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{{Infobox election | {{Infobox election | ||
| election_name = | | election_name = 2007 United Kingdom general election | ||
| country = United Kingdom | | country = United Kingdom | ||
| type = parliamentary | | type = parliamentary | ||
| ongoing = no | | ongoing = no | ||
| previous_election = | | previous_election = 2003 United Kingdom general election | ||
| previous_year = | | previous_year = 2003 | ||
| outgoing_members = List of MPs elected in the | | outgoing_members = List of MPs elected in the 2003 United Kingdom general election | ||
| elected_members = List of MPs elected in the | | elected_members = List of MPs elected in the 2007 United Kingdom general election | ||
| next_election = | | next_election = 2012 United Kingdom general election | ||
| next_year = | | next_year = 2012 | ||
| seats_for_election = All {{wp|List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2005–2010)|646 seats}} to the {{wp|House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons}} | | seats_for_election = All {{wp|List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (2005–2010)|646 seats}} to the {{wp|House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons}} | ||
| majority_seats = 324{{refn|group=n|Given that Sinn Féin {{wp|members of Parliament}} (MPs) practise {{wp|abstentionism}} and do not take their seats, while the Speaker and deputies do not vote, the number of MPs needed for a majority was in practice slightly lower.<ref name=working>{{cite web |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-majority |title=Government majority |website=Institute for Government|date=20 December 2019 }}</ref> Sinn Féin won 5 seats, meaning a practical majority required 319 MPs.}} | | majority_seats = 324{{refn|group=n|Given that Sinn Féin {{wp|members of Parliament}} (MPs) practise {{wp|abstentionism}} and do not take their seats, while the Speaker and deputies do not vote, the number of MPs needed for a majority was in practice slightly lower.<ref name=working>{{cite web |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-majority |title=Government majority |website=Institute for Government|date=20 December 2019 }}</ref> Sinn Féin won 5 seats, meaning a practical majority required 319 MPs.}} | ||
| election_date = | | election_date = 10 May 2007 | ||
| registered = 44,245,939 | | registered = 44,245,939 | ||
| turnout = 27,148,510<br> | | turnout = 27,148,510<br>63.0% ({{increase}}1.6 {{wp|Percentage point|pp}}) | ||
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2005 United Kingdom general election | | opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2005 United Kingdom general election | ||
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| Registered | 44,245,939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 27,148,510 63.0% (  1.6 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 44,245,939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 27,148,510 61.4% ( 2.0 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Government majority". Institute for Government. 20 December 2019.
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