26th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the short-lived legislature elected in January 1910, marked by intense constitutional conflict over the powers of the House of Lords and the Liberal government's reform agenda.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedReform | Parliament Act 1911 (preparatory debates) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber1 | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamber2 | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| election | January 1910 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | November 1910 ⓘ |
| era | Edwardian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | Liberal government of H. H. Asquith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativePeriod | January 1910 – November 1910 ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | short-lived ⓘ |
| legislatureNumber | 26 ⓘ |
| location | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
House of Commons chamber
NERFINISHED
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House of Lords chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch |
Edward VII
NERFINISHED
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George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense constitutional conflict between Commons and Lords
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struggle over limiting veto powers of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 670 ⓘ |
| oppositionParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Irish Parliamentary Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Liberal minority government dependent on Irish Nationalist support ⓘ |
| precededBy | 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister | H. H. Asquith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | continued deadlock over House of Lords reform ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
conflict over the 1909 People’s Budget
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constitutional crisis over the powers of the House of Lords ⓘ negotiations leading to the Parliament Act 1911 ⓘ |
| speaker | James Lowther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | January 1910 ⓘ |
| stateHead |
Edward VII
NERFINISHED
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George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
House of Lords reform
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constitutional law of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | general election ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
January 1910 United Kingdom general election
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