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|'''1945–1950 Parliament''' |
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| chamber1_leader1_type = [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker]] |
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| chamber1_leader1 = [[Douglas Clifton Brown]] |
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| chamber1_leader2 = [[Herbert Morrison]]<br />[[James Chuter Ede]] |
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| chamber1_leader3 = [[Clement Attlee]] |
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| chamber1_leader4 = [[Winston Churchill]] |
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| chamber1_leader5 = [[Clement Davies]] |
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⚫ | This is a complete list of [[members of Parliament]] elected to the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] at the [[1945 United Kingdom general election|1945 general election]], held on 5 July 1945. See also, [[Constituency election results in the 1945 United Kingdom general election]]. 324 MPs were elected for the first time which is the record turnover of new members as of [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parliamentary Candidates - Future MPs - A list and insight |url=https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/parliamentary-candidates/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Politics.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Notable newcomers to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] included [[Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham|Michael Stewart]], [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]], [[Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross|Hartley Shawcross]], [[Barbara Castle]], [[Bessie Braddock]], [[Richard Crossman]], [[Michael Foot]], [[George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy|George Thomas]], [[George Wigg]], [[Woodrow Wyatt]], [[Harold Wilson]], [[James Callaghan]], [[Hugh Gaitskell]], [[Derick Heathcoat-Amory]] and [[Selwyn Lloyd]]. |
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==Composition== |
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'''Note:''' This is not the official seating plan of the House of Commons, which has five rows of benches on each side, with the government party to the right of the |
'''Note:''' This is not the official seating plan of the House of Commons, which has five rows of benches on each side, with the government party to the right of the speaker and opposition parties to the left, but with room for only around two-thirds of MPs to sit at any one time. |
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The [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|Commons Chamber]] was hit by bombs and the roof of [[Westminster Hall]] was set on fire. The fire service said that it would be impossible to save both, so it was decided to concentrate on saving the Hall. |
The [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|Commons Chamber]] was hit by bombs and the roof of [[Westminster Hall]] was set on fire. The fire service said that it would be impossible to save both, so it was decided to concentrate on saving the Hall. |
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The Commons Chamber was entirely destroyed by the fire which spread to the Members' Lobby and caused the ceiling to collapse. By the following morning, all that was left of the Chamber was a smoking shell. As the Commons Chamber was totally destroyed and the [[House of Lords|Lords Chamber]] was damaged, both Houses moved to the Church House annexe and sat there from 13 May. |
The Commons Chamber was entirely destroyed by the fire which spread to the Members' Lobby and caused the ceiling to collapse. By the following morning, all that was left of the Chamber was a smoking shell. As the Commons Chamber was totally destroyed and the [[House of Lords|Lords Chamber]] was damaged, both Houses moved to the Church House annexe and sat there from 13 May. |
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|[[Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Chesterfield]] |
|[[Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Chesterfield]] |
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|[[George Benson (politician)|George Benson]] |
|[[George Benson (British politician)|George Benson]] |
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|Labour |
|Labour |
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|[[Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)|Devizes]] |
|[[Devizes (UK Parliament constituency)|Devizes]] |
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|[[Christopher Hollis]] |
|[[Christopher Hollis (politician)|Christopher Hollis]] |
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|Conservative |
|Conservative |
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|[[Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Farnworth]] |
|[[Farnworth (UK Parliament constituency)|Farnworth]] |
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|[[George Tomlinson]] |
|[[George Tomlinson (British politician)|George Tomlinson]] |
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|Labour |
|Labour |
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|rowspan="2"|[[Fermanagh and Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and Tyrone]] <br /> (Two members) |
|rowspan="2"|[[Fermanagh and Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)|Fermanagh and Tyrone]] <br /> (Two members) |
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|[[Patrick Cunningham]] |
|[[Patrick Cunningham (politician)|Patrick Cunningham]] |
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|Irish Nationalist |
|Irish Nationalist |
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|[[Glasgow Cathcart (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]] |
|[[Glasgow Cathcart (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]] |
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|[[Francis Beattie]] |
|[[Francis Beattie (British politician)|Francis Beattie]] |
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|Conservative |
|Conservative |
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|[[Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverness]] |
|[[Inverness (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverness]] |
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|[[Murdoch Macdonald|Sir Murdo Macdonald]] |
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|Indep. National Liberal |
|Indep. National Liberal |
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|[[Lanark (UK Parliament constituency)|Lanark]] |
|[[Lanark (UK Parliament constituency)|Lanark]] |
