2019 United Kingdom general election
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Summary
2019 United Kingdom general election is an United Kingdom general election[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of united kingdom general election entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,434 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Instance of: snap election[4]
- Follows: 2017 United Kingdom general election[5]
- Followed by: 2024 United Kingdom general election[6]
- Commons category: 2019 United Kingdom general election[7]
- Has part(s): 2019 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland[8], 2019 United Kingdom general election in Scotland[9], 2019 United Kingdom general election in Wales[10], 2019 United Kingdom general election in England[11]
- Office contested: Member of Parliament[12]
- Point in time: December 12, 2019[13]
- Candidate: Conservative Party[14], Labour Party[15], Scottish National Party[16], Liberal Democrats[17], Democratic Unionist Party[18], Sinn Féin[19], Plaid Cymru[20], Social Democratic and Labour Party[21], Green Party of England and Wales[22], Alliance Party of Northern Ireland[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:2019 United Kingdom general election[24]
- Successful candidate: Conservative Party[25], Labour Party[26], Scottish National Party[27], Liberal Democrats[28], Democratic Unionist Party[29], Sinn Féin[30], Plaid Cymru[31], Social Democratic and Labour Party[32], Green Party of England and Wales[33], Alliance Party of Northern Ireland[34]
- Applies to jurisdiction: United Kingdom[35]
- Population: 67,530,172[36]
- Number of seats: 650[37]
- Total valid votes: 32,014,110[38]
- Eligible voters: 47,587,254[39]
- Ballots cast: 32,014,110[40]
- Number of abstentions: 15,573,144[41]
- Voting system: first-past-the-post voting[42]
Why It Matters
2019 United Kingdom general election has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]