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The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Treaty of Union by Acts of Union passed by the Parliament of England (established 1215) and the Parliament of Scotland (c. 1235), both Acts of Union stating, "That the United Kingdom of Great Britain be represented by one and the same Parliament to be styled The Parliament of Great Britain."
Additionally, members of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) or the Northern Ireland Assembly are also ineligible for the Commons according to the Wales and Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Acts respectively, passed in 2014 (but members of the Scottish Parliament are eligible). People who are bankrupt cannot stand to be MPs. [7]
Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of the British Parliament, from the Union in 1708, to the Third Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in 1807: From the Union in 1708, to the Third Parliament Of the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland in 1807, Volume 1, printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme by J. Chalmers & Co., 1807; Chronological ...
Also Member of the Parliament of Great Britain. Later ennobled as Viscount Sidmouth. John Hiley Addington: Tory: 1801: Wendover (1801–1802) Bossiney (1802–1803) Harwich (1803–1818) Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs (1812–18) Paymaster of the Forces (1803–04) Secretary to the Treasury (1801–02) Also Member of the Parliament ...
This is a list of parliaments of the United Kingdom, tabulated with the elections to the House of Commons and the list of members of the House. [1] The parliaments are numbered from the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
This category is only for MPs from the Parliament of the United Kingdom, i.e., the Parliament at Westminster since 1801. Categories for other parliaments may be found at Category:British MPs. For members of the House of Lords, see Category:Members of the British House of Lords.
L. List of members of the House of Commons at Westminster 1705–1708; List of MPs elected in the 1708 British general election; List of MPs elected in the 1710 British general election
Not counting MPs who served as minors, adult contenders for this record in modern times include Sarah Teather, MP for Brent East 2003–2010 and Brent Central 2010–2015, who in 2014 was held to be the shortest MP then sitting, at 4 feet 10 inches (1.47 m) [33] and is now regarded as the shortest woman member in British parliamentary history.