49th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the legislative term of the UK Parliament that sat from 1983 to 1987 under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislative term
chamber House of Commons NERFINISHED
House of Lords NERFINISHED
commonsSpeaker Bernard Weatherill NERFINISHED
convenedBy Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolvedBy Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
election 1983 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED
endDate 1987-05-18
followedBy 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
government Second Thatcher ministry NERFINISHED
governmentMajorityParty Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
governs United Kingdom government policy
hasComponent House of Commons NERFINISHED
House of Lords NERFINISHED
hasOppositionLeaderFromParty Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED
hasPrimeMinisterFromParty Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
houseType lower house
upper house
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings English
legislativeAuthority sovereign parliament
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
legislativePeriod 1983–1987
legislature UK Parliament NERFINISHED
location London, England
surface form: London
lordsSpeaker Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED
lowerHouse House of Commons NERFINISHED
mainOppositionParty Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED
meetingPlace Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED
meetsIn Westminster NERFINISHED
monarch Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
notablePrimeMinister Margaret Thatcher NERFINISHED
numberOfHouses 2
otherParliamentaryParty Liberal–SDP Alliance NERFINISHED
partOf history of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
politicalContext Conservative majority government
precededBy 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
primeMinister Margaret Thatcher NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution 1987 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED
sessionCount 4
startDate 1983-06-09
termNumber 49
timePeriod late 20th century
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature

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48th Parliament of the United Kingdom followedBy 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1983 United Kingdom general election parliamentElected 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom