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The English Convention was an assembly of the Parliament of England which met between 22 January and 12 February 1689 (1688 old style, so its legislation was labelled with that earlier year) and transferred the crowns of England and Ireland from James II to William III and Mary II.
6 February – the Convention Parliament reads the Declaration of Right to William of Orange and his wife, Mary (daughter of the exiled James II) in formally offering them the throne. 13 February – William III and Mary II are proclaimed co-rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland [ 2 ] in a ceremony at the Guildhall in the City of London [ 3 ...
The 1689 English general election, held in January 1689, elected the Convention Parliament, which was summoned in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution.. 513 Members of Parliament were returned, across 53 counties and 217 boroughs in England and Wales, most returning two members.
The Convention Parliament was a parliament in English history which, owing to an abeyance of the Crown, assembled without formal summons by the Sovereign. [1] Sir William Blackstone applied the term to only two English Parliaments, those of 1660 and 1689, [2] but some sources have also applied the name to the parliament of 1399.
See also the List of ordinances and acts of the Parliament of England, 1642–1660 for ordinances and acts passed by the Long Parliament and other bodies without royal assent, and which were not considered to be valid legislation following the Restoration in 1660. The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number.
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised the English monarch. Great councils were first called Parliaments during the reign of Henry III (r. 1216 ...
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This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Convention Parliament of 1689 which transferred the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from James II to William III. The speaker was Henry Powle. The Parliament first met on 22 January 1689 (but officially 13 February 1689) and lasted until it was dissolved on 23 February 1690.