30th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the wartime legislature elected in January 1910 that sat during the early years of H. H. Asquith’s Liberal government and the lead-up to the First World War.

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30th Parliament of the United Kingdom canonical 3

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instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
commonsControl Liberal Party (UK)
commonsSpeaker James Lowther
country United Kingdom
dissolutionReason calling of the December 1910 United Kingdom general election
election January 1910 United Kingdom general election
endDate 1910-11-28
firstSessionEnd 1910-04-10
firstSessionStart 1910-02-15
followedBy 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
government Asquith Liberal government
hasPart House of Commons
House of Lords
historicalEra Edwardian era
reign of George V
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
legislativeContext pre–First World War period
legislativeTerm 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom under the Parliament Act 1911 numbering scheme
legislatureType bicameral legislature
location London
linked to: London, England
mainOppositionLeader Arthur Balfour
mainOppositionParty Conservative Party (UK)
metAt Palace of Westminster
monarch Edward VII
George V
notableLegislationContext budgetary and constitutional reforms preceding Parliament Act 1911
numberOfCommonsSeats 670
parliamentNumber 30
precededBy 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom
primeMinister H. H. Asquith
secondSessionEnd 1910-11-28
secondSessionStart 1910-04-11
sessionCount 2
significantEvent constitutional crisis over the 1909 People’s Budget
negotiations leading to the Parliament Act 1911
significantIssue House of Lords veto power
Irish Home Rule question
social welfare reforms
startDate 1910-02-15
status minority government
timePeriod early 20th century

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Cabinet of H. H. Asquith parliamentaryTerm 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Coalition Government (1915–1916) legislativeTerm 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
31st Parliament of the United Kingdom precededBy 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom