56th Parliament

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The 56th Parliament was the session of the United Kingdom Parliament that sat from 2015 to 2017 following the general election held in May 2015.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
appliesToJurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
country United Kingdom
dissolvedBy 2017 dissolution of Parliament of the United Kingdom
election 2015 United Kingdom general election
endTime 2017-05-03
followedBy 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom
follows 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government First May ministry
Second Cameron ministry
hasCommonsChamber House of Commons chamber
hasLanguage English
hasLordsChamber House of Lords chamber
hasPart House of Commons
House of Lords
hasSession 2015–16 session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
2016–17 session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.uk
jurisdiction United Kingdom
largestPartyInCommons Conservative Party (UK)
legislativeBody House of Commons
House of Lords
legislativePeriod 2015–2017
legislativeTermOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
legislatureNumber 56
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
meetsInBuilding Houses of Parliament
monarch Elizabeth II
numberOfHouses 2
numberOfMembers 650
officialOppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
openedByEvent State Opening of Parliament, 27 May 2015
openingBy Elizabeth II
parliamentaryTermEndEvent Royal Proclamation dissolving Parliament, 3 May 2017
parliamentaryTermStartEvent State Opening of Parliament, 27 May 2015
precededByElection 2015 United Kingdom general election
primeMinister David Cameron
Theresa May
reasonForEnd early dissolution for 2017 United Kingdom general election
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons John Bercow
startTime 2015-05-27
succeededByElection 2017 United Kingdom general election
thirdLargestPartyInCommons Scottish National Party
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature
usedVotingSystem first-past-the-post

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UK Parliament 2015–2017 ordinalNumber 56th Parliament