Election ontology

Classes

Candidacy
Candidacy result
Certification
Constituency area
Constituency group
Election
Electorate
General election
Parliament period
Person
Political party
Population
Population size
Winning candidacy result

Candidacy^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/Candidacy

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

A candidacy of a person standing in an election, for example: Phillip Hammond standing as the Conservative Party candidate in Runnymede and Weybridge, at the 2015 General Election.

is in domain of: Candidate name^dp, Has candidacy result^op, Has candidate^op, Has certification^op, Has political party^op, In election^op

Candidacy result^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/CandidacyResult

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The result of a candidacy in an election, for example: Phillip Hammond's win as the Conservative Party candidate in Runnymede and Weybridge, at the 2015 General Election.

has sub-classes: Winning candidacy result^c
is in domain of: Result position^dp, Vote count^dp, Vote share^dp
is in range of: Has candidacy result^op

Certification^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/Certification

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

A certification of a candidate by a political party to stand in an election on behalf of that party. A candidate may be certified by more than one party, for example: by both The Labour Party and The Co-operative Party.

is in domain of: Adjunct to^op, Issued by^op
is in range of: Adjunct to^op, Has certification^op

Constituency area^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/ConstituencyArea

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

An area within which members of a constituency group reside. Constituency areas bounding constituency groups represented in the House of Commons are set out by the Boundary Commissions and approved by Parliament.

is in range of: Bounded by^op

Constituency group^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/ConstituencyGroup

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

A group of people represented by an election winner.

has super-classes: Population^c
is in domain of: Bounded by^op, Has electorate^op

Election^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/Election

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

An election to elect a candidate or candidates to a seat or position.

is in domain of: Ballots spoiled^dp, Declaration time^dp, Into Parliament period^op, Is part of general election^op, Round^dp, Total votes cast^dp
is in range of: Eligible to vote in^op, In election^op

Electorate^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/Electorate

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

A group of people who are eligible to vote in an election called at a particular time, for example: the group of people entitled to vote in a constituency election, or members of the House of Commons voting for their Speaker.

has super-classes: Population^c
is in domain of: Eligible to vote in^op
is in range of: Has electorate^op

General election^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/GeneralElection

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

A set of elections to seats in the House of Commons held in all constituencies concurrently.

is in range of: Is part of general election^op

Parliament period^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/ParliamentPeriod

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The time period of a single Parliament between the date of its first assembly after a general election and its dissolution. A Parliament period contains contiguous session and prorogation periods. During a parliament period Parliament is either in session or prorogued. The start date of a Parliament may be changed by subsequent proclamations. A Parliament ends at the next dissolution. While the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 was in force, the date of dissolution was determined by that Act or was named in a proclamation following a vote in Parliament for an early general election. The next Parliament began on the date named in the proclamation issued following a dissolution. Before the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 came into force and after that Act was repealed by the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, the date of dissolution is fixed by proclamation. The dissolution proclamation also names the date for Parliament to reassemble. Parliament periods are the same across both Houses. Parliaments are numbered ordinally from the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, sitting in 1801.

is in range of: Into Parliament period^op

Person^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/Person

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

A person.

is in range of: Has candidate^op

Political party^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/PoliticalParty

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

An organisation registered with the Electoral Commission as a political party.

is in range of: Has political party^op, Issued by^op

Population^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/Population

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

A set of people.

has sub-classes: Constituency group^c, Electorate^c
is in range of: Of population^op

Population size^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/PopulationSize

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The recording of the size of a population on a date.

is in domain of: Of population^op, Recorded date^dp, Recorded size^dp

Winning candidacy result^c back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/WinningCandidacyResult

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Used to record the winning candidacy in an election.

has super-classes: Candidacy result^c
is in domain of: Party gained^dp

Adjunct to^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/adjunctTo

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a certification to another certification to which it is adjunct, for example: relating a Co-operative Party certification to a Labour Party certification.

has domain: Certification^c
has range: Certification^c

Bounded by^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/boundedBy

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a constituency group to a geographic area. Constituency groups represented in the House of Commons are within a constituency area. Some historical constituency groups had no defined geographical extent, for example: Oxford University. A boundary set change will result in the creation of both a new constituency area and a new constituency group. A constituency group is bounded by one constituency area, or none. A constituency area bounds one constituency group.

has domain: Constituency group^c
has range: Constituency area^c

Eligible to vote in^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/eligibleToVoteIn

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a group of people - who at the time of an election are eligible to vote in that election - to that election. An election has one electorate. An electorate is eligible to take part in one or more elections.

has domain: Electorate^c
has range: Election^c

Has candidacy result^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/hasCandidacyResult

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a candidacy in an election to the result of that candidacy. A candidacy has one candidacy result. A candidacy result is for one candidacy.

has domain: Candidacy^c
has range: Candidacy result^c

Has candidate^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/hasCandidate

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a candidacy to a person being a candidate. A candidacy is of one person.

has domain: Candidacy^c
has range: Person^c

Has certification^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/hasCertification

