31st Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom was the legislative body elected in late 1910 that sat during the final years of the pre–First World War era, marked by intense constitutional struggles between the Liberal government and the House of Lords.

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31st Parliament of the United Kingdom canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
chamber1 House of Commons
chamber2 House of Lords
commonsMajorityPartyAtStart Liberal Party (UK)
commonsOppositionPartyAtStart Conservative Party (UK)
commonsSpeakerAtStart James Lowther
commonsSpeakerDuringTerm James Lowther
commonsSupportParty Irish Parliamentary Party
containsMemberParty Conservative Party (UK)
Irish Parliamentary Party
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Party (UK)
country United Kingdom
election December 1910 United Kingdom general election
endTime 1918-11-25
followedBy 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom
governmentHeadAtStart H. H. Asquith
governmentHeadDuringTerm David Lloyd George
H. H. Asquith
hasMajorEvent Home Rule crisis
linked to: Ulster Crisis

Outbreak of the First World War
Parliament Act 1911
Suspension of general elections during World War I
hasPart House of Commons
House of Lords
legislated Defence of the Realm Act 1914
Government of Ireland Act 1914
Military Service Acts 1916–1918
Parliament Act 1911
Representation of the People Act 1918
Welsh Church Act 1914
legislativeTerm 1910–1918
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England
lordsSpeakerDuringTerm Lord Buckmaster
Lord Chancellor
Lord Finlay
Lord Haldane
linked to: Richard Haldane

Lord Loreburn
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
monarchDuringTerm George V
parliamentNumber 31
politicalContext Constitutional crisis over powers of the House of Lords
First World War
linked to: World War I

Pre–First World War era
precededBy 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
primeMinisterAtStart H. H. Asquith
primeMinisterDuringTerm David Lloyd George
H. H. Asquith
reasonForDissolution General election called after the First World War
startTime 1910-12-06

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December 1910 United Kingdom general election parliamentNumber 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
Cabinet of H. H. Asquith parliamentaryTerm 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency) representationBeganIn 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom follows 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom precededBy 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
1918 United Kingdom general election parliamentElected 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
30th Parliament of the United Kingdom followedBy 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom