Parliament of Great Britain

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The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
parliament
supreme legislative body
appliesToJurisdiction British Isles
surface form: Great Britain
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Kingdom of Great Britain
capitalOfJurisdiction London, England
surface form: London
coatOfArms Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952)
surface form: Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (used in its British form during the period)
composedOf Crown
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dissolved 1801
endTime 1801
followedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
foundedBy Parliament of Great Britain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Acts of Union 1707
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasJurisdictionOver British colonies (to varying degrees)
England
Scotland
Wales
hasPart British monarch
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons

House of Lords
hasRole approving taxation
enacting statutes for Great Britain
scrutinising the executive
inception 1707
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Acts of Union 1707
legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of Great Britain
legislativeBranchOf Kingdom of Great Britain
surface form: Government of Great Britain
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England
London, England
surface form: London
location London, England
surface form: Westminster
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
numberOfChambers 2
precededBy Parliament of England
Parliament of Scotland
replacedBy British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
replaces Parliament of Great Britain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of England

Parliament of Scotland
shortName British Parliament
significantBuilding Palace of Westminster
significantEvent loss of separate Irish legislature and creation of UK Parliament in 1801
union of English and Scottish parliaments
startTime 1707
subordinateTo no higher legislative authority within Great Britain
timePeriod 18th century
usedElectoralSystem first-past-the-post for House of Commons

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Newton (Isle of Wight) successorParliament Parliament of Great Britain
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont parliamentaryBody Parliament of Great Britain
Ralph Abercromby memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Viscount Carteret governmentalContext Parliament of Great Britain
Robert Carteret, 3rd Earl Granville memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
William Praed memberOf Parliament of Great Britain