Parliaments of Victoria
Following an election, a new Parliament is formed. The first Parliament of Victoria was elected on 21 November 1856. Since then, there have been a further 56 Parliaments elected.
The following table sets out the date each new Parliament opened and the date when it was dissolved or expired*.
|
Number of Parliament |
Date of opening |
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1 |
21 November 1856 |
9 August 1859 |
|
2 |
13 October 1859 |
11 July 1861 |
|
3 |
30 August 1861 |
25 August 1864 |
|
4 |
28 November 1864 |
11 December 1865 |
|
5 |
12 February 1866 |
30 December 1867 |
|
6 |
13 March 1868 |
25 January 1871 |
|
7 |
25 April 1871 |
9 March 1874 |
|
8 |
19 May 1874 |
25 April 1877 |
|
9 |
22 May 1877 |
9 February 1880 |
|
10 |
11 May 1880 |
29 June 1880 |
|
11 |
22 July 1880 |
3 February 1883 |
|
12 |
27 February 1883 |
19 February 1886 |
|
13 |
16 March 1886 |
11 March 1889 |
|
14 |
9 April 1889 |
5 April 1892 |
|
15 |
11 May 1892 |
4 September 1894 |
|
16 |
4 October 1894 |
28 September 1897 |
|
17 |
25 October 1897 |
18 October 1900 |
|
18 |
13 November 1900 |
15 September 1902 |
|
19 |
14 October 1902 |
10 May 1904 |
|
20 |
29 June 1904 |
21 February 1907 |
|
21 |
9 July 1907 |
7 December 1908 |
|
22 |
7 January 1909 |
24 October 1911 |
|
23 |
5 December 1911 |
4 November 1914 |
|
24 |
3 December 1914 |
24 October 1917 |
|
25 |
29 November 1917 |
30 September 1920 |
|
26 |
10 November 1920 |
6 August 1921 |
|
27 |
6 September 1921 |
28 May 1924 |
|
28 |
8 July 1924 |
5 March 1927 |
|
29 |
6 July 1927 |
1 November 1929 |
|
30 |
11 December 1929 |
22 April 1932 |
|
31 |
14 June 1932 |
1 February 1935 |
|
32 |
20 March 1935 |
6 September 1937 |
|
33 |
19 October 1937 |
15 February 1940 |
|
34 |
I May 1940 |
29 April 1943 |
|
35 |
29 June 1943 |
3 October 1945 |
|
36 |
28 November 1945 |
9 October 1947 |
|
37 |
2 December 1947 |
13 April 1950 |
|
38 |
20 June 1950 |
31 October 1952 |
|
39 |
22 December 1952 |
22 April 1955 |
|
40 |
15 June 1955 |
18 April 1958 |
|
41 |
8 July 1958 |
1 June 1961 |
|
42 |
1 August 1961 |
11 May 1964 |
|
43 |
14 July 1964 |
20 March 1967 |
|
44 |
16 May 1967 |
14 April 1970 |
|
45 |
17 June 1970 |
17 April 1973 |
|
46 |
19 June 1973 |
12 February 1976 |
|
47 |
13 April 1976 |
15 March 1979 |
|
48 |
29 May 1979 |
24 February 1982 |
|
49 |
27 April 1982 |
25 January 1985 |
|
50 |
3 April 1985 |
29 August 1988 |
|
51 |
25 October 1988 |
14 August 1992 |
|
52 |
27 October 1992 |
5 March 1996 |
|
53 |
1 May 1996 |
24 August 1999 |
|
54 |
3 November 1999 |
5 November 2002 |
|
55 |
25 February 2003 |
31 October 2006 |
|
56 |
19 December 2006 |
2 November 2010 |
|
57 |
21 December 2010 |
4 November 2014 |
|
58 |
23 December 2014 |
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* Note: Prior to 2003, there were no fixed terms and each Parliament was dissolved by the Governor on advice of the Premier. Following changes made to the Constitution in 2003, the Parliament of Victoria now has fixed four year terms, and the Parliament will usually expire on the Tuesday which is 25 days before the last Saturday in November which is four years after the previous election.
- Last Updated: Thursday, 20 August 2015 16:20