37th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the interwar Westminster legislature elected in 1929 that oversaw Ramsay MacDonald’s second Labour government during a period of economic crisis and political instability.

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instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislative term
associatedWith Ramsay MacDonald’s second Labour government NERFINISHED
chamberLeader Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED
characteristic hung parliament
city London NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolvedBy proclamation of dissolution for 1931 United Kingdom general election
election 1929 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED
endTime 1931-10-07
followedBy 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government National Government (United Kingdom, 1931) NERFINISHED
Second MacDonald ministry NERFINISHED
historicalContext political instability in interwar Britain
house House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
House of Lords NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords NERFINISHED
legislativePeriod interwar period
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
location Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED
majorParties Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED
Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED
meetsIn House of Commons Chamber NERFINISHED
House of Lords Chamber NERFINISHED
monarch George V NERFINISHED
notableEvent economic crisis of 1931
formation of National Government in 1931
formation of minority Labour government in 1929
split of the Labour Party over austerity measures
numberOfMembersInHouseOfCommons 615
oversaw debates on unemployment and social welfare during Great Depression
introduction of spending cuts and austerity in 1931
policies responding to early Great Depression
parliamentNumber 37
precededBy 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
primeMinister Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons Edward FitzRoy NERFINISHED
startTime 1929-06-25
termDuring Great Depression NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1929–1931

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Second MacDonald government legislativeTerm 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
National Government (United Kingdom) legislativeTerm 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom