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Dissolution periods

Period Start date End date
58th dissolution 30 May 2024 8 July 2024
57th dissolution 5 November 2019 16 December 2019
56th dissolution 3 May 2017 12 June 2017
55th dissolution 30 March 2015 17 May 2015
54th dissolution 12 April 2010 17 May 2010
53rd dissolution 11 April 2005 10 May 2005
52nd dissolution 14 May 2001 12 June 2001
51st dissolution 8 April 1997 6 May 1997
50th dissolution 16 March 1992 26 April 1992
49th dissolution 18 May 1987 16 June 1987
48th dissolution 13 May 1983 14 June 1983
47th dissolution 7 April 1979 8 May 1979
46th dissolution 20 September 1974 21 October 1974
45th dissolution 8 February 1974 5 March 1974
44th dissolution 29 May 1970 28 June 1970
43rd dissolution 10 March 1966 17 April 1966
42nd dissolution 25 September 1964 26 October 1964
41st dissolution 18 September 1959 19 October 1959
40th dissolution 6 May 1955 6 June 1955
39th dissolution 5 October 1951 30 October 1951
38th dissolution 3 February 1950 28 February 1950
37th dissolution 15 June 1945 31 July 1945
36th dissolution 25 October 1935 25 November 1935
35th dissolution 7 October 1931 2 November 1931
34th dissolution 10 May 1929 24 June 1929
33rd dissolution 9 October 1924 1 December 1924
32nd dissolution 16 November 1923 7 January 1924
31st dissolution 26 October 1922 19 November 1922
30th dissolution 25 November 1918 3 February 1919
29th dissolution 28 November 1910 30 January 1911
28th dissolution 10 January 1910 14 February 1910
27th dissolution 8 January 1906 12 February 1906
26th dissolution 17 September 1900 2 December 1900
25th dissolution 8 July 1895 11 August 1895
24th dissolution 28 June 1892 3 August 1892
23rd dissolution 26 June 1886 4 August 1886
22nd dissolution 18 November 1885 11 January 1886
21st dissolution 24 March 1880 28 April 1880
20th dissolution 26 January 1874 4 March 1874
19th dissolution 11 November 1868 9 December 1868
18th dissolution 6 July 1865 31 January 1866
17th dissolution 23 April 1859 30 May 1859
16th dissolution 21 March 1857 29 April 1857
15th dissolution 1 July 1852 3 November 1852
14th dissolution 23 July 1847 17 November 1847
13th dissolution 23 June 1841 18 August 1841
12th dissolution 17 July 1837 14 November 1837
11th dissolution 29 December 1834 18 February 1835
10th dissolution 3 December 1832 28 January 1833
9th dissolution 23 April 1831 13 June 1831
8th dissolution 24 July 1830 25 October 1830
7th dissolution 2 June 1826 13 November 1826
6th dissolution 29 February 1820 20 April 1820
5th dissolution 10 June 1818 13 January 1819
4th dissolution 29 September 1812 23 November 1812
3rd dissolution 29 April 1807 21 June 1807
2nd dissolution 24 October 1806 14 December 1806
1st dissolution 29 June 1802 15 November 1802