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The 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom

The 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom, summoned on 7 June 1955 and dissolved on 18 September 1959, elected at the 1955 general election.

Summoned
7 June 1955
State Opening
9 June 1955
Dissolved
18 September 1959
Wikidata
Q21084458

Elected at the 1955 general election

The Conservatives won 344 of 630 seats with 49.7% of the vote, an overall majority of 60 (House of Commons Library figure, which counts allied groups and multi-member seats). Conservative majority government.