List of MPs elected in the 1955 United Kingdom general election
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This is a list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1955 general election, held on 26 May 1955. A total of 630 MPs were elected.
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Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||
Term | 26 May 1955 (1955-05-26) – 16 October 1959 (1959-10-16) | ||||
Election | 1955 United Kingdom general election | ||||
Government | Eden ministry First Macmillan ministry | ||||
House of Commons | |||||
Members | 630 | ||||
Speaker | William Morrison | ||||
Leader | Harry Crookshank R. A. Butler | ||||
Prime Minister | Anthony Eden Harold Macmillan | ||||
Leader of the Opposition | Herbert Morrison Hugh Gaitskell | ||||
Third-party leader | Clement Davies Jo Grimond | ||||
House of Lords | |||||
Lord Chancellor | Viscount Kilmuir |
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Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included William Whitelaw and Geoffrey Rippon.