Conservative Party leadership election 1989

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The Conservative Party leadership election of 1989 was an internal contest within the UK Conservative Party that tested Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s authority amid growing unrest over her leadership.

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1989 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election	1
Conservative Party leadership election 1989 canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12630222 — 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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Target entity: Conservative Party leadership election 1989
Context triple: [Conservative Party leadership election 1990, follows, Conservative Party leadership election 1989]

A. Conservative Party leadership election 1990
The Conservative Party leadership election of 1990 was the internal party contest that led to John Major succeeding Margaret Thatcher as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
B. 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.
C. 2016 Conservative Party leadership election
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.
D. Conservative Party leadership in the House of Commons
The Conservative Party leadership in the House of Commons is the group of senior Conservative politicians responsible for directing the party’s strategy, discipline, and legislative agenda within the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Conservative Party leadership election 1989
Target entity description: The Conservative Party leadership election of 1989 was an internal contest within the UK Conservative Party that tested Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s authority amid growing unrest over her leadership.

A. Conservative Party leadership election 1990
The Conservative Party leadership election of 1990 was the internal party contest that led to John Major succeeding Margaret Thatcher as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
B. 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.
C. 2016 Conservative Party leadership election
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.
D. Conservative Party leadership in the House of Commons
The Conservative Party leadership in the House of Commons is the group of senior Conservative politicians responsible for directing the party’s strategy, discipline, and legislative agenda within the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

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Conservative Party leadership election 1990 → follows → Conservative Party leadership election 1989 ⓘ

Anthony Meyer → election → Conservative Party leadership election 1989 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1989 Conservative Party (UK) leadership election

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