47th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the short-lived legislature elected in October 1974 that saw Harold Wilson’s Labour government hold a narrow majority before his 1976 resignation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislature
category 1970s in British politics
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Parliaments of the United Kingdom
characteristic narrow Labour majority
country United Kingdom
currencyInUse Pound sterling
dissolutionDate 1979-04-07
election October 1974 United Kingdom general election
era Cold War
followedBy 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government Labour government of Harold Wilson (1974–1976)
surface form: Labour government, 1974–1979
haroldWilsonResignation 1976
haroldWilsonRole Prime Minister until 1976
historicalContext post-1973 oil crisis period
houseType bicameral legislature
jamesCallaghanRole Prime Minister from 1976
leadingParty Labour Party (UK)
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
legislativeJurisdiction United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
legislativeTerm 1974–1979
location Palace of Westminster
meetsIn London, England
surface form: London
monarch Elizabeth II
notableEvent Labour majority achieved after previous hung parliament in February 1974
oppositionParty Conservative Party (UK)
parliamentNumber 47
precededBy 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom
primeMinister Harold Wilson
James Callaghan
primeMinisterAtStart Harold Wilson
reasonForEnd dissolution ahead of 1979 United Kingdom general election
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons George Thomas
startDate 1974-10-10
termDuration short-lived
votingSystemForCommons first-past-the-post

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October 1974 United Kingdom general election parliamentNumber 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom
46th Parliament of the United Kingdom followedBy 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom
48th Parliament of the United Kingdom precededBy 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom