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uncontested election

election in which all candidates are guaranteed to win or be elected
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Summary

uncontested election is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Key Facts

  • uncontested election is a type of public election[2].
  • uncontested election is a type of walkover[3].
  • uncontested election is the opposite of contested election[4].
  • uncontested election's has cause is recorded as unanimity[5].
  • uncontested election's has cause is recorded as electoral fraud[6].
  • uncontested election's has cause is recorded as one-party state[7].
  • uncontested election's does not have characteristic is recorded as competition[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include public election[2] and walkover[3]. uncontested election is the opposite of contested election[4].

Why It Matters

uncontested election is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · PharaohCrab · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'id', 'ja', 'ko', 'zh']
    Image → ElectoralCollege1792.svg
    Wikipedia title → Uncontested election
    Sitelink count → 6
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: ElectoralCollege1792.svg"
  2. 11w ago · ~2026-41807-08 · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → election in which all candidates are guaranteed to win or be elected
    Image → ElectoralCollege1792.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: ElectoralCollege1792 (version 2).svg"
  3. 12w ago · D3rT!m · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/121s3x2t, /g/11j1gj2c93
    Does not have characteristic → competition
    Opposite of → contested election
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Subclass of: uncontested election"
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