Election, Dissolution and Duration
+-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ | ELECTION | PARLIAMENT | DURATION: From |Duration| | DATES | DISSOLVED | Election to | of | | | | Dissolution |Interims| +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Month Day(s) Year |Month Day Year | Days = Years | Years | +===================|===============|================|========+ |Oct. 18,19 1921 |April 24 1924 | 919 2.52 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |June 9,10 1924 |June 20 1927 | 1106 3.03 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Aug. 7,8,9 1927 |April 17 1930 | 984 2.70 | 2.2 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |June 11,12,13 1932 |Nov. 3 1933 | 510 1.40 | 5.7 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |July 22,23,24 1939 |Sept. 8 1945 | 2240 6.14 | 0.0 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Sept.10,11,12 1945 |Sept. 27 1947 | 747 2.05 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Oct. 25,26,27 1947 |June 23 1950 | 972 2.66 | 0.2 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Sept. 2,3,4 1950 |Feb. 22 1951 | 173 0.47 | 0.2 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |May 5,6,7 1951 |Oct. 17 1953 | 896 2.45 | 0.2 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Dec. 12,13,14 1953 |Dec. 18 1954 | 371 1.02 | 0.2 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Feb. 26,27,28 1955 |Apr. 24 1958 | 1153 3.16 | 3.8 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Feb. 17,18,19 1962 |Feb. 15 1966 | 1460 4.00 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |March26,27,28 1966 |Apr. 24 1971 | 1855 5.08 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |June 12,13,14 1971 |Aug. 14 1976 | 1890 5.18 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Sept.17,18 1976 |Nov. 9 1981 | 1879 5.15 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Dec. 12 1981 |Feb. 14 1987 | 1890 5.18 | 0.2 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |May 9 1987 |Jan. 20 1992 | 1717 4.70 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Feb. 22 1992 |Sept. 23 1996 | 1675 4.59 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Oct. 26 1996 |Aug. 3 1998 | 646 1.77 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Sep. 5 1998 |Apr. 3 2003 | 1647 4.51 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Apr. 12 2003 |Feb. 4 2008 | 1717 4.70 | 0.1 | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+ |Mar. 8 2008 | | | | +-------------------+---------------+----------------+--------+
Note: "Interims" refers to the periods between the dissolution of parliament and the date of the subsequent election.