Salisbury Doctrine

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:House_of_Lords
government has a clear electoral mandate
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:establishedIn 1945
gptkbp:firstArticulatedBy gptkb:Lord_Salisbury
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Salisbury Doctrine
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_5th_Marquess_of_Salisbury
gptkbp:principle House of Lords should not oppose second or third reading of government bills fulfilling manifesto commitments
gptkbp:purpose to prevent the House of Lords from blocking legislation promised in the government's election manifesto
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:UK_constitution
parliamentary sovereignty
gptkbp:significance limits the power of the House of Lords
gptkbp:status unwritten convention
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Gascoyne-Cecil,_3rd_Marquess_of_Salisbury
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5