1885 United Kingdom general election
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The 1885 United Kingdom general election was a landmark parliamentary contest that followed major electoral reforms, significantly expanding the franchise and redrawing constituencies across the country.
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| 1885 United Kingdom general election canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1885 United Kingdom general election Context triple: [South West Norfolk, firstElectionAsConstituency, 1885 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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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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C.
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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D.
1906 United Kingdom general election
The 1906 United Kingdom general election was a landmark landslide victory for the Liberal Party, ending a decade of Conservative rule and ushering in an era of major social and political reforms.
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E.
1955 United Kingdom general election
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was a national parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Anthony Eden’s Conservative Party won a renewed and increased majority over the Labour opposition.
- 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)
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Target entity: 1885 United Kingdom general election Target entity description: The 1885 United Kingdom general election was a landmark parliamentary contest that followed major electoral reforms, significantly expanding the franchise and redrawing constituencies across the country.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
1906 United Kingdom general election
The 1906 United Kingdom general election was a landmark landslide victory for the Liberal Party, ending a decade of Conservative rule and ushering in an era of major social and political reforms.
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E.
1955 United Kingdom general election
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was a national parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Anthony Eden’s Conservative Party won a renewed and increased majority over the Labour opposition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| ballotType | single-member district ballots ⓘ |
| ConservativePartyLeader | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConservativeSeatsWon | 247 ⓘ |
| constituencyBoundariesRedrawn | yes ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electionType | parliamentary ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| endDate | 1885-12-18 ⓘ |
| franchiseExpanded | yes ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormedAfterElection | Liberal government ⓘ |
| IrishParliamentaryPartyLeader | Charles Stewart Parnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IrishParliamentaryPartySeatsWon | 86 ⓘ |
| issueContext | Irish Home Rule ⓘ |
| largestPartyBySeats | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| LiberalPartyLeader | William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LiberalSeatsWon | 319 ⓘ |
| majorElectoralReform |
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Representation of the People Act 1884 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1886 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first general election after the Third Reform Act
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creation of predominantly single-member constituencies ⓘ increased political influence of the Irish Parliamentary Party ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1886 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1886 ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Irish Home Rule crisis of 1886 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1880 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElectionParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElectionParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | hung parliament ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyBySeats | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singleMemberConstituenciesIntroduced | yes ⓘ |
| startDate | 1885-11-23 ⓘ |
| thirdParty | Irish Parliamentary Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 670 ⓘ |
| votingEligiblePopulationIncreased | yes ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
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Subject: 1885 United Kingdom general election Description of subject: The 1885 United Kingdom general election was a landmark parliamentary contest that followed major electoral reforms, significantly expanding the franchise and redrawing constituencies across the country.
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