45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the UK parliamentary term elected in the 1970 general election, during which Edward Heath’s Conservative government held office until its dissolution in early 1974.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11635763 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom Context triple: [46th Parliament of the United Kingdom, follows, 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom]
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49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the legislative term of the UK Parliament that sat from 1983 to 1987 under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government.
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B.
48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the Conservative-dominated legislature elected in 1979 that brought Margaret Thatcher to power and began a major shift in British economic and political policy.
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C.
46th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the short-lived, hung parliament that sat after the February 1974 general election, during which Harold Wilson led a minority Labour government.
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D.
35th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the legislature elected in the 1929 general election, notable for producing a hung parliament and leading to the second Labour government under Ramsay MacDonald.
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E.
47th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the short-lived legislature elected in October 1974 that saw Harold Wilson’s Labour government hold a narrow majority before his 1976 resignation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom Target entity description: The 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the UK parliamentary term elected in the 1970 general election, during which Edward Heath’s Conservative government held office until its dissolution in early 1974.
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A.
49th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the legislative term of the UK Parliament that sat from 1983 to 1987 under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government.
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B.
48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the Conservative-dominated legislature elected in 1979 that brought Margaret Thatcher to power and began a major shift in British economic and political policy.
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C.
46th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the short-lived, hung parliament that sat after the February 1974 general election, during which Harold Wilson led a minority Labour government.
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D.
35th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the legislature elected in the 1929 general election, notable for producing a hung parliament and leading to the second Labour government under Ramsay MacDonald.
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E.
47th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the short-lived legislature elected in October 1974 that saw Harold Wilson’s Labour government hold a narrow majority before his 1976 resignation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
1970 establishments in the United Kingdom
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1974 disestablishments in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| chancellorOfTheExchequer |
Anthony Barber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iain Macleod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedByElection | February 1974 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDate | 1970-06-18 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1974-02-08 ⓘ |
| firstSittingDate | 1970-06-29 GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignSecretary | Alec Douglas-Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedByElection | 1970 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentHead | Edward Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentHeadParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeSecretary |
Reginald Maudling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastSittingDate | 1974-02-08 ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTermFor | United Kingdom government 1970–1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| location | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
House of Commons chamber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Industrial disputes and miners’ strikes in early 1970s
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United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities ⓘ introduction of decimal currency in the United Kingdom ⓘ passage of the European Communities Act 1972 ⓘ |
| numberOfCommonsSeats | 630 ⓘ |
| oppositionParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 45 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 44th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterInOffice | Edward Heath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons |
George Thomas
NERFINISHED
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Horace King NERFINISHED ⓘ Selwyn Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1970-06-18 ⓘ |
| termOfOfficeOf | Members of Parliament of the 1970–1974 Parliament ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom Description of subject: The 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the UK parliamentary term elected in the 1970 general election, during which Edward Heath’s Conservative government held office until its dissolution in early 1974.
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