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The longest continuous speech on record is that of Henry Peter Brougham on 7 February 1828 when he spoke for six hours on law reform. He subsequently set the same record in the House of Lords on 7 October 1831 again speaking for six hours during the second reading of the Reform Act.
The first recorded legislative body on record is the bicameral ukkim found in Uruk in Iraq that was founded in around 2800 BC. [1] [2] The oldest recorded parliament still in existence is the Althing, the ruling legislative body of Iceland. It was founded in 930 and originally consisted of 39 local chieftains.
Widely known as the "Secret Speech" because it was delivered at a closed session of that year's Communist Party Congress. 1956: We Will Bury You by Nikita Khrushchev, addressing Western ambassadors at a reception in the Polish embassy in Moscow. 1957: Longest Speech in the United Nations by Indian delegate V.K. Krishna Menon.
In the British parliament, whose records date to the 14th century, transcribing the words spoken during parliamentary business became legal only in the early 19th century. At that time the Hansard began print, and even then was an incomplete record of the proceedings until the 20th century. Similarly, whilst the Canadian federal parliament has ...
The Parliamentary Archives of the United Kingdom preserves and makes available to the public the records of the House of Lords and House of Commons back to 1497, as well as some 200 other collections of parliamentary interest. The present title was officially adopted in November 2006, as a change from the previous title, the House of Lords ...
The Althing claims to be the longest-running parliament in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its establishment as an outdoor assembly or thing held on the plains of Þingvellir ('Thing Fields' or 'Assembly Fields') from about 930, laid the foundation for an independent national existence in Iceland.
In the Commonwealth realms, the speech from the throne is an oration that forms part of a ceremony marking the opening of parliament. [3] Some records indicate the ceremony has taken place since the Middle Ages, [4] while others place its origins in the 16th century, [5] when England was still an absolute monarchy. [6]
MPs are allowed to give such speeches each time a vote takes place, and many votes were needed before the bill could be passed. As the Conservative Party of Canada held a majority in the House, the bill passed. [11] [12] This was the longest filibuster since the 1999 Reform Party of Canada filibuster, on native treaty issues in British Columbia ...