37th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the interwar Westminster legislature elected in 1929 that oversaw Ramsay MacDonald’s second Labour government during a period of economic crisis and political instability.

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instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislative term
associatedWith Ramsay MacDonald’s second Labour government
chamberLeader Ramsay MacDonald
characteristic hung parliament
city London
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom
dissolvedBy proclamation of dissolution for 1931 United Kingdom general election
election 1929 United Kingdom general election
endTime 1931-10-07
followedBy 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government National Government (United Kingdom, 1931)
Second MacDonald ministry
historicalContext political instability in interwar Britain
house House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
linked to: United Kingdom
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
legislativePeriod interwar period
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
location Palace of Westminster
majorParties Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Party (UK)
meetsIn House of Commons Chamber
House of Lords Chamber
monarch George V
notableEvent economic crisis of 1931
formation of National Government in 1931
formation of minority Labour government in 1929
split of the Labour Party over austerity measures
numberOfMembersInHouseOfCommons 615
oversaw debates on unemployment and social welfare during Great Depression
introduction of spending cuts and austerity in 1931
policies responding to early Great Depression
parliamentNumber 37
precededBy 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom
primeMinister Ramsay MacDonald
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons Edward FitzRoy
startTime 1929-06-25
termDuring Great Depression
timePeriod 1929–1931

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Second MacDonald government legislativeTerm 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
National Government (United Kingdom) legislativeTerm 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
First Baldwin National Government legislativeTerm 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of 1931–1935 legislativeTerm 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Second National Ministry legislativeTerm 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom