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The aptly named Short Parliament of England was the shortest parliament to sit in any of the United Kingdom’s constituent countries. It sat for just three weeks from 13 April until 5 May 1640. The shortest Parliament of the United Kingdom was the 3rd Parliament elected at the 1806 election. It sat for 138 days from 15 December 1806 until 27 ...
Since regular parliamentary government was established by the start of the UK Parliament, contenders for longest span of continuous service include the four brothers Sir Robert Peel (also twice prime minister), William Yates Peel, Jonathan Peel and Edmund Peel, with a span of 59 years from Robert's by-election return on 15 April 1809 as MP for ...
This is a list of the parliaments of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and of England from 1660 to the present day, with the duration of each parliament. The NP number is the number counting forward from the creation of the United Kingdom in 1801 and Great Britain in 1707.
The Long Parliament, which commenced in this reign, had the longest term and the most complex history of any English Parliament. The entry in the first table below relates to the whole Parliament. Although it rebelled against King Charles I and continued to exist long after the King's death, it was a Parliament he originally summoned. An ...
This is the list of United Kingdom MPs by seniority, 2024–present.The Members of Parliament (MPs), who were elected in the 2024 general election and during the 59th Parliament, are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office in the House of Commons.
Longest ever serving female MP (non-continuous service). Chair of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, former foreign secretary (2006–07), deputy Labour leader (1992–94), Labour leader and Leader of the Opposition (1994). Previously served Oct 1974–79, and the only sitting MP elected in the October 1974 general election. 010
The longest possible duration of a Parliament is currently five years; prior to the Parliament Act 1911, it was seven years. All period of six years or more between general elections are listed: 9 years, 7 months and 21 days: 1935 – 1945 8 years: December 1910 – 1918 6 years: 1820 – 1826 6 years: 1841 – 1847
Until his death on 23 March 2015, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was the longest-serving Member of Parliament (Tanjong Pagar) and thus the Father of the House. [31] As of April 2015 [update] , emeritus Senior Minister and former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong later became Father of the House, as the longest-serving MP ( Marine Parade ). [ 31 ]