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|[[Tom Steele]] |
|[[Tom Steele (politician)|Tom Steele]] |
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|Labour |
|Labour |
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|[[Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds Central]] |
|[[Leeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds Central]] |
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|[[George Porter (politician)|George Porter]] |
|[[George Porter (British politician)|George Porter]] |
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|Labour |
|Labour |
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|[[Merioneth (UK Parliament constituency)|Merioneth]] |
|[[Merioneth (UK Parliament constituency)|Merioneth]] |
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|[[Emrys Roberts]] |
|[[Emrys Roberts (Liberal politician)|Emrys Roberts]] |
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|Liberal |
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|[[Nottingham South (UK Parliament constituency)|Nottingham South]] |
|[[Nottingham South (UK Parliament constituency)|Nottingham South]] |
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|[[Norman Smith ( |
|[[Norman Smith (MP for Nottingham South)|Norman Smith]] |
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|Labour Co-op |
|Labour Co-op |
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|[[Pontypool (UK Parliament constituency)|Pontypool]] |
|[[Pontypool (UK Parliament constituency)|Pontypool]] |
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|[[Arthur Jenkins (politician)|Arthur Jenkins]] |
|[[Arthur Jenkins (British politician)|Arthur Jenkins]] |
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|[[Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)|Sevenoaks]] |
|[[Sevenoaks (UK Parliament constituency)|Sevenoaks]] |
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|[[Charles Ponsonby]] <!-- received baronetcy in 1956 --> |
|[[Sir Charles Ponsonby, 1st Baronet|Charles Ponsonby]] <!-- received baronetcy in 1956 --> |
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|[[Walthamstow East (UK Parliament constituency)|Walthamstow East]] |
|[[Walthamstow East (UK Parliament constituency)|Walthamstow East]] |
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|[[Harry Wallace]] |
|[[Harry Wallace (politician)|Harry Wallace]] |
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|Labour |
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==Changes== |
==Changes== |
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*1946 |
*1946 – [[Ernest Millington]] (Chelmsford) joins Labour Party from [[Common Wealth Party]] |
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*1947 |
*1947 – [[Campbell Stephen]] (Glasgow, Camlachie) joins Labour Party from [[Independent Labour Party]] shortly before death |
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*1947 |
*1947 – [[John McGovern (politician)|John McGovern]] (Glasgow, Shettleston) joins Labour Party from [[Independent Labour Party]] |
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*1947 |
*1947 – [[Tom Horabin]] (North Cornwall) joins Labour Party from Liberal Party |
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*1948 – [[James Carmichael (British politician)|James Carmichael]] (Glasgow, Bridgeton) joins Labour Party from [[Independent Labour Party]] (last ILP MP) |
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*March 1948 |
*March 1948 – [[John Mackie (Scottish Unionist politician)|John Mackie]] (Galloway) rejoins Conservative Party having been deselected in 1945 (stood as an Independent Unionist in 1945 election) |
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*1948 |
*1948 – [[Ivor Bulmer-Thomas|Ivor Thomas]] (Keighley) defects from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party over iron and steel nationalisation |
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*1948 |
*1948 – [[Alfred Edwards (politician)|Alfred Edwards]] (Middlesbrough East) defects from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party over iron and steel nationalisation |
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*1948 |
*1948 – [[John Platts-Mills]] (Finsbury) expelled from Labour Party over opposition to foreign policy and support for Italian Socialist Party; sits as Labour Independent |
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*May 1949 |
*May 1949 – [[Konni Zilliacus]] (Gateshead) expelled from Labour Party over opposition to NATO and foreign policy; sits as Labour Independent |
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*May 1949 |
*May 1949 – [[Leslie Solley]] (Thurrock) expelled from Labour Party over opposition to NATO and foreign policy; sits as Labour Independent |
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*May 1949 |
*May 1949 – [[Lester Hutchinson]] (Manchester, Rusholme) expelled from Labour Party over opposition to NATO and foreign policy; sits as Labour Independent |
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*1949 |
*1949 – [[Konni Zilliacus]] (Gateshead) breaks with Labour Independent Group over their support for Stalin against Tito |
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==See also== |
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* [[1945 United Kingdom general election]] |
* [[1945 United Kingdom general election]] |
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* [[List of |
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* [[List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)]] |
* [[List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 6 August 2024
1945–1950 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||
Term | 26 July 1945 | – 23 February 1950||||
Election | 1945 United Kingdom general election | ||||
Government | First Attlee ministry | ||||
House of Commons | |||||
Members | 640 | ||||
Speaker | Douglas Clifton Brown | ||||
Leader | Herbert Morrison James Chuter Ede | ||||
Prime Minister | Clement Attlee | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | Winston Churchill | ||||
Third-party leader | Clement Davies | ||||
House of Lords | |||||
Lord Chancellor | Earl Jowitt |
This is a complete list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1945 general election, held on 5 July 1945. See also, Constituency election results in the 1945 United Kingdom general election. 324 MPs were elected for the first time which is the record turnover of new members as of 2024.[1]
Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included Michael Stewart, George Brown, Hartley Shawcross, Barbara Castle, Bessie Braddock, Richard Crossman, Michael Foot, George Thomas, George Wigg, Woodrow Wyatt, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Hugh Gaitskell, Derick Heathcoat-Amory and Selwyn Lloyd.
Composition
[edit]This diagram show the composition of the parties in the 1945 general election.
Note: This is not the official seating plan of the House of Commons, which has five rows of benches on each side, with the government party to the right of the speaker and opposition parties to the left, but with room for only around two-thirds of MPs to sit at any one time. The Commons Chamber was hit by bombs and the roof of Westminster Hall was set on fire. The fire service said that it would be impossible to save both, so it was decided to concentrate on saving the Hall. The Commons Chamber was entirely destroyed by the fire which spread to the Members' Lobby and caused the ceiling to collapse. By the following morning, all that was left of the Chamber was a smoking shell. As the Commons Chamber was totally destroyed and the Lords Chamber was damaged, both Houses moved to the Church House annexe and sat there from 13 May. From late June 1941 until October 1950, the Commons met in the Lords Chamber, while the Lords met in the Robing Room (a fact which was kept secret during the war).[2]
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Labour Party | 393 | |
Conservative Party | 197 | |
Liberal Party | 12 | |
National Liberal | 11 | |
Independent | 8 | |
National Government | 4 | |
ILP | 3 | |
Communist | 2 | |
Independent Labour | 2 | |
Independent Conservative | 2 | |
Nationalist | 2 | |
Independent Liberal | 2 | |
Common Wealth | 1 | |
Independent Progressive | 1 | |
Total | 640 | |
Effective government majority | 145 |
° Sir Edward Campbell died on 17 July and Leslie Pym died on 18 July before the poll was announced. By-elections were held in the autumn
× The sitting MP for Hull, Central, Walter Windsor, died during the election campaign. Mark Hewitson was elected in a postponed poll in August.
By-elections
[edit]See the list of United Kingdom by-elections.
Changes
[edit]- 1946 – Ernest Millington (Chelmsford) joins Labour Party from Common Wealth Party
- 1947 – Campbell Stephen (Glasgow, Camlachie) joins Labour Party from Independent Labour Party shortly before death
- 1947 – John McGovern (Glasgow, Shettleston) joins Labour Party from Independent Labour Party
- 1947 – Tom Horabin (North Cornwall) joins Labour Party from Liberal Party
- 1948 – James Carmichael (Glasgow, Bridgeton) joins Labour Party from Independent Labour Party (last ILP MP)
- March 1948 – John Mackie (Galloway) rejoins Conservative Party having been deselected in 1945 (stood as an Independent Unionist in 1945 election)
- 1948 – Ivor Thomas (Keighley) defects from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party over iron and steel nationalisation
- 1948 – Alfred Edwards (Middlesbrough East) defects from the Labour Party to the Conservative Party over iron and steel nationalisation
- 1948 – John Platts-Mills (Finsbury) expelled from Labour Party over opposition to foreign policy and support for Italian Socialist Party; sits as Labour Independent
- May 1949 – Konni Zilliacus (Gateshead) expelled from Labour Party over opposition to NATO and foreign policy; sits as Labour Independent
- May 1949 – Leslie Solley (Thurrock) expelled from Labour Party over opposition to NATO and foreign policy; sits as Labour Independent
- May 1949 – Lester Hutchinson (Manchester, Rusholme) expelled from Labour Party over opposition to NATO and foreign policy; sits as Labour Independent
- 1949 – Konni Zilliacus (Gateshead) breaks with Labour Independent Group over their support for Stalin against Tito
See also
[edit]- 1945 United Kingdom general election
- List of parliaments of the United Kingdom
- List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950)
References
[edit]- ^ "Parliamentary Candidates - Future MPs - A list and insight". Politics.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Bomb damage".
- The Times House of Commons 1945 (1945), The Times, London.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs