30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the wartime legislature elected in January 1910 that sat during the early years of H. H. Asquith’s Liberal government and the lead-up to the First World War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commonsControl | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonsSpeaker | James Lowther NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | calling of the December 1910 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| election | January 1910 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1910-11-28 ⓘ |
| firstSessionEnd | 1910-04-10 ⓘ |
| firstSessionStart | 1910-02-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | Asquith Liberal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Edwardian era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reign of George V ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeContext | pre–First World War period ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom under the Parliament Act 1911 numbering scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mainOppositionLeader | Arthur Balfour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metAt | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch |
Edward VII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLegislationContext | budgetary and constitutional reforms preceding Parliament Act 1911 ⓘ |
| numberOfCommonsSeats | 670 ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 30 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister | H. H. Asquith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSessionEnd | 1910-11-28 ⓘ |
| secondSessionStart | 1910-04-11 ⓘ |
| sessionCount | 2 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
constitutional crisis over the 1909 People’s Budget
ⓘ
negotiations leading to the Parliament Act 1911 ⓘ |
| significantIssue |
House of Lords veto power
ⓘ
Irish Home Rule question NERFINISHED ⓘ social welfare reforms ⓘ |
| startDate | 1910-02-15 ⓘ |
| status | minority government ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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