55th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom was the post-2010 general election Parliament during which the Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats formed the first UK coalition government since World War II.

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55th Parliament of the United Kingdom canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
appliesToJurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
country United Kingdom
dissolved 2015
election 2010 United Kingdom general election
endTime 2015-03-30
followedBy 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom
follows 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom
government Cameron–Clegg coalition government
hasMajorityGovernment Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition
hasPart House of Commons
House of Lords
inception 2010
juniorCoalitionParty Liberal Democrats (UK)
linked to: Liberal Democrats
leaderOfTheOpposition Ed Miliband
leadingGovernmentParty Conservative Party (UK)
legislativeBody House of Commons
House of Lords
legislativePeriod 2010–2015
legislativeTermOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England
mainOppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
monarch Elizabeth II
notableFor first UK coalition government since World War II
numberOfMembers 650
numberOfSessions 5
passesAct Care Act 2014
Children and Families Act 2014
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Health and Social Care Act 2012
Immigration Act 2014
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
Scotland Act 2012
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
Welfare Reform Act 2012
precededByGovernment Brown ministry
primeMinister David Cameron
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons John Bercow
startTime 2010-05-18
succeededByGovernment Second Cameron ministry
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature
votingSystemForCommons first-past-the-post

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Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government legislativeTerm 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 parliamentNumber 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
2010–2012 UK Parliament parliamentNumber 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
54th Parliament of the United Kingdom followedBy 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom
56th Parliament of the United Kingdom follows 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom