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2017 United Kingdom general election

general election held in United Kingdom
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2017 United Kingdom general election

Summary

2017 United Kingdom general election is an United Kingdom general election[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of united_kingdom_general_election entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,776 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2017 United Kingdom general election is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's instance of is recorded as United Kingdom general election[4].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's instance of is recorded as snap election[5].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election followed 2015 United Kingdom general election[6].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election was followed by 2019 United Kingdom general election[7].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election is part of 2017 United Kingdom elections[8].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's Commons category is recorded as 2017 United Kingdom general election[9].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's office contested is recorded as Member of Parliament[10].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election took place on June 8, 2017[11].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Conservative Party[12].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Labour Party[13].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Scottish National Party[14].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Liberal Democrats[15].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Democratic Unionist Party[16].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Sinn Féin[17].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Plaid Cymru[18].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Green Party of England and Wales[19].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as independent politician[20].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2017 United Kingdom general election[21].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's successful candidate is recorded as Conservative Party[22].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's successful candidate is recorded as Labour Party[23].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's successful candidate is recorded as Scottish National Party[24].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's successful candidate is recorded as Liberal Democrats[25].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's successful candidate is recorded as Democratic Unionist Party[26].
  • 2017 United Kingdom general election's successful candidate is recorded as Sinn Féin[27].

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When and Where

2017 United Kingdom general election took place on June 8, 2017[11]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Context

2017 United Kingdom general election is part of 2017 United Kingdom elections[8]. Recorded instance of include United Kingdom general election[4] and snap election[5]. It followed 2015 United Kingdom general election[6]. It was followed by 2019 United Kingdom general election[7].

Why It Matters

2017 United Kingdom general election ranks in the top 6% of united_kingdom_general_election entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,776 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . UK Parliament Website. Retrieved . parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . UK Parliament Website. Retrieved . parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . researchbriefings.parliament.uk. Retrieved . researchbriefings.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . UK Parliament Website. Retrieved . parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . BBC News Online. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved . commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Eligible voters → {'amount': '+46843896'}
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    Total valid votes → {'amount': '+32204184'}
    Candidate → Conservative Party, Labour Party, Scottish National Party +6
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