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Parliamentary Sessions

Parliament Election Date Opening Date Dissolution Date Sessions
42nd 8 Mar 2025 8 Apr 2025 current 1st Session: 8 Apr 2025 - current
41st 13 Mar 2021 29 Apr 2021 29 Jan 2025 1st Session: 29 Apr 2021 - 29 Jan 2025
40th 11 Mar 2017 11 May 2017 29 Jan 2021 1st Session: 11 May 2017 - 29 Jan 2021
39th 9 Mar 2013 11 Apr 2013 30 Jan 2017 1st Session: 11 Apr 2013 - 30 Jan 2017
38th 6 Sep 2008 6 Nov 2008 30 Jan 2013 1st Session: 6 Nov 2008 - 14 Dec 2012
37th 19 Jun 2008 29 Mar 2005 7 Aug 2008 1st Session: 29 Mar 2005 - 7 Aug 2008
36th 10 Feb 2001 1 May 2001 23 Jan 2005 1st Session: 1 May 2001 - 9 Aug 2002
2nd Session: 13 Aug 2002 - 23 Jan 2005
35th 14 Dec 1996 6 Mar 1997 10 Jan 2001 1st Session: 6 Mar 1997 - 7 Aug 1998
2nd Session: 11 Aug 1998 - 6 Aug 1999
3rd Session: 10 Aug 1999 - 4 Aug 2000
4th Session: 8 Aug 2000 - 10 Jan 2001
34th 6 Feb 1993 17 Jun 1993 14 Nov 1996 1st Session: 17 Jun 1993 - 3 May 1994
2nd Session: 5 May 1994 - 10 Mar 1995
3rd Session: 23 Mar 1995 - 4 Mar 1996
4th Session: 14 Mar 1996 - 14 Nov 1996
33rd 4 Feb 1989 29 Mar 1989 8 Jan 1993 1st Session: 29 Mar 1989 - 6 Apr 1990
2nd Session: 1 May 1990 - 2 Jan 1991
3rd Session: 14 Mar 1991 - 6 Mar 1992
4th Session: 12 Mar 1992 - 16 Dec 1992
32nd 8 Feb 1986 10 Jun 1986 5 Jan 1989 1st Session: 10 Jun 1986 - 27 Feb 1987
2nd Session: 31 Mar 1987 - 13 May 1988
3rd Session: 17 May 1988 - 23 Dec 1988
31st 19 Feb 1983 22 Mar 1983 18 Dec 1985 1st Session: 22 Mar 1983 - 16 Jul 1984
2nd Session: 25 Jul 1984 - 8 Aug 1985
3rd Session: 15 Aug 1985 - 27 Nov 1985
30th 23 Feb 1980 31 Jul 1980 6 Jan 1983 1st Session: 31 Jul 1980 - 4 Feb 1981
2nd Session: 19 Mar 1981 - 16 Feb 1982
3rd Session: 18 Mar 1982 - 6 Jan 1983
29th 19 Feb 1977 24 May 1977 9 Jan 1980 1st Session: 24 May 1977 - 8 Feb 1978
2nd Session: 9 Mar 1978 - 21 Feb 1979
3rd Session: 29 Mar 1979 - 9 Jan 1980
28th 30 Mar 1974 22 May 1974 5 Jan 1977 1st Session: 22 May 1974 - 5 Feb 1975
2nd Session: 13 Mar 1975 - 11 Feb 1976
3rd Session: 25 Mar 1976 - 5 Jan 1977
27th 20 Feb 1971 15 Jul 1971 31 Jan 1974 1st Session: 15 Jul 1971 - 11 Oct 1971
2nd Session: 16 Nov 1971 - 9 Feb 1972
3rd Session: 14 Mar 1972 - 7 Feb 1973
4th Session: 15 Mar 1973 - 31 Jan 1974
26th 23 Mar 1968 25 Jul 1968 1 Jan 1971 1st Session: 25 Jul 1968 - 23 Jun 1969
2nd Session: 31 Jul 1969 - 28 May 1970
3rd Session: 6 Aug 1970 - 1 Jan 1971
25th 20 Feb 1965 29 Jul 1965 31 Jan 1968 1st Session: 29 Jul 1965 - 1 Jun 1966
2nd Session: 28 Jul 1966 - 24 May 1967
3rd Session: 27 Jul 1967 - 31 Jan 1968
24th 31 Mar 1962 26 Jul 1962 1 Jan 1965 1st Session: 26 Jul 1962 - 6 Jun 1963
2nd Session: 1 Aug 1963 - 10 Jun 1964
3rd Session: 30 Jul 1964 - 1 Jan 1965
23rd 21 Mar 1959 30 Jun 1959 31 Jan 1962 1st Session: 30 Jun 1959 - 17 Jun 1960
2nd Session: 28 Jul 1960 - 5 Jul 1961
3rd Session: 3 Aug 1961 - 31 Jan 1962
22nd 7 Apr 1956 2 Aug 1956 31 Jan 1959 1st Session: 2 Aug 1956 - 29 May 1957
2nd Session: 4 Jul 1957 - 2 Jul 1958
3rd Session: 7 Aug 1958 - 31 Jan 1959
21st 14 Feb 1953 6 Aug 1953 31 Jan 1956 1st Session: 6 Aug 1953 - 19 Mar 1954
2nd Session: 6 Apr 1954 - 21 May 1954
3rd Session: 17 Jun 1954 - 22 Jun 1955
4th Session: 4 Aug 1955 - 31 Jan 1956
20th 25 Mar 1950 27 Jul 1950 15 Jan 1953 1st Session: 27 Jul 1950 - 28 Jun 1951
2nd Session: 2 Aug 1951 - 12 Oct 1951
3rd Session: 16 Oct 1951 - 10 Jul 1952
4th Session: 31 Jul 1952 - 15 Jan 1953
19th 15 Mar 1947 31 Jul 1947 31 Jan 1950 1st Session: 31 Jul 1947 - 17 Jun 1948
2nd Session: 22 Jul 1948 - 30 Sep 1949
18th 20 Nov 1943 27 Jul 1944 31 Jan 1947 1st Session: 27 Jul 1944 - 20 Jun 1945
2nd Session: 26 Jul 1945 - 26 Jun 1946
3rd Session: 25 Jul 1946 - 7 Jan 1947
17th 18 Mar 1939 3 Aug 1939 8 Oct 1943 1st Session: 3 Aug 1939 - 11 Jul 1940
2nd Session: 25 Jul 1940 - 5 Dec 1940
3rd Session: 31 Jul 1941 - 22 Jul 1942
4th Session: 30 Jul 1942 - 13 Apr 1943
5th Session: 5 Aug 1943 - 8 Oct 1943
16th 15 Feb 1936 6 Aug 1936 31 Jan 1939 1st Session: 6 Aug 1936 - 11 Dec 1936
2nd Session: 5 Aug 1937 - 27 Jan 1938
3rd Session: 4 Aug 1938 - 16 Dec 1938
15th 8 Apr 1933 18 Jul 1933 15 Jan 1936 1st Session: 18 Jul 1933 - 4 Jan 1934
2nd Session: 11 Jan 1934 - 29 Jun 1934
3rd Session: 2 Aug 1934 - 23 Jan 1935
4th Session: 1 Aug 1935 - 15 Jan 1936
14th 12 Apr 1930 30 Jul 1930 31 Jan 1933 1st Session: 30 Jul 1930 - 4 Dec 1931
2nd Session: 11 Aug 1932 - 21 Dec 1932
13th 26 Mar 1927 28 Jul 1927 31 Jan 1930 1st Session: 28 Jul 1927 - 9 Dec 1927
2nd Session: 7 Jun 1928 - 18 Jul 1928
3rd Session: 2 Aug 1928 - 3 Jan 1929
4th Session: 21 Mar 1929 - 9 Apr 1929
