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Will there be two UK General Elections in rapid (<2 year) succession?
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NO

According to this article, the Conservatives are expecting the actual results of the next election to be much closer than polling currently suggests, forcing another election soon afterwards, using 1950/51 and 1974 as their template.

The question is, will there be under two years between the first General Election held since 2019, and the first General Election to follow that election?

This question resolves YES if the next but one general election is held before the second anniversary of the election to be held this year. E.g. if the coming election is held on 31st October 2024, this question resolves YES if we have another election before or on 30th October 2026, and NO if the next election is held later than that.

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Previous election was 4th July 2024, it is now too late for an election to be called before 4th July 2026 so I resolve NO. If Burnham jumps into an immediate election I guess we might technically have been close? Seems unlikely though.

I'd forgotten about this one! The idea seems hilarious now.