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The aptly named Short Parliament of England was the shortest parliament to sit in any of the United Kingdom’s constituent countries. It sat for just three weeks from 13 April until 5 May 1640. The shortest Parliament of the United Kingdom was the 3rd Parliament elected at the 1806 election. It sat for 138 days from 15 December 1806 until 27 ...
No term limits, but traditionally serves for one 5-year term. Palau: President: Two 4-year terms Vice President: Two 4-year terms Papua New Guinea: King / Queen: No set terms (hereditary succession) Prime Minister: No directly set terms; however, they must maintain the support of the National Parliament, which has a term of five years. Governor ...
The longest possible duration of a Parliament is currently five years; prior to the Parliament Act 1911, it was seven years. All period of six years or more between general elections are listed: 9 years, 7 months and 21 days: 1935 – 1945 8 years: December 1910 – 1918 6 years: 1820 – 1826 6 years: 1841 – 1847
A term of office, electoral term, or parliamentary term is the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office. In many jurisdictions there is a defined limit on how long terms of office may be before the officeholder must be subject to re-election .
The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament is not included in the table below. There have been 58 general elections held in the UK up to and including the 2024 ...
This is the list of United Kingdom MPs by seniority, 2024–present.The Members of Parliament (MPs), who were elected in the 2024 general election and during the 59th Parliament, are ranked by the beginning of their terms in office in the House of Commons.
All Party Parliamentary Group Women in Parliament (July 2014). "Improving Parliament: Creating a Better and More Representative House" (PDF). House of Commons "Harman's office Thatcher U-turn". BBC News. London: BBC. 16 September 2009 "Women in Parliament and Government". House of Commons Library. 25 September 2019.
This is a list of the parliaments of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and of England from 1660 to the present day, with the duration of each parliament. The NP number is the number counting forward from the creation of the United Kingdom in 1801 and Great Britain in 1707.