1818 United Kingdom general election
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The 1818 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary election held to choose members of the House of Commons during the late Georgian era, amid ongoing post-Napoleonic social and political tensions.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1818 United Kingdom general election Context triple: [6th UK Parliament, precededByEvent, 1818 United Kingdom general election]
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1880 United Kingdom general election
The 1880 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary contest in which William Ewart Gladstone’s Liberal Party won a decisive victory over Benjamin Disraeli’s Conservatives, leading to Gladstone’s return as Prime Minister.
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United Kingdom general election, 1852
The United Kingdom general election of 1852 was a mid-19th-century parliamentary contest that resulted in a fragile Conservative minority government and highlighted the growing political realignment over free trade and economic policy.
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1918 United Kingdom general election
The 1918 United Kingdom general election was the first post-World War I "Khaki election," notable for its expanded electorate under the Representation of the People Act and the landslide victory of David Lloyd George's coalition government.
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UK Parliament 1837–1841
The UK Parliament 1837–1841 was the first parliament of Queen Victoria’s reign, elected in 1837 and notable for early Victorian-era political reforms and party realignments.
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E.
1900 United Kingdom general election
The 1900 United Kingdom general election, often called the "Khaki election," was a wartime parliamentary contest dominated by support for the Second Boer War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Conservative–Liberal Unionist coalition under Lord Salisbury.
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- 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: 1818 United Kingdom general election Target entity description: The 1818 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary election held to choose members of the House of Commons during the late Georgian era, amid ongoing post-Napoleonic social and political tensions.
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A.
1880 United Kingdom general election
The 1880 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary contest in which William Ewart Gladstone’s Liberal Party won a decisive victory over Benjamin Disraeli’s Conservatives, leading to Gladstone’s return as Prime Minister.
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B.
United Kingdom general election, 1852
The United Kingdom general election of 1852 was a mid-19th-century parliamentary contest that resulted in a fragile Conservative minority government and highlighted the growing political realignment over free trade and economic policy.
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C.
1918 United Kingdom general election
The 1918 United Kingdom general election was the first post-World War I "Khaki election," notable for its expanded electorate under the Representation of the People Act and the landslide victory of David Lloyd George's coalition government.
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D.
UK Parliament 1837–1841
The UK Parliament 1837–1841 was the first parliament of Queen Victoria’s reign, elected in 1837 and notable for early Victorian-era political reforms and party realignments.
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E.
1900 United Kingdom general election
The 1900 United Kingdom general election, often called the "Khaki election," was a wartime parliamentary contest dominated by support for the Second Boer War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Conservative–Liberal Unionist coalition under Lord Salisbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| chamberElected | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
post-Napoleonic period
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post-Napoleonic political tensions ⓘ post-Napoleonic social tensions ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralCorruption | widespread bribery and patronage in some constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralStructure |
rotten borough system still in place
ⓘ
under-representation of industrial towns ⓘ |
| endDate | 1818-07-25 ⓘ |
| era | Georgian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | restricted, property-based franchise ⓘ |
| governmentAfterElection | Tory Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBeforeElection | Tory Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Georgian Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCampaigning | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParty |
Tory Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Whig Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1820 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
held before the Peterloo Massacre of 1819
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last general election held during the reign of George III ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
demands for parliamentary reform
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economic distress after the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ unrest among working classes ⓘ |
| occursAfter | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1820 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1818 ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
electoral history of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
history of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| precedes | 1820 United Kingdom general election triggered by the death of George III ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1812 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultSummary | Tory government of Lord Liverpool retained power ⓘ |
| startDate | 1818-06-15 ⓘ |
| totalSeatsContested | 658 ⓘ |
| type | general election ⓘ |
| upperChamberUnaffected | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Subject: 1818 United Kingdom general election Description of subject: The 1818 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary election held to choose members of the House of Commons during the late Georgian era, amid ongoing post-Napoleonic social and political tensions.
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