Parliament of 1935–1945

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The Parliament of 1935–1945 was the United Kingdom’s wartime legislature that oversaw the transition from pre-war National Governments through World War II, including the leadership of Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill.

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UK Parliament 1935–1945 3
Parliament of 1935–1945 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
election 1935 United Kingdom general election
enactedPolicyArea civil defence
conscription
emergency powers
war finance
wartime economic controls
endTime 1945
followedBy Parliament of 1945–1950
follows Parliament of 1931–1935
governmentType National Government
Wartime coalition government
hasPart House of Commons
House of Lords
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
legislativeBody House of Commons
House of Lords
legislativePeriod pre-war period
wartime period
legislatureTermNumber 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom
location London
linked to: London, England
majorParty Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Party (UK)
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
monarchDuringSession Edward VIII
George V
George VI
notableLeaderInCommons Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
notableOppositionLeader Clement Attlee
partySystem Multi-party system
precededByEvent Great Depression era
linked to: Great Depression
primeMinisterDuringSession Neville Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Winston Churchill
significantEvent Battle of Britain period
linked to: Battle of Britain

Blitz period
linked to: Blitz

D-Day period
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Dunkirk evacuation period
linked to: Battle of Dunkirk

End of war in Europe
Entry of the United States into World War II
Fall of Neville Chamberlain government
Formation of Churchill wartime coalition
Munich Crisis
linked to: Sudeten Crisis

Norway Debate
World War II
startTime 1935
succeededByEvent Post-war reconstruction period

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Parliament of 1931–1935 followedBy Parliament of 1935–1945
Eleanor Rathbone parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 1935–1945
linked to: Parliament of 1935–1945
Ellen Cicely Wilkinson parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 1935–1945
linked to: Parliament of 1935–1945
J. R. Clynes parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 1935–1945
linked to: Parliament of 1935–1945