45th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the UK parliamentary term elected in the 1970 general election, during which Edward Heath’s Conservative government held office until its dissolution in early 1974.

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instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
category 1970 establishments in the United Kingdom
1974 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
chancellorOfTheExchequer Anthony Barber
Iain Macleod
city London
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom
dissolvedByElection February 1974 United Kingdom general election
electionDate 1970-06-18
endDate 1974-02-08
firstSittingDate 1970-06-29
followedBy 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom
foreignSecretary Alec Douglas-Home
formedByElection 1970 United Kingdom general election
governmentHead Edward Heath
governmentHeadParty Conservative Party (UK)
hasComponent House of Commons
House of Lords
hasJurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
homeSecretary Reginald Maudling
Robert Carr
lastSittingDate 1974-02-08
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
legislativeTermFor United Kingdom government 1970–1974
legislatureType bicameral legislature
location Palace of Westminster
meetsIn House of Commons chamber
House of Lords chamber
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II
notableEvent Industrial disputes and miners’ strikes in early 1970s
United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities
introduction of decimal currency in the United Kingdom
passage of the European Communities Act 1972
numberOfCommonsSeats 630
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
parliamentNumber 45
precededBy 44th Parliament of the United Kingdom
primeMinisterInOffice Edward Heath
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons George Thomas
Horace King
linked to: Dr Horace King

Selwyn Lloyd
startDate 1970-06-18
termOfOfficeOf Members of Parliament of the 1970–1974 Parliament
timePeriod 20th century

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46th Parliament of the United Kingdom follows 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK Parliament 1966–1970 legislatureNumber 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
1970–1971 Parliament of the United Kingdom legislativeTermNumber 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom
UK Parliament 1970–1974 legislativeTermNumber 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom