Number and Session |
Date of general election (time since last election) |
Date of opening |
Last sitting day of the House of Representatives |
Date of prorogation[1] |
Date of dissolution (or expiration) |
Length of Parliament |
1st Parliament |
29 & 30 March 1901 |
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First Session |
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9 May 1901 |
10 October 1902 |
10 October 1902 |
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Second Session |
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26 May 1903 |
22 October 1903 |
22 October 1903 |
23 November 1903 |
2 years 199 days |
2nd Parliament |
16 December 1903 (2 years 261 days) |
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First Session |
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2 March 1904 |
15 December 1904 |
15 December 1904 |
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Second Session |
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28 June 1905 |
21 December 1905 |
21 December 1905 |
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Third Session |
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7 June 1906 |
12 October 1906 |
12 October 1906 |
5 November 1906 |
2 years 249 days |
3rd Parliament |
12 December 1906 (2 years 361 days) |
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First Session |
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20 February 1907 |
21 February 1907 |
22 February 1907 |
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Second Session |
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3 July 1907 |
5 June 1908 |
11 June 1908 |
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Third Session |
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16 September 1908 |
11 December 1908 |
15 December 1908 |
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Fourth Session |
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26 May 1909 |
8 December 1909 |
13 December 1909 |
19 February 1910 (expired)[2] |
3 years |
4th Parliament |
13 April 1910 (3 years 122 days) |
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First Session |
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1 July 1910 |
25 November 1910 |
29 November 1910 |
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Second Session |
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5 September 1911 |
19–21 December 1911 |
22 December 1911 |
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Third Session |
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19 June 1912 |
20–21 December 1912 |
8 January 1913 |
23 April 1913 |
2 years 297 days |
5th Parliament |
31 May 1913 (3 years 48 days) |
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First Session |
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9 July 1913 |
18–19 December 1913 |
19 December 1913 |
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Second Session |
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15 April 1914 |
26 June 1914 |
27 June 1914 |
30 July 1914[3] |
1 year 22 days |
6th Parliament |
5 September 1914 (1 year 97 days) |
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First Session |
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8 October 1914 |
16–17 March 1917 |
20 March 1917 |
26 March 1917 |
2 years 203 days |
7th Parliament |
5 May 1917 (2 years 242 days) |
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First Session |
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14 June 1917 |
14 June 1917 |
16 June 1917 |
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Second Session |
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11 July 1917 |
24 October 1919 |
28 October 1919 |
3 November 1919 |
2 years 143 days |
8th Parliament |
13 December 1919 (2 years 222 days) |
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First Session |
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26 February 1920 |
9–10 December 1921 |
5 January 1922 |
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Second Session |
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28 June 1922 |
12–14 October 1922 |
18 October 1922 |
6 November 1922 |
2 years 254 days |
9th Parliament |
16 December 1922 (3 years 3 days) |
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First Session |
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28 February 1923 |
9 March 1923 |
21 March 1923 |
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Second Session |
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13 June 1923 |
9–10 October 1924 |
30 April 1925 |
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Third Session |
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10 June 1925 |
23–25 September 1925 |
28 September 1925 |
3 October 1925 |
2 years 218 days |
10th Parliament |
14 November 1925 (2 years 333 days) |
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First Session |
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13 January 1926 |
21–22 September 1928 |
not prorogued |
9 October 1928 |
2 years 271 days |
11th Parliament |
17 November 1928 (3 years 3 days) |
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First Session |
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6 February 1929 |
12 September 1929 |
not prorogued |
16 September 1929 |
0 years 223 days |
12th Parliament |
12 October 1929 (0 years 329 days) |
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First Session |
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20 November 1929 |
26 November 1931 |
not prorogued |
27 November 1931 |
2 years 8 days |
13th Parliament |
19 December 1931 (2 years 68 days) |
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First Session |
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17 February 1932 |
1–2 August 1934 |
not prorogued |
7 August 1934 |
