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October 1974 United Kingdom general election

general election in the United Kingdom
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October 1974 United Kingdom general election

Summary

October 1974 United Kingdom general election is an United Kingdom general election[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election's instance of is recorded as United Kingdom general election[4].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election followed February 1974 United Kingdom general election[5].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election was followed by 1979 United Kingdom general election[6].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election's Commons category is recorded as October 1974 United Kingdom general election[7].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election's office contested is recorded as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[8].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election occurred on October 10, 1974[9].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election's candidate is recorded as Harold Wilson[10].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election's topic's main category is recorded as Category:October 1974 United Kingdom general election[11].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election's successful candidate is recorded as Harold Wilson[12].
  • October 1974 United Kingdom general election's number of seats is recorded as {'amount': '+635'}[13].

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When and Where

October 1974 United Kingdom general election took place on October 10, 1974[9]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[3].

Context

October 1974 United Kingdom general election's instance of is recorded as United Kingdom general election[4]. It followed February 1974 United Kingdom general election[5]. It was followed by 1979 United Kingdom general election[6].

Why It Matters

October 1974 United Kingdom general election has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Edward Heath Enoch Powell Geoffrey Howe Harold Wilson Ian Paisley James Callaghan John Hume John Prescott Margaret Beckett Margaret Thatcher Michael Foot Neil Kinnock Robin Cook Roy Jenkins Tony Benn United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · DataDataWeb · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Office contested → Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
    Candidate → Harold Wilson
    Successful candidate → Harold Wilson
    Has part(s) → ['Q130384195', 'Q28811213', 'Q140822485', 'Q65122014']
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1697]]: 29,189,104"
  2. 27d ago · DataDataWeb · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → 1979 United Kingdom general election
    Followed by → —
    Candidate → Harold Wilson
    Topic's main category → Category:October 1974 United Kingdom general election
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: UK General Election, October 1974.svg"
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