Dissolution of Parliament, April 2010

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Dissolution of Parliament, April 2010 was the formal termination of the UK’s 39th Parliament that triggered the 2010 general election.

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instanceOf dissolution of parliament ⓘ
political event ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
category 2010 in British politics ⓘ
Dissolutions of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
chronologicalOrder dissolution preceding the 2010 UK general election ⓘ
city London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom ⓘ
date 2010-04-12 ⓘ
effectOnGovernment Gordon Brown’s ministry continued in caretaker capacity ⓘ
effectOnMPs all seats in the House of Commons became vacant ⓘ
electionType general election ⓘ
electoralEventDate 2010-05-06 ⓘ
followedBy 2010 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
formalActBy Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
formalInstrument royal proclamation ⓘ
governmentAtTime Labour government (2007–2010) ⓘ
hasPart dissolution of the House of Commons ⓘ
prorogation of the House of Lords ⓘ
lastDissolutionBefore Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 came into force ⓘ
legalBasis Royal Prerogative ⓘ
legislativeTermEnded 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
monarchAtTime Elizabeth II ⓘ
oppositionLeaderAtTime David Cameron ⓘ
parliamentaryTermEnd 2010-04-12 ⓘ
parliamentaryTermStart 2005-05-11 ⓘ
parliamentNumber 39th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf constitutional process of the United Kingdom ⓘ
precededBy State Opening of Parliament 2009 ⓘ
precedes Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 ⓘ
primeMinisterAtTime Gordon Brown ⓘ
reason end of maximum parliamentary term ⓘ
relatedLegislation Parliament Act 1911 ⓘ
Parliament Act 1949 ⓘ
resultedIn formation of the Cameron–Clegg coalition ⓘ
start of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
timePeriod 21st century ⓘ
triggered 2010 United Kingdom general election ⓘ

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39th Parliament of the United Kingdom → endedByDissolution → Dissolution of Parliament, April 2010 ⓘ