| February–October 1974 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||
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 Palace of Westminster in 1973 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||
| Term | 12 March 1974 – 20 September 1974 | ||||
| Election | February 1974 United Kingdom general election | ||||
| Government | Third Wilson ministry | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 635 | ||||
| Speaker | Selwyn Lloyd | ||||
| Leader | Edward Short | ||||
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Edward Heath | ||||
| Third-party leader | Jeremy Thorpe | ||||
| House of Lords | |||||
| Lord Chancellor | Baron Elwyn-Jones | ||||
This is a list of members of Parliament elected at the February 1974 general election, held on 28 February. This was the first of two general elections to be held that year. Parliament convened on 12 March 1974 at the Palace of Westminster by Queen Elizabeth II.[1] It was dissolved just over six months later on 20 September 1974, making it the shortest UK parliament in history and the shortest parliament to sit at Westminster since 1681.[2]
- ^ "THE QUEEN'S SPEECH". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). United Kingdom: House of Lords. 12 March 1974. col. 7–12.
- ^ Smith, Alastair (19 July 2004). Election Timing. Cambridge University Press. p. 194. ISBN 0521833639.
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