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1997–2001 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||
Term | 1 May 1997 | – 14 May 2001||||
Election | 1997 United Kingdom general election | ||||
Government | First Blair ministry | ||||
House of Commons | |||||
Members | 659 | ||||
Speaker | Betty Boothroyd Michael Martin | ||||
Leader | Ann Taylor Margaret Beckett | ||||
Prime Minister | Tony Blair | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | John Major William Hague | ||||
Third-party leader | Paddy Ashdown Charles Kennedy | ||||
House of Lords | |||||
Lord Chancellor | Baron Irvine of Lairg |
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons at the 1997 general election, held on 1 May. The list is arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election are noted at the bottom of the page.
During the 1997–2001 Parliament, Betty Boothroyd and Michael Martin served as Speaker, Tony Blair served as Prime Minister, and John Major and William Hague served as Leader of the Opposition. Dissolution of Parliament was on 14 May 2001.[1]