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  2. Parliamentary records of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of parliaments of England - Wikipedia

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    The Long Parliament, which commenced in this reign, had the longest term and the most complex history of any English Parliament. The entry in the first table below relates to the whole Parliament. Although it rebelled against King Charles I and continued to exist long after the King's death, it was a Parliament he originally summoned. An ...

  4. Duration of English, British and United Kingdom parliaments ...

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    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.

  5. Term of office - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  6. United Kingdom general election records - Wikipedia

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    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

  7. List of parliaments of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of parliaments of the United Kingdom, tabulated with the elections to the House of Commons and the list of members of the House. [1]The parliaments are numbered from the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

  8. Parliament of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Treaty of Union by Acts of Union passed by the Parliament of England (established 1215) and the Parliament of Scotland (c. 1235), both Acts of Union stating, "That the United Kingdom of Great Britain be represented by one and the same Parliament to be styled The Parliament of Great Britain."

  9. Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 - Wikipedia

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    The longest Parliament preceding the FTPA, other than during wartime, was the 51st Parliament (1992–1997), which lasted four years, eleven months and two days. [ 12 ] The lack of a fixed parliamentary term allowed for the prime minister to decide when to hold an election solely on partisan grounds; it was also criticised for creating ...