26th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the short-lived legislature elected in January 1910, marked by intense constitutional conflict over the powers of the House of Lords and the Liberal government's reform agenda.

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instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
associatedReform Parliament Act 1911 (preparatory debates)
chamber1 House of Commons of the United Kingdom
chamber2 House of Lords
city London
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom
election January 1910 United Kingdom general election
endTime November 1910
era Edwardian era
followedBy 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government Liberal government of H. H. Asquith
hasJurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
legislativePeriod January 1910 – November 1910
legislativeTerm short-lived
legislatureNumber 26
location Palace of Westminster
meetsIn House of Commons chamber
House of Lords chamber
monarch Edward VII
George V
notableFor intense constitutional conflict between Commons and Lords
struggle over limiting veto powers of the House of Lords
numberOfHouses 2
numberOfMembers 670
oppositionParty Conservative Party (UK)
Irish Parliamentary Party
partOf history of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
politicalContext Liberal minority government dependent on Irish Nationalist support
precededBy 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom
primeMinister H. H. Asquith
reasonForDissolution continued deadlock over House of Lords reform
significantEvent conflict over the 1909 People’s Budget
constitutional crisis over the powers of the House of Lords
negotiations leading to the Parliament Act 1911
speaker James Lowther
startTime January 1910
stateHead Edward VII
George V
topic House of Lords reform
constitutional law of the United Kingdom
typeOfElection general election

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January 1910 United Kingdom general election parliamentNumber 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1900 United Kingdom general election chamberDissolved 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom
27th Parliament of the United Kingdom precededBy 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom