# Canonical recap data for General Election Brings Labour to Power (1924)
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slug: uk-labour-1924-election
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1924/uk-labour-1924-election"
title: General Election Brings Labour to Power
subtitle: Britain's first Labour government under Ramsay MacDonald signaled the arrival of working-class political power in Westminster.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1924-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1924
decade: 1920
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: General elections in Singapore must be held within three months after five years have elapsed from the date of the first sitting of a particular Parliament of Singapore, as per the Constitution. However, Parliament can also be dissolved and a general election called at the behest of the Prime Minister before the five-y
summaryLong: General elections in Singapore must be held within three months after five years have elapsed from the date of the first sitting of a particular Parliament of Singapore, as per the Constitution. However, Parliament can also be dissolved and a general election called at the behest of the Prime Minister before the five-year period elapses. The number of constituencies or electoral divisions is not permanently fixed by law, but is declared by the Prime Minister prior to each general election pursuant to the Parliamentary Elections Act, which governs the conduct of elections to Parliament, taking into account recommendations of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "General elections in Singapore"
importance: 74
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_elections_in_Singapore"
  title: General elections in Singapore
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: General elections in Singapore must be held within three months after five years have elapsed from the date of the first sitting of a particular Parliament of S
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-08
  label: General elections in Singapore
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_elections_in_Singapore"
