• Events from the year 1931 in the United Kingdom. Monarch – George V Prime Minister – Ramsay MacDonald (Labour until 24 August, Coalition starting 24 August)...
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    The 1931 United Kingdom general election was held on Tuesday, 27 October 1931. It saw a landslide election victory for the National Government, a three-party...
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  • The United Kingdom Census 1931 was a census of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that was carried out on 26 April 1931. A census...
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    also References See the list of United Kingdom by-elections. UK general election, 1931 List of parliaments of the United Kingdom Whitaker's Almanack for...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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  • The Great Depression in the United Kingdom also known as the Great Slump, was a period of national economic downturn in the 1930s, which had its origins...
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    The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024, to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house...
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  • is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1931 and 1950, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective...
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    The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density...
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    Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland...
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    Agriculture in the United Kingdom uses 70% of the country's land area, employs 1% of its workforce (462,000 people) and contributes 0.5% of its gross...
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    The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern...
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  • There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (commonly called 'general elections' when...
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    The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the senior decision-making body of the Government of the United Kingdom. A committee of the Privy Council, it is chaired...
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    used by the Government of the United Kingdom and by other Crown institutions, including courts in the United Kingdom and in some parts of the Commonwealth...
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  • The census in the United Kingdom is decennial, that is, held every ten years, although there is provision in the Census Act 1920 for a census to take place...
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    The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate...
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    In the United Kingdom, military conscription has existed for two periods in modern times. The first was from 1916 to 1920, and the second from 1939 to...
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    (1931–) a member state of NATO (1949–) Pronunciation: /juːˌnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm/ Abbreviations: UK Common English country names: The United Kingdom, The UK...
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    The government of the United Kingdom, officially His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government, is the central executive authority of the United...
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    supermarket chains currently operating in the United Kingdom. The food retail market has been dominated by the 'big four' supermarkets – Tesco, Sainsbury's...
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  • Events from the year 1931 in the United States. President: Herbert Hoover (R-California) Vice President: Charles Curtis (R-Kansas) Chief Justice: Charles...
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    punishment in the United Kingdom predates the formation of the UK, having been used in Britain and Ireland from ancient times until the second half of the 20th...
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    The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary...
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    citizens of the United Kingdom. The term includes people born in the UK who are of Polish descent and Polish-born people who reside in the UK. There are...
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    Abortion in the United Kingdom is de facto available under the terms of the Abortion Act 1967 in Great Britain and the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No...
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  • (1900–1918) List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–1931) List of United Kingdom by-elections (1931–1950) List of United Kingdom by-elections (1950–1979)...
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    The Electoral Commission's Register of Political Parties lists the details of political parties registered to contest elections in the United Kingdom...
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  • The gold reserve of the United Kingdom is the amount of gold kept by Bank of England as a store of value of part of the United Kingdom's wealth. Leftover...
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  • In the United Kingdom, the word liberalism can have any of several meanings. Scholars primarily use the term to refer to classical liberalism. The term...
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