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href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">59th Parliament</a><br /></div>since 9 July 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of United Kingdom">Parliament of United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist" style="margin-left:1em;text-indent:-1em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Honourable" title="The Honourable">The Honourable</a><br />(used only as a 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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">28 August 1802<span class="noprint"> (222 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1802-08-28</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1802_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1802 United Kingdom general election">1st Parliament</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a></span>91,346 (<a href="/wiki/USD" class="mw-redirect" title="USD">US$</a>125,131.51) per year, excluding personal expenses claimed for accommodation, utilities, food and drink, and transport costs and private office budget.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile vcard hlist" style="width:20em;"><tbody><tr><td class="sidebar-pretitle">This article is part of <a href="/wiki/Category:Politics_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Category:Politics of the United Kingdom">a series</a> on</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Politics of the United Kingdom">Politics of the United Kingdom</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_lesser_arms).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Lesser arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/135px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="135" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/203px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/270px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1552" data-file-height="1366" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constitution of the United Kingdom">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carta" title="Magna Carta">Magna Carta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_of_Rights_1689" title="Bill of Rights 1689">Bill of Rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Union" title="Treaty of Union">Treaty of Union</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707" title="Acts of Union 1707">Acts of Union</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_sovereignty_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliamentary sovereignty in the United Kingdom">Parliamentary sovereignty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rule_of_law_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Rule of law in the United Kingdom">Rule of law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separation_of_powers_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Separation of powers in the United Kingdom">Separation of powers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kingdom#Principles" title="Constitution of the United Kingdom">Other constitutional principles</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">The Crown</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_variant_2).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/45px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="45" height="42" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/68px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg/90px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_variant_2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="479" /></a></span> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">The Monarch</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_British_monarchs" title="List of British monarchs">list</a>)</li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/King_Charles_III" class="mw-redirect" title="King Charles III">King Charles III</a> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Prince of Wales's feathers" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/30px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/45px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg/60px-Prince_of_Wales%27s_feathers_Badge.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="383" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">Heir apparent</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/William,_Prince_of_Wales" title="William, Prince of Wales">William, Prince of Wales</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_royal_family" title="British royal family">Royal family</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Succession_to_the_British_throne" title="Succession to the British throne">Succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom">Prerogative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counsellor_of_State" title="Counsellor of State">Counsellors of State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Republicanism in the United Kingdom">Republicanism in the United Kingdom</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">Executive</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" title="Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Privy Council</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_Crown_%26_Garter).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/20px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/30px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg/40px-Royal_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_Crown_%26_Garter%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="1147" /></a></span> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a><br /><b>(<a href="/wiki/King-in-Council" title="King-in-Council">King-in-Council</a>)</b> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">HM Government</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(2022,_lesser_arms).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/45px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg/60px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_%282022%2C_lesser_arms%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1552" data-file-height="1366" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Cabinet of the United Kingdom">Cabinet</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_British_governments" title="List of British governments">list</a>)<br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Starmer_ministry" title="Starmer ministry">Starmer ministry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom">list</a>)<br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Keir_Starmer" title="Keir Starmer">Keir Starmer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a></b><br /></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Angela_Rayner" title="Angela Rayner">Angela Rayner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">L</a>)<br /> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom">Departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_government_ministers_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of government ministers of the United Kingdom">Ministers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_agency" title="Executive agency">Agencies</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Legislatures_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Legislatures of the United Kingdom">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a></b></li></ul> <p>(<a href="/wiki/King-in-Parliament" title="King-in-Parliament">King-in-Parliament</a>)<br /> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Crowned_Portcullis.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Crowned portcullis" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/50px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/75px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Crowned_Portcullis.svg/100px-Crowned_Portcullis.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="550" /></a></span> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">King</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> </p> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:House_of_Lords_composition.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Composition diagram of the House of Lords" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_of_Lords_composition.svg/100px-House_of_Lords_composition.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_of_Lords_composition.svg/150px-House_of_Lords_composition.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/House_of_Lords_composition.svg/200px-House_of_Lords_composition.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="199" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Lord_Speaker" title="Lord Speaker">Lord Speaker</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/John_McFall,_Baron_McFall_of_Alcluith" title="John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith">The Lord McFall of Alcluith</a></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:House_of_Commons_UK.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Composition diagram of the House of Commons" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/100px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="46" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/150px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/House_of_Commons_UK.svg/200px-House_of_Commons_UK.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="164" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Hoyle" title="Lindsay Hoyle">Sir Lindsay Hoyle</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)" title="Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom)">Leader of the Opposition</a></b><br /><a href="/wiki/Kemi_Badenoch" title="Kemi Badenoch">Kemi Badenoch</a> (<a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">C</a>)<br /></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">59th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Most_Loyal_Opposition" title="His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition">Opposition</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">MPs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciaries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Judiciaries of the United Kingdom">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a><br /><b>(<a href="/wiki/Court_of_King%27s_Bench_(England)" title="Court of King's Bench (England)">King-on-the-Bench</a>)</b> <hr /> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Supreme Court</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Badge of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/30px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/45px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/60px-Badge_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="691" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">President</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Robert_Reed,_Baron_Reed_of_Allermuir" title="Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir">The Lord Reed</a> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Deputy_President_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Deputy President</a></b></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hodge,_Lord_Hodge" title="Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge">The Lord Hodge</a> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom">Justices of the Supreme Court</a></b></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Judiciaries_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Judiciaries of the United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_England_and_Wales" title="Courts of England and Wales">England and Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Scotland" title="Courts of Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Courts_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Courts of Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible 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sterling">Banknotes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coins_of_the_pound_sterling" title="Coins of the pound sterling">Coins</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elections in the United Kingdom">Elections</a> and <a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Referendums in the United Kingdom">referendums</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament constituencies</a> (<a href="/wiki/2023_Periodic_Review_of_Westminster_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies">2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of political parties in the United Kingdom">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_Parties,_Elections_and_Referendums_Act_2000" title="Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000">Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022" title="Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022">Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_constituencies_and_electoral_regions" title="Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions">Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senedd_constituencies_and_electoral_regions" title="Senedd constituencies and electoral regions">Senedd constituencies and electoral regions</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_general_elections" title="List of United Kingdom general elections">UK general elections</a></b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="First Parliament of the United Kingdom">1801 co-option</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1802_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1802 United Kingdom general election">1802</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1806 United Kingdom general election">1806</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1807_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1807 United Kingdom general election">1807</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1812 United Kingdom general election">1812</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1818 United Kingdom general election">1818</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1820 United Kingdom general election">1820</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1826 United Kingdom general election">1826</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1830 United Kingdom general election">1830</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1831 United Kingdom general election">1831</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1832 United Kingdom general election">1832–33</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1835 United Kingdom general election">1835</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1837 United Kingdom general election">1837</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1841 United Kingdom general election">1841</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1847 United Kingdom general election">1847</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1852 United Kingdom general election">1852</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1857 United Kingdom general election">1857</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1859 United Kingdom general election">1859</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1865 United Kingdom general election">1865</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1868 United Kingdom general election">1868</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1874 United Kingdom general election">1874</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1880 United Kingdom general election">1880</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1885 United Kingdom general election">1885</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1886 United Kingdom general election">1886</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1892 United Kingdom general election">1892</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1895 United Kingdom general election">1895</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1900 United Kingdom general election">1900</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1906 United Kingdom general election">1906</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="January 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Jan–Feb)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="December 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Dec)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1918 United Kingdom general election">1918</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1922 