingdom general election in East Lothian | 1 |
| 1992 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
National Health Service
NERFINISHED
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economy ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| conservativePopularVote | 14103556 ⓘ |
| conservativePopularVotePercentage | 41.9 ⓘ |
| conservativeSeatChange | -40 ⓘ |
| conservativeSeatsWon | 336 ⓘ |
| conservativeVoteSwingPercentagePoints | -0.3 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1992-04-09 ⓘ |
| electorateType | parliamentary ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1997 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1987 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernmentAfterElection | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentGovernmentBeforeElection | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labourPopularVote | 11560171 ⓘ |
| labourPopularVotePercentage | 34.4 ⓘ |
| labourSeatChange | +42 ⓘ |
| labourSeatsWon | 271 ⓘ |
| labourVoteSwingPercentagePoints | +3.6 ⓘ |
| leaderOfSecondPlaceParty | Neil Kinnock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfThirdPlaceParty | Paddy Ashdown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | John Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liberalDemocratPopularVote | 6009670 ⓘ |
| liberalDemocratPopularVotePercentage | 17.8 ⓘ |
| liberalDemocratSeatChange | +3 ⓘ |
| liberalDemocratSeatsWon | 20 ⓘ |
| liberalDemocratVoteSwingPercentagePoints | -0.8 ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| majorityThreshold | 326 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Conservatives winning fourth consecutive term in government
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discrepancy between opinion polls and actual result ⓘ last Conservative general election victory until 2010 ⓘ |
| occursDuringMonarchReign | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | elections in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| preElectionOpinionPollsPredicted | Labour victory or hung parliament ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | John Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Conservative majority government ⓘ |
| seatsInHouseOfCommonsContested | 651 ⓘ |
| secondPlaceParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceParty | Liberal Democrats (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 651 ⓘ |
| turnoutChangeFromPreviousElectionPercentagePoints | -2.2 ⓘ |
| turnoutPercentage | 77.7 ⓘ |
| unexpectedOutcome | Yes ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winningParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1992 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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1992 United Kingdom general election in East Lothian
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1992 UK general election
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1992 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield