56th Parliament

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The 56th Parliament was the session of the United Kingdom Parliament that sat from 2015 to 2017 following the general election held in May 2015.

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instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
appliesToJurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
country United Kingdom
dissolvedBy 2017 dissolution of Parliament of the United Kingdom
election 2015 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED
endTime 2017-05-03
followedBy 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
follows 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
government First May ministry NERFINISHED
Second Cameron ministry NERFINISHED
hasCommonsChamber House of Commons chamber GENERATED
hasLanguage English
hasLordsChamber House of Lords chamber NERFINISHED
hasPart House of Commons NERFINISHED
House of Lords NERFINISHED
hasSession 2015–16 session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
2016–17 session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.uk
jurisdiction United Kingdom
largestPartyInCommons Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED
legislativeBody House of Commons NERFINISHED
House of Lords NERFINISHED
legislativePeriod 2015–2017
legislativeTermOf Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
legislatureNumber 56
locatedIn London NERFINISHED
meetsAt Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED
meetsInBuilding Houses of Parliament NERFINISHED
monarch Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
numberOfHouses 2
numberOfMembers 650
officialOppositionParty Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED
openedByEvent State Opening of Parliament, 27 May 2015
openingBy Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
parliamentaryTermEndEvent Royal Proclamation dissolving Parliament, 3 May 2017 NERFINISHED
parliamentaryTermStartEvent State Opening of Parliament, 27 May 2015
precededByElection 2015 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED
primeMinister David Cameron NERFINISHED
Theresa May NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd early dissolution for 2017 United Kingdom general election
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons John Bercow NERFINISHED
startTime 2015-05-27
succeededByElection 2017 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED
thirdLargestPartyInCommons Scottish National Party NERFINISHED
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature
usedVotingSystem first-past-the-post

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UK Parliament 2015–2017 ordinalNumber 56th Parliament