United Kingdom general election">1922</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1923 United Kingdom general election">1923</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1924 United Kingdom general election">1924</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1929 United Kingdom general election">1929</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1935 United Kingdom general election">1935</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1950 United Kingdom general election">1950</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1951_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1951 United Kingdom general election">1951</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1955 United Kingdom general election">1955</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Feb)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Oct)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">1992</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Endorsements</b></div> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>European Parliament elections (1979–2019)</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Scottish Parliament elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="1999 Scottish Parliament election">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2003 Scottish Parliament election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2007 Scottish Parliament election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2011 Scottish Parliament election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2016 Scottish Parliament election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2021 Scottish Parliament election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="Next Scottish Parliament election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Northern Ireland Assembly elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="1998 Northern Ireland Assembly election">1998</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2017</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election">2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Northern_Ireland_Assembly_election" title="Next Northern Ireland Assembly election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>Senedd elections</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="1999 National Assembly for Wales election">1999</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2003_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2003 National Assembly for Wales election">2003</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2007_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2007 National Assembly for Wales election">2007</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2011 National Assembly for Wales election">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2016 National Assembly for Wales election">2016</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Senedd_election" title="2021 Senedd election">2021</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Next_Senedd_election" title="Next Senedd election">Next</a></li></ul></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b>UK referendums</b></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum">1975</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum" title="2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum">2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Devolution_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Devolution in the United Kingdom">Devolution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Intergovernmental_relations_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom">Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_consent_motion" title="Legislative consent motion">Legislative consent motions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_and_Heads_of_Devolved_Governments_Council" title="Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council">Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_Nations_and_Regions" title="Council of the Nations and Regions">Council of the Nations and Regions</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Governance_of_England" title="Governance of England">Governance of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_votes_for_English_laws" title="English votes for English laws">English votes for English laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority" title="Greater London Authority">Greater London Authority</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Greater_London_Authority_referendum" title="1998 Greater London Authority referendum">1998 referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_1999" title="Greater London Authority Act 1999">Greater London Authority Act 1999</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_2007" title="Greater London Authority Act 2007">2007 Act</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_London" title="Mayor of London">Mayor of London</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sadiq_Khan" title="Sadiq Khan">Sadiq Khan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Mayor_of_London" title="Deputy Mayor of London">Mayoral cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Plan" title="London Plan">London Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combined_authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined authority">Combined authorities</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Directly_elected_mayors_in_England#Combined_Authority_("Metro")_Mayors" title="Directly elected mayors in England">Metro mayors</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Act_1998" title="Northern Ireland Act 1998">Northern Ireland Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(St_Andrews_Agreement)_Act_2006" title="Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006">2006 Act</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland">First Minister</a> </b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_O%27Neill" title="Michelle O'Neill">Michelle O'Neill</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland">deputy First Minister</a> </b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Little-Pengelly" title="Emma Little-Pengelly">Emma Little-Pengelly</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_acts_of_the_Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="List of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly">Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Law of Northern Ireland">Law of Northern Ireland</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_devolution" title="Scottish devolution">Scottish devolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Scottish_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Scottish devolution referendum">1997 referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_1998" title="Scotland Act 1998">Scotland Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2012" title="Scotland Act 2012">2012 Act</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2016" title="Scotland Act 2016">2016 Act</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">First Minister</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Swinney" title="John Swinney">John Swinney</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Act_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Act of the Scottish Parliament">Act of the Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_statutory_instrument" title="Scottish statutory instrument">Scottish statutory instrument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scots_law" title="Scots law">Scots law</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_devolution" title="Welsh devolution">Welsh devolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Welsh devolution referendum">1997 referendum</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/2011_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="2011 Welsh devolution referendum">2011 referendum on law-making powers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_1998" title="Government of Wales Act 1998">Government of Wales Act 1998</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_2006" title="Government of Wales Act 2006">2006 Act</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2014" title="Wales Act 2014">Wales Act 2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2017" title="Wales Act 2017">Wales Act 2017</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Wales" title="First Minister of Wales">First Minister</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eluned_Morgan,_Baroness_Morgan_of_Ely" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely">Eluned Morgan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Government" title="Welsh Government">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senedd" title="Senedd">Senedd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Measure_of_the_National_Assembly_for_Wales" title="Measure of the National Assembly for Wales">Measure of the National Assembly for Wales</a> (1999–2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Act_of_Senedd_Cymru" title="Act of Senedd Cymru">Act of Senedd Cymru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_law" title="Welsh law">Welsh law</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_geography_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Administrative geography of the United Kingdom">Administration</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:centre"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><b><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_England" title="Local government in England">England</a></b></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_local_government_in_England" title="History of local government in England">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_England" title="Subdivisions of England">Subdivisions</a>: <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_England" title="Regions of England">Regions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceremonial_counties_of_England" title="Ceremonial counties of England">Ceremonial counties</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_ceremonial_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="List of ceremonial counties of England">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_and_non-metropolitan_counties_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England">Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_county" title="Metropolitan county">Metropolitan county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-metropolitan_county" title="Non-metropolitan county">Non-metropolitan county</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unitary_authorities_of_England" title="Unitary authorities of England">Unitary authorities</a> (<a href="/wiki/Template:Unitary_authorities_of_England" title="Template:Unitary authorities of England">list</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Districts_of_England" title="Districts of England">Districts</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_English_districts" title="List of English districts">list</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_borough" title="Metropolitan borough">Metropolitan 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elected using the <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting" title="First-past-the-post voting">first-past-the-post voting</a> system in single member <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Parliament constituencies">constituencies</a> across the whole of the United Kingdom, where each constituency has its own single representative.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elections">Elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Since the <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022" title="Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022">Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022</a>, Parliament is automatically dissolved once five years have elapsed from its first meeting after an election.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>If a <a href="/wiki/Vacancy_(economics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vacancy (economics)">vacancy</a> arises at another time, due to death or <a href="/wiki/Resignation_from_the_British_House_of_Commons" class="mw-redirect" title="Resignation from the British House of Commons">resignation</a>, then a constituency vacancy may be filled by a by-election. Under the <a href="/wiki/Representation_of_the_People_Act_1981" title="Representation of the People Act 1981">Representation of the People Act 1981</a> any MP sentenced to over a year in jail automatically vacates their seat. For certain types of lesser acts of wrongdoing, the <a href="/wiki/Recall_of_MPs_Act_2015" title="Recall of MPs Act 2015">Recall of MPs Act 2015</a> mandates that a <a href="/wiki/Recall_election" title="Recall election">recall petition</a> be opened; if signed by more than 10% of registered voters within the constituency, the seat is vacated.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eligibility">Eligibility</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Eligibility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the past, only male adult property owners could stand for Parliament. In 1918, <a href="/wiki/Women_in_the_House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom">women acquired the right to stand for Parliament</a>, and to vote. </p><p>To be eligible to stand as an MP, a person must be at least 18 years old and be a <a href="/wiki/Citizen_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizen of the United Kingdom">citizen of the UK</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> nation, or <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a>. A person is not required to be registered to vote, nor are there any restrictions regarding where a candidate is a resident.<sup id="cite_ref-el_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-el-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-el_NI_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-el_NI-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_Disqualification_Act_1975" title="House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975">House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975</a> outlaws the holders of various positions from being MPs. These include <a href="/wiki/Civil_Service_(United_Kingdom)" title="Civil Service (United Kingdom)">civil servants</a>, regular <a href="/wiki/Police_in_the_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Police in the UK">police officers</a> (but not <a href="/wiki/Special_constable" title="Special constable">special constables</a>), regular members of the <a href="/wiki/Armed_forces_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Armed forces of the United Kingdom">armed forces</a> (but not reservists), and some <a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Judiciary of the United Kingdom">judges</a>. Members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a> were not permitted to hold Commons seats until the passing of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords_Reform_Act_2014" title="House of Lords Reform Act 2014">House of Lords Reform Act 2014</a>, which allows retired or resigned members of the House of Lords to stand or re-stand as MPs. Members of legislatures outside of the Commonwealth are excluded,<sup id="cite_ref-el_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-el-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the exemption of the <a href="/wiki/Oireachtas" title="Oireachtas">Irish legislature</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-el_NI_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-el_NI-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, members of the <a href="/wiki/Senedd" title="Senedd">Senedd</a> (Welsh Parliament) or the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Assembly</a> are also ineligible for the Commons according to the <a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2014" title="Wales Act 2014">Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(Miscellaneous_Provisions)_Act_2014" title="Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014">Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions)</a> Acts respectively, passed in 2014 (but members of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> are eligible). </p><p>People who are <a href="/wiki/Bankruptcy_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Bankruptcy in the United Kingdom">bankrupt</a> cannot stand to be MPs.<sup id="cite_ref-el_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-el-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Representation of the People Act 1981 excludes persons who are currently serving a prison sentence of a year or more.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> People in respect of whom a bankruptcy restrictions order has effect are disqualified from (existing) membership of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> (details differ slightly in different countries).<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Members are not permitted to resign their seats. In practice, however, they always can. Should a member wish to <a href="/wiki/Resignation_from_the_British_House_of_Commons" class="mw-redirect" title="Resignation from the British House of Commons">resign from the Commons</a>, they may request appointment to one of two ceremonial Crown offices: that of <a href="/wiki/Crown_Steward_and_Bailiff_of_the_Chiltern_Hundreds" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds">Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds</a>, or that of <a href="/wiki/Crown_Steward_and_Bailiff_of_the_Manor_of_Northstead" class="mw-redirect" title="Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead">Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead</a>. These offices are <a href="/wiki/Sinecure" title="Sinecure">sinecures</a> (that is, they involve no actual duties); they exist solely to permit the "resignation" of members of the House of Commons. The <a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer" title="Chancellor of the Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> is responsible for making the appointment, and, by convention, never refuses to do so when asked by a member who desires to leave the House of Commons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Title">Title</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Title"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of Parliament are entitled to use the post-nominal initials MP. MPs are referred to as "honourable" as a courtesy only during debates in the House of Commons (e.g., "the honourable member for ..."), or if they are the children of <a href="/wiki/Peerages_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Peerages in the United Kingdom">peers</a> below the rank of marquess ("the honourable [first name] [surname]"). Those who are members of the <a href="/wiki/Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Privy Council of the United Kingdom">Privy Council</a> use the form <a href="/wiki/The_Right_Honourable" title="The Right Honourable"><i>The Right Honourable</i> (<i>The Rt Hon.</i>)</a> Name MP.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Responsibilities">Responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The first duty of a member of Parliament is to do what they think in their faithful and disinterested judgement is right and necessary for the honour and safety of Great Britain. The second duty is to their constituents, of whom they are the representative but not the delegate. <a href="/wiki/Trustee_model_of_representation" title="Trustee model of representation">Burke's famous declaration on this subject</a> is well known. It is only in the third place that their duty to party organisation or programme takes rank. All these three loyalties should be observed, but there is no doubt of the order in which they stand under any healthy manifestation of democracy.</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite><a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a>, <i>Duties of a Member of Parliament</i> (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1954–1955</span>)<sup id="cite_ref-hop_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hop-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <p>Theoretically, contemporary MPs are considered to have two duties, or three if they belong to a political party. Their primary responsibility is to act in the national interest. They must also act in the interests of their constituents, where this does not override their primary responsibility. Finally, if they belong to a political party, they may act in the interests of that party, subordinate to the other two responsibilities.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Member of the Scottish Parliament">Member of the Scottish Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Senedd" title="Member of the Senedd">Member of the Senedd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(Northern_Ireland)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)">Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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MPs: D">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_E" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: E">E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_F" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: F">F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_G" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_H" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: H">H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_I" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_J" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: J">J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_K" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: K">K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_L" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_M" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_N" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: N">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_O" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: O">O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_P" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: P">P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_Q" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: Q">Q</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_R" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: R">R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_S" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: S">S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_T" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: T">T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_U" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: U">U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_V" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: V">V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_W" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: W">W</a></li> <li>X</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_Y" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: Y">Y</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs:_Z" title="List of United Kingdom MPs: Z">Z</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006030;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_by_term" title="Lists of United Kingdom MPs by term"><span style="color:white;">By year elected</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006030;color:white;">1800s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_in_the_first_United_Kingdom_Parliament" title="List of MPs in the first United Kingdom Parliament">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1802_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1802 United Kingdom general election">02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1806_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1806 United Kingdom general election">06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1807_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1807 United Kingdom general election">07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1812_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1812 United Kingdom general election">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1818_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1818 United Kingdom general election">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1820_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1820 United Kingdom general election">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1826_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1826 