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Proceeding contribution from Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 1 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.


Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

Am I right in saying that the election took place at the beginning of 1924 and Baldwin’s Government failed to win on the first Queen’s Speech and that is why we moved straight from Stanley Baldwin to Ramsay MacDonald? It would have been impractical to have gone straight to an election at that point.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
725 c1046 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Legislatures General elections Fixed-term parliaments Dissolution Northern Ireland Parliament Scotland Wales Censure motions
Legislation
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 2010-12
Link
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