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a candidacy to a certification by a political party of that candidacy. A candidacy has one or more certifications, or none. A certification is of one candidacy.

has domain: Candidacy^c
has range: Certification^c

Has electorate^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/hasElectorate

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a constituency group to a group of people who at the time of an election to the House of Commons are eligible to vote in the election for that constituency. Electorates in an election to the House of Commons are related to a constituency group; electorates for excepted hereditary peerage seats and for positions within Parliament are not. A constituency group has one electorate. An electorate forms part or all of one constituency group.

has domain: Constituency group^c
has range: Electorate^c

Has political party^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/hasPoliticalParty

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a candidacy to a political party.

has domain: Candidacy^c
has range: Political party^c

In election^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/inElection

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a candidacy to the election that candidacy is in. A candidacy is in one election.

has domain: Candidacy^c
has range: Election^c

Into Parliament period^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/intoParliamentPeriod

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates an election to the House of Commons to the Parliament period within which any resulting incumbency takes place. An election to the House of Commons is related to one Parliament period.

has domain: Election^c
has range: Parliament period^c

Is part of general election^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/isPartOfGeneralElection

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a constituency election held as part of a general election to that general election. A constituency election is related to one general election, or none.

has domain: Election^c
has range: General election^c

Issued by^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/issuedBy

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a certification of a candidacy to the party issuing that certification. A certification is issued by one political party.

has domain: Certification^c
has range: Political party^c

Of population^op back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/ofPopulation

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Relates a population size as recorded on a date to that population. A population size is related to one population.

has domain: Population size^c
has range: Population^c

Data Properties

Ballots spoiled
Candidate name
Declaration time
Party gained
Recorded date
Recorded size
Result position
Round
Total votes cast
Vote count
Vote share

Ballots spoiled^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/ballotsSpoiled

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The number of spoiled ballots cast by an electorate in an election, for example: ballots on which votes are given for more candidates than the voter is entitled to vote for, ballots on which anything is written or marked by which the voter can be identified, or ballots which are unmarked or where a mark does not sufficiently identify the vote. The number of spoiled ballots may be included in a calculation of turnout. Turnout as calculated by the House of Commons Library - and generally in academic usage - is the total number of votes cast and not spoiled, divided by the size of the electorate. Turnout as calculated by Returning Officers is the total number of votes cast, divided by the size of the electorate.

has domain: Election^c
has range: integer

Candidate name^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/candidateName

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The name of the candidate as it appears on the ballot.

has domain: Candidacy^c
has range: lang string

Declaration time^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/declarationTime

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The date and time at which results were declared for an election, for example: the date and time of the declaration of the results in a constituency election, by the Returning Officer.

has domain: Election^c
has range: date time

Party gained^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/partyGained

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

Used to record whether the party of the winning candidate at an election differs from the party of the winning candidate at the preceding election.

has domain: Winning candidacy result^c
has range: boolean

Recorded date^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/recordedDate

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The date on which a population size was recorded.

has domain: Population size^c
has range: date

Recorded size^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/recordedSize

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The size of a population, for example: the size of an electorate or of a constituency group.

has domain: Population size^c
has range: integer

Result position^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/resultPosition

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The ordinal position of the result of a candidacy in an election, for example: 1st or 2nd, recorded as 1 or 2.

has domain: Candidacy result^c
has range: integer

Round^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/round

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The ordinal position of the round in an election having more than one round of voting, for example: 1st or 2nd, recorded as 1 or 2.

has domain: Election^c
has range: integer

Total votes cast^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/totalVotesCast

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The total number of votes cast across all candidacies in an election, including spoiled ballots.

has domain: Election^c
has range: integer

Vote count^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/voteCount

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The number of accepted votes recorded for a candidacy.

has domain: Candidacy result^c
has range: integer

Vote share^dp back to ToC or Data Property ToC

IRI: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/voteShare

is defined by: http://parliament.uk/ontologies/election/

The share of a vote won in an election by a candidate as a fraction of the total accepted votes.

has domain: Candidacy result^c
has range: decimal

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Election ontology

Table of Contents

Classes

Candidacyc back to ToC or Class ToC

Candidacy resultc back to ToC or Class ToC

Certificationc back to ToC or Class ToC

Constituency areac back to ToC or Class ToC

Constituency groupc back to ToC or Class ToC

Electionc back to ToC or Class ToC

Electoratec back to ToC or Class ToC

General electionc back to ToC or Class ToC

Parliament periodc back to ToC or Class ToC

Personc back to ToC or Class ToC

Political partyc back to ToC or Class ToC

Populationc back to ToC or Class ToC

Population sizec back to ToC or Class ToC

Winning candidacy resultc back to ToC or Class ToC

Object Properties

Adjunct toop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Bounded byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Eligible to vote inop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Has candidacy resultop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Has candidateop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Has certificationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Has electorateop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Has political partyop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

In electionop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Into Parliament periodop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Is part of general electionop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Issued byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

Of populationop back to ToC or Object Property ToC