2 years 172 days |
14th Parliament |
15 September 1934 (2 years 270 days) |
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First Session |
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23 October 1934 |
11 December 1936 |
27 May 1937 |
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Second Session |
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17 June 1937 |
15 September 1937 |
not prorogued |
21 September 1937 |
2 years 334 days |
15th Parliament |
23 October 1937 (3 years 38 days) |
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First Session |
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30 November 1937 |
7–8 December 1939 |
14 March 1940 |
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Second Session |
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17 April 1940 |
21–22 August 1940 |
not prorogued |
27 August 1940 |
2 years 272 days |
16th Parliament |
21 September 1940 (2 years 333 days) |
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First Session |
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20 November 1940 |
1 July 1943 |
not prorogued |
7 July 1943 |
2 years 230 days |
17th Parliament |
21 August 1943 (2 years 334 days) |
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First Session |
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23 September 1943 |
30–31 March 1944 |
5 July 1944 |
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Second Session |
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17 July 1944 |
1 December 1944 |
8 February 1945 |
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Third Session |
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21 February 1945 |
9 August 1946 |
not prorogued |
16 August 1946 |
2 years 328 days |
18th Parliament |
28 September 1946 (3 years 38 days) |
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First Session |
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6 November 1946 |
17–18 June 1948 |
4 August 1948 |
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Second Session |
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1 September 1948 |
27 October 1949 |
not prorogued |
31 October 1949 |
2 years 360 days |
19th Parliament |
10 December 1949 (3 years 73 days) |
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First Session |
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22 February 1950 |
16 March 1951 |
not prorogued |
19 March 1951[3] |
1 year 26 days |
20th Parliament |
28 April 1951 (1 year 139 days) |
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First Session |
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12 June 1951 |
22 October 1953 |
30 October 1953 |
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Second Session |
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10 November 1953 |
2–3 December 1953 |
4 February 1954 |
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Third Session |
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15 February 1954 |
14 April 1954 |
not prorogued |
21 April 1954 |
2 years 314 days |
21st Parliament |
29 May 1954 (3 years 31 days) |
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First Session |
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4 August 1954 |
27–28 October 1955 |
not prorogued |
4 November 1955 |
1 year 93 days |
22nd Parliament |
10 December 1955 (1 year 195 days) |
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First Session |
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15 February 1956 |
8 November 1956 |
7 March 1957 |
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Second Session |
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19 March 1957 |
5 December 1957 |
11 February 1958 |
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Third Session |
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25 February 1958 |
1–2 October 1958 |
not prorogued |
14 October 1958 |
2 years 242 days |
23rd Parliament |
22 November 1958 (2 years 347 days) |
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First Session |
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17 February 1959 |
3 December 1959 |
10 February 1960 |
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Second Session |
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8 March 1960 |
8–9 December 1960 |
20 February 1961 |
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Third Session |
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7 March 1961 |
26–27 October 1961 |
not prorogued |
2 November 1961 |
2 years 259 days |
24th Parliament |
9 December 1961 (3 years 17 days) |
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First Session |
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20 February 1962 |
30 October 1963 |
not prorogued |
1 November 1963 |
1 year 255 days |
25th Parliament |
30 November 1963 (1 year 356 days) |
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First Session |
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25 February 1964 |
28 October 1966 |
not prorogued |
31 October 1966 |
2 years 249 days |
26th Parliament |
26 November 1966 (2 years 361 days) |
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First Session |
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21 February 1967 |
8–9 November 1967 |
9 February 1968 |
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Second Session |
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12 March 1968 |
26 September 1969 |
not prorogued |
29 September 1969 |
2 years 221 days |
27th Parliament |
25 October 1969 (2 years 334 days) |
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First Session |
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25 November 1969 |
25–26 November 1969 |
23 February 1970 |
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Second Session |
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3 March 1970 |