United Kingdom general election">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1830_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1830 United Kingdom general election">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1831_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1831 United Kingdom general election">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1832_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1832 United Kingdom general election">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1835_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1835 United Kingdom general election">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1837_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1837 United Kingdom general election">37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1841_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1841 United Kingdom general election">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1847_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1847 United Kingdom general election">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1852_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1852 United Kingdom general election">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1857_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1857 United Kingdom general election">57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1859_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1859 United Kingdom general election">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1865_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1865 United Kingdom general election">65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1868_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1868 United Kingdom general election">68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1874_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1874 United Kingdom general election">74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1880_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1880 United Kingdom general election">80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1885 United Kingdom general election">85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1886 United Kingdom general election">86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1892_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1892 United Kingdom general election">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1895_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1895 United Kingdom general election">95</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006030;color:white;">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1900_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1900 United Kingdom general election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1906_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1906 United Kingdom general election">06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the January 1910 United Kingdom general election">Jan 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the December 1910 United Kingdom general election">Dec 10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1918_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1918 United Kingdom general election">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1922_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1922 United Kingdom general election">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1923 United Kingdom general election">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1924_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1924 United Kingdom general election">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1929_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1929 United Kingdom general election">29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1931 United Kingdom general election">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1935_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1935 United Kingdom general election">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1945 United Kingdom general election">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1950_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1950 United Kingdom general election">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1951_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1951 United Kingdom general election">51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1955_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1955 United Kingdom general election">55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1959 United Kingdom general election">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1964 United Kingdom general election">64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1966 United Kingdom general election">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1970 United Kingdom general election">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the February 1974 United Kingdom general election">Feb 74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the October 1974 United Kingdom general election">Oct 74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election">79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1983 United Kingdom general election">83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1987 United Kingdom general election">87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1992 United Kingdom general election">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election">97</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006030;color:white;">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2001 United Kingdom general election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election">05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">10</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MPs_first_elected_in_2010_to_the_55th_UK_Parliament" title="MPs first elected in 2010 to the 55th UK Parliament">new</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2015 United Kingdom general election">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election">24</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006030;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Father_of_the_House#United_Kingdom" title="Father of the House"><span style="color:white;">By seniority</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_by_seniority_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of United Kingdom MPs by seniority (2010–2015)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_by_seniority_(2015%E2%80%932017)" title="List of United Kingdom MPs by seniority (2015–2017)">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_by_seniority_(2017%E2%80%932019)" title="List of United Kingdom MPs by seniority (2017–2019)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_by_seniority_(2019%E2%80%932024)" title="List of United Kingdom MPs by seniority (2019–2024)">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_by_seniority_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of United Kingdom MPs by seniority (2024–present)">24</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006030;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election"><span style="color:white;">By party</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Alliance_Party_MPs_(UK)" title="List of Alliance Party MPs (UK)">Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Communist_Party_MPs_(UK)" title="List of Communist Party MPs (UK)">Communist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Conservative_Party_MPs_(UK)" title="List of Conservative Party MPs (UK)">Conservative</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Conservative_MPs_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of United Kingdom Conservative MPs (2005–2010)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Conservative_MPs_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of United Kingdom Conservative MPs (2010–2015)">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Conservative_MPs_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of United Kingdom Conservative MPs (2024–present)">24</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Unionist_Party_MPs" title="List