40th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the legislative term elected in the 1964 general election, during which Harold Wilson’s Labour government initially took office.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| chamberWithElectedMembers | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberWithUnelectedMembers | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1966-03-10 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1960s in British politics
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1964 establishments in the United Kingdom ⓘ 1966 disestablishments in the United Kingdom ⓘ Parliaments of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommonsSpeaker |
Dr Horace King
NERFINISHED
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Sir Harry Hylton-Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElection | 1964 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentDuringTerm |
First Wilson ministry
NERFINISHED
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Labour government 1964–1966 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| hasLordsSpeaker | Lord Chancellor Gerald Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorityPartyInCommons | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOppositionPartyInCommons | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParliamentarySessions | sessions of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPrimeMinisterDuringTerm | Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThirdPartyInCommons | Liberal Party (UK, pre-1988) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystemForElection | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePeriod | 1964–1966 ⓘ |
| legislativeTermNumber | 40 ⓘ |
| legislatureFor | United Kingdom central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsUnderConstitutionalFramework | Constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| notablePrimeMinisterTakingOffice | Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEndPrimeMinister | Harold Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStartPrimeMinister | Alec Douglas-Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByGovernment | Douglas-Home ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startCause | 1964 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1964-10-15 ⓘ |
| succeededByGovernment | Second Wilson ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislature | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
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