48th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the Conservative-dominated legislature elected in 1979 that brought Margaret Thatcher to power and began a major shift in British economic and political policy.

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48th Parliament of the United Kingdom canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
chamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
city London, England
surface form: London
commonsControl Conservative Party (UK)
commonsMajority Conservative Party (UK)
commonsSpeaker Bernard Weatherill
George Thomas
containsEvent 1981 UK budget controversy
introduction of monetarist budgets
passage of the Employment Act 1980
passage of the Employment Act 1982
country United Kingdom
dissolutionAdviceBy Margaret Thatcher
dissolvedBy Elizabeth II
electionDate 1979-05-03
endDate 1983-05-13
firstSessionStart 1979-05-09
followedBy 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
formedByElection United Kingdom general election, 1979
surface form: 1979 United Kingdom general election
government Margaret Thatcher government
surface form: First Thatcher ministry
governmentMajorityParty Conservative Party (UK)
hasComponent House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
jurisdiction United Kingdom
lastSessionEnd 1983-04-13
legislativeBody British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislativeTermNumber 48
legislatureNumber 48
location Palace of Westminster
meetsIn House of Commons chamber
House of Lords chamber
monarch Elizabeth II
notableFor beginning of Thatcherism in UK politics
monetarist economic policy
privatisation agenda groundwork
shift toward free-market economic policies
trade union law reform
numberOfCommonsSeats 635
officialOppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
oppositionLeader James Callaghan
Michael Foot
partOf Constitutional history of the United Kingdom
politicalOrientation Conservative-dominated
precededBy 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom
primeMinister Margaret Thatcher
sessionCount 4
startDate 1979-05-09

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United Kingdom general election, 1979 parliamentNumber 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
47th Parliament of the United Kingdom followedBy 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK Parliament 1979–1983 legislativeTermNumber 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom