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
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political event ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
2010 in British politics
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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
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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
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Parliament Act 1949 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
formation of the Cameron–Clegg coalition
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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
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