50th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the Westminster legislature that sat from 1987 to 1992, dominated by Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government and later John Major’s, during a period of significant economic and political change.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
legislative term ⓘ |
| chamber |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedForElection | 1992 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1992-03-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedByElection | 1987 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentHead |
John Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeAuthorityOver |
United Kingdom domestic law
ⓘ
United Kingdom foreign policy ⓘ |
| hasPrimeMinister |
John Major
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | period of significant economic and political change in the UK ⓘ |
| legislature | Westminster Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePolicyArea |
economic liberalisation
ⓘ
privatisation policies ⓘ |
| oppositionLeader |
John Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil Kinnock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 50th ⓘ |
| politicalMajority | Conservative majority government ⓘ |
| precededBy | 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
accession of John Major as Prime Minister
ⓘ
continuation of Thatcherite economic policies ⓘ introduction of the Community Charge (poll tax) ⓘ resignation of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons |
Bernard Weatherill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Betty Boothroyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1987-06-11 ⓘ |
| stateHead | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termNumber | 50 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernment | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
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