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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 ...
The term prime minister appeared in the early eighteenth century as an unofficial title for the leader of the government, usually the head of the Treasury. [1] Jonathan Swift, for example, wrote that in 1713 there had been "those who are now commonly called Prime Minister among us", referring to Sidney Godolphin and Robert Harley , Queen Anne's ...
Longest serving Black MP in the House of Commons. Former Shadow Home Secretary. Labour Party whip was suspended in April 2023, but restored June 2024. 51st Parliament (elected: 9 April 1992, first met: 27 April 1992, dissolved: 8 April 1997) [19] [20] [21] 015 The Rt Hon Sir Liam Fox: Con North Somerset: 9 Apr 1992
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 ...
Ambiguous term that could mean either a gain or a hold. Incumbent – the party which held the seat at the immediate previous election, irrespective of any intervening change of candidate or candidate's change of party. Major party – A party that has a realistic chance of leading government. Since 1945, every UK government has been led by the ...
United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom since the first in 1802.The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament is not included in the table below.
The longest Parliament preceding the FTPA, other than during wartime, was the 51st Parliament (1992–1997), which lasted four years, eleven months and two days. [ 12 ] The lack of a fixed parliamentary term allowed for the prime minister to decide when to hold an election solely on partisan grounds; it was also criticised for creating ...
The Duke of Portland was out of office between his two terms for 23 years and 101 days, from 19 December 1783 to 31 March 1807.. The shortest interval (or "fastest comeback") was achieved by Henry Pelham, who resigned on 10 February 1746 but returned to office two days later (12 February) when Lord Bath had been invited to form a ministry but failed to do so.