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change in a politician's party affiliation
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party switching

Summary

party switching ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • party switching is a type of political event[2].
  • party switching is a type of affiliation[3].
  • party switching's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Party switching[4].
  • party switching's facet of is recorded as political party[5].
  • party switching's facet of is recorded as affiliation[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include political event[2] and affiliation[3].

Why It Matters

party switching ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). party switching. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/party-switching
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_party-switching_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{party switching}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/party-switching}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → political event, affiliation
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Party switching
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 24425, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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