2016 Conservative Party leadership election
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The 2016 Conservative Party leadership election was the internal contest that selected Theresa May as leader of the UK Conservative Party and thus Prime Minister following David Cameron’s resignation after the Brexit referendum.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2016 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election | 1 |
| 2016 Conservative Party leadership election canonical | 1 |
| 2016 Conservative Party leadership election (UK) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8050952 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2016 Conservative Party leadership election Context triple: [Michael Gove, participatedIn, 2016 Conservative Party leadership election]
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A.
2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
The 2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election was the internal party contest that selected Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and UK Prime Minister following Theresa May’s resignation.
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B.
2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election
The 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was the contest in which the party chose Andrew Scheer as its new leader to succeed Stephen Harper.
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C.
2015 Labour Party leadership election
The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was the contest that unexpectedly propelled long-time left-wing backbencher Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the UK Labour Party, dramatically reshaping its political direction.
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D.
2010 Labour Party leadership election
The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was the contest held to choose Gordon Brown’s successor as leader of the UK Labour Party following its defeat in the 2010 general election.
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E.
2007 Labour Party leadership election
The 2007 Labour Party leadership election was the internal contest in which Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
- 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: 2016 Conservative Party leadership election Target entity description: The 2016 Conservative Party leadership election was the internal contest that selected Theresa May as leader of the UK Conservative Party and thus Prime Minister following David Cameron’s resignation after the Brexit referendum.
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A.
2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
The 2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election was the internal party contest that selected Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and UK Prime Minister following Theresa May’s resignation.
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B.
2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election
The 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was the contest in which the party chose Andrew Scheer as its new leader to succeed Stephen Harper.
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C.
2015 Labour Party leadership election
The 2015 Labour Party leadership election was the contest that unexpectedly propelled long-time left-wing backbencher Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the UK Labour Party, dramatically reshaping its political direction.
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D.
2010 Labour Party leadership election
The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was the contest held to choose Gordon Brown’s successor as leader of the UK Labour Party following its defeat in the 2010 general election.
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E.
2007 Labour Party leadership election
The 2007 Labour Party leadership election was the internal contest in which Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom political event
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political party leadership election ⓘ |
| candidate |
Andrea Leadsom
NERFINISHED
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Liam Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Gove NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Crabb NERFINISHED ⓘ Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Leave result in the Brexit referendum ⓘ |
| consequence | formation of the first May ministry ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electorateFirstStage | Conservative Members of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eliminatedCandidate |
Liam Fox
NERFINISHED
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Michael Gove NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Crabb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2016-07-11 ⓘ |
| finalBallotCandidates |
Andrea Leadsom
NERFINISHED
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Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2019 Conservative Party leadership election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
2015 Conservative Party leadership election
NERFINISHED
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2015 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| mediaCoverageBy |
BBC News
NERFINISHED
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The Daily Telegraph NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guardian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the leadership race
NERFINISHED
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Michael Gove announced candidacy after initially backing Boris Johnson ⓘ |
| officeContested | Leader of the Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| plannedElectorateFinalStage | Conservative Party members ⓘ |
| predecessorLeader | David Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonMembersBallotCancelled | withdrawal of Andrea Leadsom ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
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Brexit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Theresa May became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Theresa May elected leader of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| startDate | 2016-06-30 ⓘ |
| statusOfMembersBallot | cancelled ⓘ |
| successorLeader | Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
NERFINISHED
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resignation of David Cameron as Conservative Party leader ⓘ |
| votingSystem | Conservative parliamentary party exhaustive ballot ⓘ |
| winner | Theresa May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| withdrawnCandidate |
Andrea Leadsom
NERFINISHED
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Boris Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Liam Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Crabb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 2016 Conservative Party leadership election Description of subject: The 2016 Conservative Party leadership election was the internal contest that selected Theresa May as leader of the UK Conservative Party and thus Prime Minister following David Cameron’s resignation after the Brexit referendum.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
56th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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containedEvent
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2016 Conservative Party leadership election
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this entity surface form:
2016 Conservative Party leadership election (UK)
2019 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election
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follows
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2016 Conservative Party leadership election
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this entity surface form:
2016 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election