of Democratic Unionist Party MPs">Democratic Unionist</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Democratic_Unionist_Party_MPs_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of Democratic Unionist Party MPs (2005–2010)">2005</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales_MPs" title="List of Green Party of England and Wales MPs">Green Party of England and Wales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Labour_Party_(UK)_MPs" title="List of Labour Party (UK) MPs">Labour</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Labour_and_Labour_Co-operative_MPs_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of United Kingdom Labour and Labour Co-operative MPs (2005–2010)">Labour and Labour Co-op 2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Labour_MPs_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of United Kingdom Labour MPs (2005–2010)">Labour 2005</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Labour_Co-operative_Members_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Labour Co-operative Members of Parliament">Labour Co-op</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Labour_Co-operative_MPs_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of United Kingdom Labour Co-operative MPs (2005–2010)">Co-op 2005</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Liberal_Party_(UK)_MPs" title="List of Liberal Party (UK) MPs">Liberal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Liberal_Democrat_MPs" title="List of Liberal Democrat MPs">Liberal Democrat</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Liberal_Democrat_MPs_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2005–2010)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Liberal_Democrat_MPs_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2010–2015)">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Liberal_Democrat_MPs_(2015%E2%80%932017)" title="List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2015–2017)">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Liberal_Democrat_MPs_(2017%E2%80%932019)" title="List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2017–2019)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Liberal_Democrat_MPs_(2019%E2%80%932024)" title="List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2019–2024)">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Liberal_Democrat_MPs_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2024–present)">24</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Liberal_Unionist_Party_MPs" title="List of Liberal Unionist Party MPs">Liberal Unionist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Labour_MPs" title="List of National Labour MPs">National Labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Liberal_Party_(UK,_1931)_MPs" title="List of National Liberal Party (UK, 1931) MPs">National Liberal (<i>1931</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nationalist_Party_MPs_(Ireland)" title="List of Nationalist Party MPs (Ireland)">Nationalist (Ireland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Plaid_Cymru_MPs" title="List of Plaid Cymru MPs">Plaid Cymru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Reform_UK_MPs" title="List of Reform UK MPs">Reform UK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_National_Party_MPs" title="List of Scottish National Party MPs">Scottish National Party</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_National_Party_MPs_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of Scottish National Party MPs (2005–2010)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Scottish_National_Party_MPs_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of Scottish National Party MPs (2010–2015)">10</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sinn_F%C3%A9in_MPs" title="List of Sinn Féin MPs">Sinn Féin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Social_Democratic_Party_(UK)_MPs" title="List of Social Democratic Party (UK) MPs">Social Democratic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party_MPs" title="List of Social Democratic and Labour Party MPs">Social Democratic and Labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ulster_Unionist_Party_MPs" title="List of Ulster Unionist Party MPs">Ulster Unionist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Whig_Party_MPs_(UK)" title="List of Whig Party MPs (UK)">Whig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_minor_party_and_independent_MPs_elected_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of minor party and independent MPs elected in the United Kingdom">Independents and minor parties</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006030;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_by_decade_of_death" title="List of United Kingdom MPs by decade of death"><span style="color:white;">By decade of death</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_MPs_killed_in_office" title="List of British MPs killed in office">MPs who were killed in office</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_parliamentarians_who_died_in_the_First_World_War" title="List of British parliamentarians who died in the First World War">First World War</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_who_died_in_the_1990s" title="List of United Kingdom MPs who died in the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_who_died_in_the_2000s" title="List of United Kingdom MPs who died in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_who_died_in_the_2010s" title="List of United Kingdom MPs who died in the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_who_died_in_the_2020s" title="List of United Kingdom MPs who died in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006030;color:white;;width:1%"><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006030;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_England" title="Lists of MPs for constituencies in England"><span style="color:white;">England</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>East Midlands <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_the_East_Midlands_region_2010%E2%80%932015" title="List of MPs for constituencies in the East Midlands region 2010–2015">2010</a></li></ul></li> <li>London <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Conservative_Party_MPs_in_London" title="List of Conservative Party MPs in London">Conservative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Labour_Party_MPs_in_London" title="List of Labour Party MPs in London">Labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Liberal_Democrat_Party_MPs_in_London" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Liberal Democrat Party MPs in London">Liberal Democrat</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_Kent" title="List of MPs for Kent">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_Wolverhampton" title="List of MPs for Wolverhampton">Wolverhampton</a></li> <li>England <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_England_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in England (2005–2010)">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_England_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in England (2010–2015)">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_England_(2015%E2%80%932017)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in England (2015–2017)">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_England_(2017%E2%80%932019)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in England (2017–2019)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_England_(2019%E2%80%932024)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in England (2019–2024)">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_England_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in England (2024–present)">24</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006030;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland" title="Lists of MPs for constituencies in Scotland"><span style="color:white;">Scotland</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1955%E2%80%931959)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1955–1959)">55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1959%E2%80%931964)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1959–1964)">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1964%E2%80%931966)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1964–1966)">64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1966%E2%80%931970)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1966–1970)">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1970%E2%80%93February_1974)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1970–February 1974)">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(February_1974%E2%80%93October_1974)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (February 1974–October 1974)">Feb 74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(October_1974%E2%80%931979)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (October 1974–1979)">Oct 74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1979%E2%80%931983)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1979–1983)">79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1983%E2%80%931987)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1983–1987)">83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1987%E2%80%931992)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1987–1992)">87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1992%E2%80%931997)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1992–1997)">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(1997%E2%80%932001)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (1997–2001)">97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(2001%E2%80%932005)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2001–2005)">01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2005–2010)">05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2010–2015)">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(2015%E2%80%932017)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2015–2017)">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(2017%E2%80%932019)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2017–2019)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(2019%E2%80%932024)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2019–2024)">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2024–present)">24</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006030;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales" title="Lists of MPs for constituencies in Wales"><span style="color:white;">Wales</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1931%E2%80%931935)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1931–1935)">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1935–1945)">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1945%E2%80%931950)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1945–1950)">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1950%E2%80%931951)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1950–1951)">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1951%E2%80%931955)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1951–1955)">51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1955%E2%80%931959)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1955–1959)">55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1959%E2%80%931964)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1959–1964)">59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1964%E2%80%931966)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1964–1966)">64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1966%E2%80%931970)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1966–1970)">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1970%E2%80%93February_1974)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1970–February 1974)">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(February_1974%E2%80%93October_1974)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (February 1974–October 1974)">Feb 74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(October_1974%E2%80%931979)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (October 1974–1979)">Oct 74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1979%E2%80%931983)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1979–1983)">79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1983%E2%80%931987)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1983–1987)">83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1987%E2%80%931992)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1987–1992)">87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1992%E2%80%931997)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1992–1997)">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(1997%E2%80%932001)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1997–2001)">97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2001%E2%80%932005)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2001–2005)">01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2005–2010)">05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2010–2015)">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2015%E2%80%932017)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2015–2017)">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2017%E2%80%932019)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2017–2019)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2019%E2%80%932024)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2019–2024)">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2024–present)">24</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#006030;color:white;"><span style="color:white;">Northern Ireland</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(1987%E2%80%931992)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (1987–1992)">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(1992%E2%80%931997)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (1992–1997)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(1997%E2%80%932001)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (1997–2001)">97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(2001%E2%80%932005)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2001–2005)">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(2005%E2%80%932010)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2005–2010)">05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2010–2015)">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(2015%E2%80%932017)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2015–2017)">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(2017%E2%80%932019)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2017–2019)">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(2019%E2%80%932024)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2019–2024)">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2024–present)">24</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006030;color:white;;width:1%">MPs who stood down by election</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_stood_down_at_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs who stood down at the 2010 United Kingdom general election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_stood_down_at_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs who stood down at the 2015 United Kingdom general election">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_stood_down_at_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" class="mw-redirect" title="List of MPs who stood down at the 2017 United Kingdom general election">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_stood_down_at_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs who stood down at the 2019 United Kingdom general election">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_stood_down_at_the_2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs who stood down at the 2024 United Kingdom general election">24</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#006030;color:white;;width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_politicians_who_have_acknowledged_cannabis_use" title="List of British politicians who have acknowledged cannabis use">MPs who have acknowledged cannabis use</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_with_the_shortest_service" title="List of United Kingdom MPs with the shortest 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