5 April 2005
The Prime Minister has called a General Election to be held on Thursday 5 May.
Parliament was dissolved on Monday 11 April.
The new Parliament will be summoned to meet on Wednesday 11 May, when the first business will be the election of the Speaker and the swearing-in of members.
The State Opening will be on Tuesday 17 May.
Extra information
The timing of a General Election is at the discretion of the Prime Minister.
The PM asks the Queen to dissolve Parliament by Royal Proclamation. The election is then usually held 17 working days after the date of the Proclamation.
Since 1935 every General Election has been held on a Thursday. Of the 16 elections between 1945 and 2001, four have been in October, four in June, three in May and two in February.
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