This is a list of

Members of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

nominated to the English parliament convened by

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three K ...

in 1653. This Parliament was called the "Little Parliament", as no burgesses (representatives of cities and boroughs) were summoned to it except from the

City of London The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the historic centre and constitutes, alongside Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London. It constituted most of London f ...

. It did however include a small number of representatives for Scotland and Ireland. Given its skeletal nature, it was nicknamed the

Barebone's Parliament Barebone's Parliament, also known as the Little Parliament, the Nominated Assembly and the Parliament of Saints, came into being on 4 July 1653, and was the last attempt of the English Commonwealth to find a stable political form before the inst ...

after

Praise-God Barebone Praise-God Barebone () was an English leather-seller, preacher, and Fifth Monarchist. He is best known for giving his name to the Barebone's Parliament of the English Commonwealth of 1653. Early life Little is known of Barebone's early life. ...

one of the representatives for the City of London. The parliament first met on 5 July 1653 and sat until 12 December 1653.

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This list contains details of the Members nominated by Oliver Cromwell and the Army Council in 1653. There were no elections. Total of 140 (England and Wales 129, Scotland 5, Ireland 6), with an additional six nominated by the assembly.Sources vary slightly: * Total 144: made up of 128 members from England and Wales, and for Scotland and Ireland (and additional nominations) 16 * Total 144 . * "From the names submitted, the Council chose 140 members: 129 for England, 5 for Scotland, and 6 for Ireland" . This number excludes the additional nominated members but includes an additional English MP.

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