UK Parliament 2015–2017

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The UK Parliament 2015–2017 was the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected in the 2015 general election and sitting until the snap 2017 election, encompassing the Conservative government led first by David Cameron and then by Theresa May.

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UK Parliament 2015–2017 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislative term
city London, England
surface form: London
country United Kingdom
dissolutionCause snap general election
dissolutionForElection 2017 United Kingdom general election
election 2015 United Kingdom general election
endDate 2017-05-03
followedBy UK Parliament 2017–2019
government First May ministry
Second Cameron ministry
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
location Palace of Westminster
majorityParty Conservative Party (UK)
monarch Elizabeth II
notableEvent 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
appointment of Theresa May as Prime Minister
passage of the Bank of England and Financial Services Act 2016
passage of the Bus Services Act 2017
passage of the Children and Social Work Act 2017
passage of the Criminal Finances Act 2017
passage of the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017
passage of the Digital Economy Act 2017
passage of the Enterprise Act 2016
passage of the European Union Referendum Act 2015
passage of the Finance Acts 2015–2017
passage of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017
passage of the Housing and Planning Act 2016
passage of the Immigration Act 2016
passage of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
passage of the Pension Schemes Act 2017
passage of the Policing and Crime Act 2017
passage of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
passage of the Savings (Government Contributions) Act 2017
passage of the Scotland Act 2016
passage of the Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Act 2017
passage of the Trade Union Act 2016
Wales Act 2017
surface form: passage of the Wales Act 2017

resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron
numberOfMPs 650
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
ordinalNumber 56th Parliament
precededBy UK Parliament 2010–2015
primeMinister David Cameron
Theresa May
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons John Bercow
startDate 2015-05-18
termNumber 56

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Ed Miliband parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 2015–2017
Andrea Leadsom parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 2015–2017
Mike Penning parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 2015–2017