1964 United Kingdom general election
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The 1964 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary election in which Harold Wilson’s Labour Party narrowly defeated the Conservatives, ending 13 years of Conservative government.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1964 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield | 1 |
| United Kingdom general election, 1964 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
economic modernisation
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education ⓘ housing ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 15 October 1964 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electorate | United Kingdom electorate ⓘ |
| endDate | 1964-10-15 ⓘ |
| ended | 13 years of Conservative government ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Labour majority government ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| leaderOfSecondParty | Alec Douglas-Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfThirdParty | Jo Grimond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainOppositionLeaderAfterElection | Alec Douglas-Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 316 ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1966 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
narrow overall majority for the winning party
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returning Labour to power after 13 years in opposition ⓘ |
| numberOfPartiesWinningSeats | 3 ⓘ |
| parliamentElected | 43rd Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | electoral history of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| popularVoteRunnerUp | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteThird | Liberal Party (UK, pre-1988) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularVoteWinner | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1959 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Alec Douglas-Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultSummary | Labour Party won a narrow overall majority in the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 630 ⓘ |
| secondParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1964-10-15 ⓘ |
| thirdParty | Liberal Party (UK, pre-1988) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | parliamentary ⓘ |
| voterTurnout |
77.06%
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77.1% ⓘ |
| voterTurnoutChange | -0.7 percentage points ⓘ |
| winningParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Labour government (Harold Wilson, 1964–1970)
this entity surface form:
1964 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
this entity surface form:
United Kingdom general election, 1964