UK Parliament 1992–1997

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The UK Parliament 1992–1997 was the Conservative-dominated legislature elected in 1992 under Prime Minister John Major, overseeing key events such as the Maastricht Treaty ratification and the run-up to the 1997 general election.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
legislative term ⓘ
commonsMajorityParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
commonsSecondLargestParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolvedForElection 1997 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
enactedTreaty Maastricht Treaty (Treaty on European Union) ⓘ
endedBy dissolution of Parliament by royal proclamation ⓘ
endTime 1997-05-01 ⓘ
followedBy UK Parliament 1997–2001 ⓘ
generalElection 1992 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
government Fourth Thatcher–Major era Conservative government ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
legislativeBody House of Commons ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
legislatureNumber 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location Palace of Westminster ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II ⓘ
notableEvent Black Wednesday and subsequent economic debates ⓘ
Conservative Party internal divisions over Europe ⓘ
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 ⓘ
Dunblane school massacre debates ⓘ
Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 ⓘ
Northern Ireland peace process groundwork ⓘ
Scottish Conservative wipeout preparations for 1997 election ⓘ
Scottish devolution and Welsh devolution debates in opposition ⓘ
cash-for-questions scandal ⓘ
introduction of the Council Tax ⓘ
ratification of the Maastricht Treaty ⓘ
numberOfCommonsSeats 651 ⓘ
oppositionLeader John Smith ⓘ
Neil Kinnock ⓘ
Tony Blair ⓘ
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
politicalContext Conservative majority eroded to minority government ⓘ
debates over UK membership of the European Union ⓘ
rise of New Labour under Tony Blair ⓘ
precededBy UK Parliament 1987–1992 ⓘ
primeMinisterDuringTerm John Major ⓘ
rulingParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons Betty Boothroyd ⓘ
startTime 1992-04-09 ⓘ
termType full parliamentary term ⓘ
thirdPartyInCommons Liberal Democrats ⓘ

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John Hunt (British politician) → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
subject linked to: John Hunt
Bob Ainsworth → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
Andrew Robathan → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
Archie Hamilton → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
Tessa Jowell → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
Neil Hamilton → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
George Stevenson (politician) → partOf → UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
UK Parliament 1987–2001 → hasPart → Parliament of the United Kingdom 1992–1997 ⓘ
linked to: UK Parliament 1992–1997
Alan Keen → legislativeTerm → UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
Margaret Hodge → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1992–1997 ⓘ
subject linked to: Dame Margaret Hodge
Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992 → followedBy → Parliament of the United Kingdom 1992–1997 ⓘ
linked to: UK Parliament 1992–1997