Flapper election
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The "Flapper election" was the 1929 United Kingdom general election, notable as the first in which women aged 21–29 could vote, significantly expanding the female electorate.
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| Flapper election canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flapper election Context triple: [United Kingdom general election, 1929, nickname, Flapper election]
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A.
Pierce–Scott presidential election
The Pierce–Scott presidential election was the 1852 U.S. presidential contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party.
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B.
1928 United States presidential election
The 1928 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Herbert Hoover defeated Democrat Al Smith, reflecting the prosperity and cultural tensions of the late 1920s.
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C.
1936 United States presidential election
The 1936 United States presidential election was the landslide re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt amid the Great Depression, solidifying public support for his New Deal policies.
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D.
United States presidential election, 1912
The United States presidential election of 1912 was a landmark four-way contest in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the presidency amid a split in the Republican Party between incumbent William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt, reshaping the American political landscape.
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E.
1932 United States presidential election
The 1932 United States presidential election was the landslide victory in which Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover amid the Great Depression, ushering in the New Deal era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Flapper election Target entity description: The "Flapper election" was the 1929 United Kingdom general election, notable as the first in which women aged 21–29 could vote, significantly expanding the female electorate.
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A.
Pierce–Scott presidential election
The Pierce–Scott presidential election was the 1852 U.S. presidential contest in which Democrat Franklin Pierce defeated Whig candidate Winfield Scott, marking the effective collapse of the Whig Party.
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B.
1928 United States presidential election
The 1928 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Herbert Hoover defeated Democrat Al Smith, reflecting the prosperity and cultural tensions of the late 1920s.
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C.
1936 United States presidential election
The 1936 United States presidential election was the landslide re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt amid the Great Depression, solidifying public support for his New Deal policies.
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D.
United States presidential election, 1912
The United States presidential election of 1912 was a landmark four-way contest in which Democrat Woodrow Wilson won the presidency amid a split in the Republican Party between incumbent William Howard Taft and former president Theodore Roosevelt, reshaping the American political landscape.
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E.
1932 United States presidential election
The 1932 United States presidential election was the landslide victory in which Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover amid the Great Depression, ushering in the New Deal era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom general election
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historical event ⓘ |
| ageLimitForMenAtTime | 21 ⓘ |
| ageLimitForWomenAfter1928 | 21 ⓘ |
| ageLimitForWomenBefore1928 | 30 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1929 UK general election
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Flapper Election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSocialChange | increasing political participation of young women ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectOfRepresentationOfThePeopleAct1928 |
equalized voting age of men and women at 21
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lowered women’s voting age from 30 to 21 ⓘ |
| electoralReformContext | Representation of the People Act 1928 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateExpanded | women aged 21–29 ⓘ |
| electorateGenderImpact | made women a majority of the electorate ⓘ |
| endDate | 1929-05-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1931 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1924 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormedAfterElection | second Labour government ⓘ |
| hasName | 1929 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | milestone in women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| largestPartyBySeats | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
economic policy
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social reform ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| monarchAtTimeOfElection | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | named after young ‘flapper’ women voters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first UK general election in which women aged 21–29 could vote
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significant expansion of the female electorate ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 615 ⓘ |
| parliamentElected | 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1929 ⓘ |
| predecessorFranchiseLaw | Representation of the People Act 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElectionParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Stanley Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElectionParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | hung parliament ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyBySeats | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1929-05-30 ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartyBySeats | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnoutDescription | high voter turnout ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| womenVotersNewlyEnfranchisedApproximateNumber | about 5 million ⓘ |
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