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.

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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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1987 United Kingdom general election parliamentElected 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom