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Cavalier Parliament
2005–2010 Parliament 2015–2017 Parliament
King Charles II of England, c. 1661–62, with his parliamentary robes, as he would have dressed at the opening of the sessions of the Cavalier Parliament
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of England
JurisdictionKingdom of England
Term8 May 1661 (1661-05-08) – 24 January 1679 (1679-01-24)
Election1661 English general election
House of Commons
Members518
SpeakerJohn Bercow
LeaderWilliam Hague
Andrew Lansley – until reshuffle in 2014
Sir George Young, Bt – until 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Leader of the OppositionEd Miliband
Harriet Harman – acting until 25 September 2010
Third-party leaderNick Clegg – as Deputy Prime Minister
House of Lords
Members782
Lord SpeakerBaroness D'Souza
Baroness Hayman – until 31 August 2011
LeaderBaroness Stowell of Beeston
Lord Hill of Oareford – until 15 July 2014
Lord Strathclyde – until 7 January 2013
Leader of the OppositionBaroness Royall of Blaisdon
Third-party leaderLord Wallace of Tankerness
Lord McNally – until 15 October 2013
Crown-in-ParliamentElizabeth II
Sessions
1st25 May 2010 (2010-05-25) – 1 May 2012 (2012-05-01)
2nd9 May 2012 (2012-05-09) – 25 April 2013 (2013-04-25)
3rd8 May 2013 (2013-05-08) – 14 May 2014 (2014-05-14)
4th4 June 2014 (2014-06-04) – 26 March 2015 (2015-03-26)

Elections

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Year Majority vote? Winner Most seats in Commons? Majority?
1830 Yes Whig No No
1831 Yes Whig Yes Yes
1832 Yes Whig Yes Yes
1835 Yes Whig Yes Yes
1837 Yes Whig Yes Yes
1841 Yes Conservative Yes Yes
1847 Yes Whig No No
1852 Yes Whig No Yes
1857 Yes Whig Yes Yes
1859 Yes Liberal Yes Yes
1865 Yes Liberal Yes Yes
1868 Yes Liberal Yes Yes
1874 Yes Liberal No Yes
1880 Yes Liberal Yes Yes
1885 No Liberal Yes No
1886 Yes Conservative Yes Yes
1892 No Conservative Yes No
1895 No Conservative Yes Yes
1900 Yes Conservative Yes Yes
1906 No Liberal Yes Yes
1910 No Conservative No No
1910 No Conservative No No
1918 No Conservative Yes Yes
1922 No Conservative Yes Yes
1923 No Conservative No No
1924 No Conservative Yes Yes
1929 No Conservative No No
1931 Yes Conservative Yes Yes
1935 No Conservative Yes Yes
1945 No Labour Yes Yes
1950 No Labour Yes Yes
1951 No Labour No Yes
1955 No Conservative Yes Yes
1959 No Conservative Yes Yes
1964 No Labour Yes Yes
1966 No Labour Yes Yes
1970 No Conservative Yes Yes
1974 No Conservative No No
1974 No Labour Yes Yes
1979 No Conservative Yes Yes
1983 No Conservative Yes Yes
1987 No Conservative Yes Yes
1992 No Conservative Yes Yes
1997 No Labour Yes Yes
2001 No Labour Yes Yes
2005 No Labour Yes Yes
2010 No Conservative Yes No
2015 No Conservative Yes Yes
2017 No Conservative Yes No
2019 No Conservative Yes Yes