Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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legislature parliament

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the supreme legislative body that governed the United Kingdom from the 1801 Act of Union until the establishment of the separate Irish Free State in 1922.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Parliament of the United Kingdom	153
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland canonical	5
United Kingdom Parliament	4
British Parliament	2
Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom	2
Parliaments of the United Kingdom	2
United Kingdom Parliament (historically, House of Lords)	2
19th-century Parliament of the United Kingdom	1
British Parliament (post-Union)	1
UK Parliament (1801–1922)	1
United Kingdom Parliament (House of Lords, historical)	1
Westminster Parliament (1801–1922)	1
Westminster Parliament (post-1801)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T25941 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Context triple: [Parliament of Great Britain, followedBy, Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]

A. Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
B. British Parliament
The British Parliament is the United Kingdom’s supreme legislative body, consisting primarily of the elected House of Commons and the appointed House of Lords, responsible for making and scrutinizing national laws and government policy.
C. House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom is the lower house of the UK Parliament, composed of elected Members of Parliament who debate and pass legislation and scrutinize the government.
D. Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland was the unicameral national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland until the 1707 Acts of Union.
E. Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia is the federal bicameral legislature of the Commonwealth of Australia, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Target entity description: The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the supreme legislative body that governed the United Kingdom from the 1801 Act of Union until the establishment of the separate Irish Free State in 1922.

A. Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.
B. British Parliament
The British Parliament is the United Kingdom’s supreme legislative body, consisting primarily of the elected House of Commons and the appointed House of Lords, responsible for making and scrutinizing national laws and government policy.
C. House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom is the lower house of the UK Parliament, composed of elected Members of Parliament who debate and pass legislation and scrutinize the government.
D. Parliament of Scotland
The Parliament of Scotland was the unicameral national legislature of the independent Kingdom of Scotland until the 1707 Acts of Union.
E. Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia is the federal bicameral legislature of the Commonwealth of Australia, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislature ⓘ parliament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	UK Parliament (1801–1922) ⓘ linked to: Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Westminster Parliament (1801–1922) ⓘ linked to: Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
appliesToPeriod	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
appliesToTerritorialExtent	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
capitalOfLegislatedEntity	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
comprises	House of Commons ⓘ linked to: House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Lords ⓘ monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	supreme legislative authority in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
country	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
createdBy	Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ
dissolved	1922 ⓘ
endTime	1922 ⓘ
followedBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
governs	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	British colonies and dependencies (to varying degrees) ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Ireland ⓘ
hasMemberChamber	House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ linked to: House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Lords ⓘ
hasPart	Crown-in-Parliament ⓘ House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ linked to: House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Lords ⓘ
inception	1801 ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
location	Palace of Westminster ⓘ
precededBy	Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ Parliament of Ireland ⓘ
reasonForEnd	establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ
replacedBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
replaces	Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ Parliament of Ireland ⓘ
seat	Palace of Westminster ⓘ
significantEvent	Anglo-Irish Treaty approval 1922 ⓘ Government of Ireland Act 1920 ⓘ Parliament Act 1911 ⓘ linked to: Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 passage of the Reform Act 1832 ⓘ passage of the Second Reform Act 1867 ⓘ passage of the Third Reform Act 1884 ⓘ
startTime	1801 ⓘ
subordinateTo	no higher legislative authority within the United Kingdom ⓘ
usedLanguage	English ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (176)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament of Great Britain → followedBy → Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ

Government of India Act 1919 → enactedBy → Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