UK Parliament 1970–1974

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The UK Parliament 1970–1974 was the national legislature of the United Kingdom during Edward Heath’s Conservative government, a period marked by industrial unrest, economic challenges, and the lead-up to the 1974 general elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currencyInUse Pound sterling ⓘ
election 1970 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
endedBy February 1974 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
endTime 1974 ⓘ
followedBy UK Parliament February 1974–October 1974 ⓘ
government Heath ministry ⓘ
hasPart House of Commons ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
Monarch ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
legislativeJurisdiction Great Britain ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
legislativeTermNumber 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
lowerHouse House of Commons ⓘ
mainOppositionLeader Harold Wilson ⓘ
mainOppositionParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
metAt Palace of Westminster ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
notableIssue economic difficulties ⓘ
entry into the European Economic Community ⓘ
industrial unrest ⓘ
inflation ⓘ
miners' strikes ⓘ
three-day week ⓘ
numberOfCommonsSeats 630 ⓘ
oversawEvent United Kingdom's accession to the European Economic Community ⓘ
introduction of direct rule in Northern Ireland ⓘ
suspension of the Parliament of Northern Ireland ⓘ
passedAct European Communities Act 1972 ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 ⓘ
Industrial Relations Act 1971 ⓘ
Local Government Act 1972 ⓘ
Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 ⓘ
periodCharacterisedBy Conservative majority government ⓘ
rising unemployment ⓘ
wage and price controls ⓘ
precededBy UK Parliament 1966–1970 ⓘ
primeMinisterAtStart Edward Heath ⓘ
rulingParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons Horace King ⓘ
linked to: Dr Horace King

Selwyn Lloyd ⓘ
startTime 1970 ⓘ
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature ⓘ
upperHouse House of Lords ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Archie Hamilton → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1970–1974 ⓘ
UK Parliament 1966–1970 → followedBy → UK Parliament 1970–1974 ⓘ
Barbara Castle → parliamentaryTerm → UK Parliament 1974 ⓘ
linked to: UK Parliament 1970–1974
1970–1971 Parliament of the United Kingdom → followedBy → 1971–1974 Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK Parliament 1970–1974