UK Parliament 1966–1970

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The UK Parliament 1966–1970 was the legislative term dominated by Harold Wilson’s Labour government, marked by social reforms and economic challenges in late-1960s Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
city London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
commonsMajorityParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
commonsSpeaker Horace King ⓘ
linked to: Dr Horace King

Selwyn Lloyd ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolvedBy 1970 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
enactedLaw Abortion Act 1967 ⓘ
Caravan Sites Act 1968 ⓘ
Children and Young Persons Act 1969 ⓘ
Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 ⓘ
Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 ⓘ
Divorce Reform Act 1969 ⓘ
Education Act 1968 ⓘ
Equal Pay Act 1970 ⓘ
Family Law Reform Act 1969 ⓘ
Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1967 ⓘ
Industrial Expansion Act 1968 ⓘ
Iron and Steel Act 1967 ⓘ
Leasehold Reform Act 1967 ⓘ
Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967 ⓘ
National Health Service Act 1966 ⓘ
National Insurance Act 1966 ⓘ
Prices and Incomes Act 1966 ⓘ
Prices and Incomes Act 1967 ⓘ
Prices and Incomes Act 1968 ⓘ
Race Relations Act 1968 ⓘ
Representation of the People Act 1969 ⓘ
Sexual Offences Act 1967 ⓘ
Theatres Act 1968 ⓘ
Trade Descriptions Act 1968 ⓘ
Transport Act 1968 ⓘ
endTime 1970-05-29 ⓘ
followedBy UK Parliament 1970–1974 ⓘ
generalElection 1966 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Commons ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
legislativeTerm 1966–1970 ⓘ
legislatureNumber 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location Palace of Westminster ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
numberOfCommonsSeats 630 ⓘ
oppositionLeader Edward Heath ⓘ
oppositionParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
precededBy UK Parliament 1964–1966 ⓘ
primeMinister Harold Wilson ⓘ
rulingParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
significantIssue economic difficulties in late 1960s Britain ⓘ
social reform in the United Kingdom ⓘ
startTime 1966-03-31 ⓘ

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John Hunt (British politician) → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1966–1970 ⓘ
subject linked to: John Hunt
UK Parliament 1964–1966 → followedBy → UK Parliament 1966–1970 ⓘ
Barbara Castle → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1966–1970 ⓘ
1970–1971 Parliament of the United Kingdom → precededBy → 1966–1970 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK Parliament 1966–1970
UK Parliament 1970–1974 → precededBy → UK Parliament 1966–1970 ⓘ