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Number of sitting days by Parliament

Parliament
Opening
Dissolution
of Reps
Senate
sitting days
Reps
sitting days
No. of calendar days
1st
9.5.01
23.11.03
240
298
929
2nd
2.3.04
5.11.06
187
282
979
3rd
20.2.07
19.2.10
220
286
1096
4th
1.7.10
23.4.13
171
249
1028
5th
9.7.13
30.7.14
59
108
387
6th
8.10.14
26.3.17
133
147
901
7th
14.6.17
3.11.19
139
173
873
8th
26.2.20
6.11.22
199
260
985
9th
28.2.23
3.10.25
130
171
949
10th
13.1.26
9.10.28
148
205
1001
11th
6.2.29
16.9.29
29
40
223
12th
20.11.29
27.11.31
154
206
738
13th
17.2.32
7.8.34
115
154
903
14th
23.10.34
21.9.37
116
170
1065
15th
30.11.37
27.8.40
108
153
1002
16th
20.11.40
7.7.43
114
145
960
17th
23.9.43
16.8.46
133
206
1059
18th
6.11.46
31.10.49
119
279
1091
19th
22.2.50
19.3.51
71
90
391
20th
12.6.51
21.4.54
116
191
1045
21st
4.8.54
4.11.55
65
93
458
22nd
15.2.56
14.10.58
149
190
973
23rd
17.2.59
2.11.61
194
200
990
24th
20.2.62
1.11.63
107
119
620
25th
25.2.64
31.10.66
171
196
980
26th
21.2.67
29.9.69
185
179
952
27th
25.11.69
2.11.72
210
208
1074
28th
27.2.73
11.4.74
96
97
409
29th
9.7.74
11.11.75
120
131
491
30th
17.2.76
10.11.77
92
147
633
31st
21.2.78
19.9.80
197
188
942
32nd
25.11.80
4.2.83
152
121
803
33rd
21.4.83
26.10.84
126
101
555
34th
21.2.85
5.6.87
202
185
835
35th
14.9.87
19.2.90
223
157
890
36th
8.5.90
8.2.93
218
165
1008
37th
4.5.93
29.1.96
211
184
1001
38th
30.4.96
31.8.98
195
176
854
39th
10.11.98
8.10.01
217
217
1064
40th
12.2.02
31.8.04
162
191
932
41st
16.11.04
17.10.07
167
196
1066
42nd (to 29/10/09)
12.2.08
  
96
129
626

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