List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election

2019–present Parliament of the United Kingdom
2017–2019 Parliament
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of the United Kingdom
Meeting placePalace of Westminster
Term17 December 2019 – present
Election2019 United Kingdom general election
Government
House of Commons
Members650
SpeakerSir Lindsay Hoyle
Leader
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
Leader of the Opposition
Third-party leader
House of Lords
Members789
Lord Speaker
Leader
Leader of the OppositionThe Baroness Smith of Basildon
Third-party leaderThe Lord Newby
Crown-in-Parliament
Sessions
1st17 December 2019 – 29 April 2021
2nd11 May 2021 – 28 April 2022
3rd10 May 2022 – 26 October 2023
4th7 November 2023 –

In the United Kingdom's (UK) 2019 general election, 650 members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency.

The UK Parliament comprises the elected House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Sovereign.[1] The new Parliament first met on 17 December 2019.[2][3][4] After the swearing-in of members and the election of Speaker, the State Opening of Parliament took place on 19 December.[5] The 2021 State Opening of Parliament began the second session on 11 May 2021.[6] The 2022 State Opening of Parliament began the third session on 10 May 2022.[7][8] The 2023 State Opening of Parliament began the fourth session on 7 November 2023.

Notable newcomers to enter the House of Commons in this General Election included future cabinet ministers Claire Coutinho, Richard Holden and Laura Trott.[9][10]

  1. ^ "What do MPs do?". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Orders Approved and Business Transacted at the Privy Council held by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 6th November 2019" (PDF). The Privy Council Office. 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Commission for opening Parliament on 17 December 2019". Crown Office. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Tuesday 17 December 2019". Hansard.
  5. ^ "CHAMBER INFORMATION – ISSUE TWO" (PDF). parliament.uk. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Queen's Speech: What is it and why is it important?". BBC News. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. ^ BBC One. The State Opening of Parliament, 2022. BBC. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Queen to miss State Opening of Parliament – Prince of Wales to read speech instead". Sky News. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. ^ Allegretti, Aubrey (14 July 2023). "'No point climbing the greasy pole': Tory ministers want out in reshuffle". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  10. ^ Heale, James (15 November 2023). "The Rishification of the Tory party". The Spectator. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

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