26 October 1972 |
not prorogued |
2 November 1972 |
2 years 344 days |
28th Parliament |
2 December 1972 (3 years 38 days) |
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First Session |
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27 February 1973 |
13 December 1973 |
14 February 1974 |
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Second Session |
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28 February 1974 |
10 April 1974 |
not prorogued |
11 April 1974[3] |
1 year 44 days |
29th Parliament |
18 May 1974 (1 year 167 days) |
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First Session |
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9 July 1974 |
11 November 1975 |
not prorogued |
11 November 1975[3] |
1 year 126 days |
30th Parliament |
13 December 1975 (1 year 209 days) |
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First Session |
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17 February 1976 |
24 February 1977 |
28 February 1977 |
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Second Session |
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8 March 1977 |
8 November 1977 |
not prorogued |
10 November 1977 |
1 year 267 days |
31st Parliament |
10 December 1977 (1 year 362 days) |
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First Session |
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21 February 1978 |
18 September 1980 |
not prorogued |
19 September 1980 |
2 years 212 days |
32nd Parliament |
18 October 1980 (2 years 312 days) |
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First Session |
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25 November 1980 |
14–15 December 1982 |
not prorogued |
4 February 1983[3] |
2 years 72 days |
33rd Parliament |
5 March 1983 (2 years 138 days) |
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First Session |
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21 April 1983 |
11 October 1984 |
not prorogued |
26 October 1984 |
1 year 189 days |
34th Parliament |
1 December 1984 (1 year 271 days) |
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First Session |
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21 February 1985 |
4 June 1987 |
not prorogued |
5 June 1987[3] |
2 years 105 days |
35th Parliament |
11 July 1987 (2 years 222 days) |
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First Session |
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14 September 1987 |
22 December 1989 |
not prorogued |
19 February 1990 |
2 years 159 days |
36th Parliament |
24 March 1990 (2 years 256 days) |
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First Session |
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8 May 1990 |
17–18 December 1992 |
8 February 1993 |
8 February 1993 |
2 years 277 days |
37th Parliament |
13 March 1993 (2 years 356 days) |
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First Session |
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4 May 1993 |
30 November- 1 December 1995 |
29 January 1996 |
29 January 1996 |
2 years 271 days |
38th Parliament |
2 March 1996 (2 years 356 days) |
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First Session |
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30 April 1996 |
15 July 1998 |
31 August 1998 |
31 August 1998 |
2 years 124 days |
39th Parliament |
3 October 1998 (2 years 215 days) |
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First Session |
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10 November 1998 |
27 September 2001 |
8 October 2001 |
8 October 2001 |
2 years 333 days |
40th Parliament |
10 November 2001 (3 years 38 days) |
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First Session |
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12 February 2002 |
12–13 August 2004 |
31 August 2004 |
31 August 2004 |
2 years 202 days |
41st Parliament |
9 October 2004 (2 years 333 days) |
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First Session |
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16 November 2004 |
20 September 2007 |
15 October 2007 |
17 October 2007 |
2 years 336 days |
42nd Parliament |
24 November 2007 (3 years 46 days) |
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First Session |
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12 February 2008 |
24 June 2010 |
19 July 2010[4] |
19 July 2010[4] |
2 years 158 days |
43rd Parliament |
21 August 2010 (2 years 270 days) |
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First Session |
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28 September 2010[5] |
27 June 2013[6] |
5 August 2013 |
5 August 2013 |
2 years 312 days |
44th Parliament |
7 September 2013 (3 years 17 days) |
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First Session |
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12 November 2013[7] |
18 March 2016 |
15 April 2016[8] |
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Second Session |
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18 April 2016[8] |
5 May 2016 |
9 May 2016 |
9 May 2016[3] |
2 years 180 days |
45th Parliament |
2 July 2016 (2 years 300 days) |
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First Session |
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30 August 2016 |
4 April 2019[9] |
11 April 2019 |
11 April 2019[10] |
2 years 225 days |
46th Parliament |
19 May 2019 (2 years 322 days) |
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First Session |
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2 July 2019[7] |
31 March 2022 |
11 April 2022 |
11 April 2022 |
2 years 284 days |
47th Parliament |
21 May 2022 (3 years 3 days) |
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First Session |
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26 July 2022 |
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