5th Session: 25 Jul 1929 - 12 Dec 1929
12th 22 Mar 1924 24 Jul 1924 31 Jan 1927 1st Session: 24 Jul 1924 - 16 Jan 1925
2nd Session: 30 Jul 1925 - 15 Jan 1926
3rd Session: 29 Jul 1926 - 12 Jan 1927
11th 12 Mar 1921 28 Jul 1921 28 Jan 1924 1st Session: 28 Jul 1921 - 10 Feb 1922
2nd Session: 27 Jul 1922 - 8 Feb 1923
3rd Session: 26 Jul 1923 - 21 Dec 1923
10th 29 Sep 1917 20 Nov 1917 24 Jan 1921 1st Session: 20 Nov 1917 - 30 May 1918
2nd Session: 22 Aug 1918 - 20 Dec 1918
3rd Session: 31 Jul 1919 - 5 Dec 1919
4th Session: 5 Aug 1920 - 6 Jan 1921
9th 21 Oct 1914 3 Dec 1914 10 Aug 1917 1st Session: 3 Dec 1914 - 26 Mar 1915
2nd Session: 29 Jul 1915 - 21 Jan 1916
3rd Session: 21 Jul 1916 - 30 Mar 1917
4th Session: 19 Jul 1917 - 10 Aug 1917
8th 3 Oct 1911 1 Nov 1911 29 Sep 1914 1st Session: 1 Nov 1911 - 23 Dec 1911
2nd Session: 27 Jun 1912 - 31 Dec 1912
3rd Session: 26 Jun 1913 - 18 Dec 1913
4th Session: 30 Jun 1914 - 16 Sep 1914
7th 11 Sep 1908 10 Nov 1908 31 Aug 1911 1st Session: 10 Nov 1908 - 6 Feb 1909
2nd Session: 29 Jul 1909 - 21 Dec 1909
3rd Session: 28 Jul 1910 - 3 Feb 1911
6th 27 Oct 1905 23 Nov 1905 21 Aug 1908 1st Session: 23 Nov 1905 - 23 Dec 1905
2nd Session: 21 Jun 1906 - 14 Dec 1906
3rd Session: 4 Jul 1907 - 19 Sep 1907
4th Session: 8 Oct 1907 - 20 Dec 1907
5th Session: 23 Jul 1908 - 12 Aug 1908
5th 28 Jun 1904 28 Jul 1904 5 Oct 1905 1st Session: 28 Jul 1904 - 24 Dec 1904
2nd Session: 6 Jul 1905 - 5 Oct 1905
4th 24 Apr 1901 28 Jun 1901 18 May 1904 1st Session: 28 Jun 1901 - 19 Feb 1902
2nd Session: 17 Jul 1902 - 20 Dec 1902
3rd Session: 16 Jul 1903 - 16 Jan 1904
3rd 5 May 1897 17 Aug 1897 15 Mar 1901 1st Session: 17 Aug 1897 - 26 Aug 1897
2nd Session: 13 Oct 1897 - 23 Dec 1897
3rd Session: 16 Jun 1898 - 28 Oct 1898
4th Session: 21 Jun 1899 - 16 Dec 1899
5th Session: 17 May 1900 - 14 Jun 1900
6th Session: 15 Aug 1900 - 5 Dec 1900
2nd 14 Jun 1894 25 Jul 1894 12 Apr 1897 1st Session: 25 Jul 1894 - 28 Nov 1894
2nd Session: 4 Jun 1895 - 12 Oct 1895
3rd Session: 7 Jul 1896 - 27 Oct 1896
4th Session: 11 Mar 1897 - 12 Mar 1897
1st 10 Dec 1890 30 Dec 1890 1 Jun 1894 1st Session: 30 Dec 1890 - 26 Feb 1891
2nd Session: 7 Dec 1891 - 18 Mar 1892
3rd Session: 3 Nov 1892 - 13 Jan 1893
4th Session: 5 Jul 1893 - 13 Oct 1893
5th Session: 20 Dec 1893 - 22 Dec 1893