Parliament of Great Britain

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
parliament
supreme legislative body
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain
linked to: British Isles
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction Kingdom of Great Britain
capitalOfJurisdiction London
linked to: London, England
coatOfArms Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (used in its British form during the period)
composedOf Crown
House of Commons
House of Lords
country Kingdom of Great Britain
dissolved 1801
endTime 1801
followedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
foundedBy Acts of Union 1707
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasJurisdictionOver British colonies (to varying degrees)
England
Scotland
Wales
hasPart British monarch
House of Commons
House of Lords
hasRole approving taxation
enacting statutes for Great Britain
scrutinising the executive
inception 1707
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Acts of Union 1707
legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of Great Britain
legislativeBranchOf Government of Great Britain
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England
London
linked to: London, England
location Westminster
linked to: London, England
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
numberOfChambers 2
precededBy Parliament of England
Parliament of Scotland
replacedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
replaces Parliament of England
Parliament of Scotland
shortName British Parliament
significantBuilding Palace of Westminster
significantEvent loss of separate Irish legislature and creation of UK Parliament in 1801
union of English and Scottish parliaments
startTime 1707
subordinateTo no higher legislative authority within Great Britain
timePeriod 18th century
usedElectoralSystem first-past-the-post for House of Commons

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Kingdom of Great Britain legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain replaces Parliament of England
linked to: Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Great Britain foundedBy Acts of Union 1707
linked to: Parliament of Great Britain
Robert Walpole representedIn Parliament of Great Britain
Tea Act legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Horace Walpole memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Robert Clive memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
William Pitt the Younger memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Quebec Act legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Acts of Union 1800 legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Acts of Union 1800 affectedInstitution Parliament of Great Britain
Townshend Acts (tea tax component) legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Intolerable Acts legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Acts of Union 1707 established Parliament of Great Britain
Treaty of Paris (1783) ratifiedBy Parliament of Great Britain
Constitutional Act 1791 enactedBy Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of Scotland replacedBy Parliament of Great Britain
Horace Mann memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
India Act 1784 legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Parliament of England replacedBy Parliament of Great Britain
Commutation Act 1784 legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Tory parliamentaryContext Parliament of Great Britain
The Statutes of the Realm coversJurisdiction Parliament of Great Britain
Edward Vernon memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
subject linked to: Admiral Edward Vernon
Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774) addressesTo British Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Great Britain
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
House of Commons of Great Britain partOf Parliament of Great Britain
House of Commons of Great Britain legislativeBranchOf Parliament of Great Britain
Stamp Act 1765 enactedBy Parliament of Great Britain
Quartering Act legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Lord of Parliament postUnionLegislativeContext Parliament of Great Britain
Administration of Justice Act 1774 legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
subject linked to: Administration of Justice Act
John Burgoyne memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Commons House of Assembly inspiredBy Parliament of Great Britain
Three Estates of Scotland replacedBy Parliament of Great Britain
Sir George Pocock memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Godolphin associatedWithParliament Parliament of Great Britain
Henry Dundas memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke parliamentaryBody Parliament of Great Britain
Henry Pelham memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Sugar Act 1764 legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Earl of Godolphin jurisdiction Parliament of Great Britain
Rockingham Whig basedIn Parliament of Great Britain
Diamond Pitt memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
John Pitt (younger brother) parliamentaryBody Parliament of Great Britain
Sir Charles Yorke memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Board of Control subordinateTo Parliament of Great Britain