Dissolution of Parliament, April 2010

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Dissolution of Parliament, April 2010 was the formal termination of the UK’s 39th Parliament that triggered the 2010 general election.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dissolution of parliament
political event
appliesToJurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
category 2010 in British politics
Dissolutions of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
chronologicalOrder dissolution preceding the 2010 UK general election
city London NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
date 2010-04-12
effectOnGovernment Gordon Brown’s ministry continued in caretaker capacity NERFINISHED
effectOnMPs all seats in the House of Commons became vacant
electionType general election
electoralEventDate 2010-05-06
followedBy 2010 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED
formalActBy Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
formalInstrument royal proclamation
governmentAtTime Labour government (2007–2010) NERFINISHED
hasPart dissolution of the House of Commons
prorogation of the House of Lords
lastDissolutionBefore Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 came into force
legalBasis Royal Prerogative NERFINISHED
legislativeTermEnded 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
location Westminster NERFINISHED
monarchAtTime Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
oppositionLeaderAtTime David Cameron NERFINISHED
parliamentaryTermEnd 2010-04-12
parliamentaryTermStart 2005-05-11
parliamentNumber 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
partOf constitutional process of the United Kingdom
precededBy State Opening of Parliament 2009 NERFINISHED
precedes Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 NERFINISHED
primeMinisterAtTime Gordon Brown NERFINISHED
reason end of maximum parliamentary term
relatedLegislation Parliament Act 1911 NERFINISHED
Parliament Act 1949 NERFINISHED
resultedIn formation of the Cameron–Clegg coalition
start of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
timePeriod 21st century
triggered 2010 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED

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39th Parliament of the United Kingdom endedByDissolution Dissolution of Parliament, April 2010