Harold Wilson minority Labour government

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The Harold Wilson minority Labour government was the UK administration led by Prime Minister Harold Wilson from 1974–1976, operating without an overall parliamentary majority and relying on support from smaller parties to pass legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK government ⓘ
minority government ⓘ
cabinetNumber Wilson ministry (1974–1976) ⓘ
chancellorOfTheExchequer Denis Healey ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
defenceSecretary Roy Mason ⓘ
economicContext high inflation in the United Kingdom ⓘ
industrial unrest in the United Kingdom ⓘ
rising unemployment in the United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime April 1976 ⓘ
faced conflicts with trade unions ⓘ
followedBy James Callaghan Labour government ⓘ
foreignSecretary James Callaghan ⓘ
formedAfter February 1974 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
governingPartyLeader Harold Wilson ⓘ
governmentHeadTitle Prime Minister ⓘ
headOfGovernment Harold Wilson ⓘ
held 1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum ⓘ
homeSecretary Roy Jenkins ⓘ
introduced measures to control inflation ⓘ
prices and incomes policies ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom
legislativeTerm 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
legislature United Kingdom Parliament ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
locatedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
majorIssue United Kingdom membership of the European Economic Community ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
parliamentaryComposition largest single party but short of overall majority ⓘ
partyIdeology social democracy ⓘ
policyArea European integration ⓘ
economic policy ⓘ
industrial relations ⓘ
policyOutcome United Kingdom voted to remain in the European Economic Community in 1975 referendum ⓘ
politicalPartyInGovernment Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
precededBy Edward Heath Conservative government ⓘ
primeMinister Harold Wilson ⓘ
reasonForMinorityStatus no overall majority in House of Commons ⓘ
reliedOn Liberal Party (UK) support in Parliament ⓘ
support from smaller parties to pass legislation ⓘ
resignationOfHeadOfGovernment Harold Wilson resignation April 1976 ⓘ
seatOfGovernment 10 Downing Street ⓘ
startTime March 1974 ⓘ
stateHeadTitle Monarch ⓘ
statusInLegislature minority government ⓘ
succeededBy Labour majority government under James Callaghan ⓘ
timePeriod mid-1970s ⓘ
typeOfCabinet Labour Cabinet ⓘ
linked to: Labour government

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46th Parliament of the United Kingdom → hasGovernment → Harold Wilson minority Labour government ⓘ
Richard Crossman → participatedIn → Harold Wilson ministry ⓘ
linked to: Harold Wilson minority Labour government
post-war London → hasKeyGovernment → Harold Wilson government ⓘ
linked to: Harold Wilson minority Labour government
Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity → createdUnder → Harold Wilson government ⓘ
linked to: Harold Wilson minority Labour government
Secretary of State for Social Services → createdBy → Harold Wilson government ⓘ
linked to: Harold Wilson minority Labour government