What is the length of a parliamentary term in the UK?
From the end of World War II until 2011 the parliamentary term was 5 years or less: the Prime Minister of the day could request a parliamentary dissolution (in other words call a general election before the full five years were up).
The 2011 Fixed Term Parliament Act set the length of a parliament for a UK Government in Westminster, and for all future UK Governments, at no more and no less than 5 years.
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67 Comments

Cooch
Five years or less,if an election is triggered. Just happened Theresa May.
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Nov 9, 2017 5:20AM

Roger Beattie
This is the wrong answer. It is a maximum of five years, so answer is five years or less!
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Mar 22, 2018 2:53PM

stewarthair
Did this question get approved without anyone doing the research?? The system is used by other parliamentary based countries such as Canada it is a "term or less" including a vote of non-confidence in the government.
Poorly done folks!
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Mar 24, 2018 1:47AM

Bonnie
I believe this is a wrong answer, reported
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Feb 16, 2018 7:33AM

Albeck1994
Wrong answer it still 5 years or less. Teresa may just called an election before the 5 years were up
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Apr 7, 2018 1:03PM

Michael Fulthorpe
5 Years maximum means could be less. Wrong correct answer yet again or question needs to be reworded.
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Apr 11, 2018 11:39AM

Mick Shotton
The answer is wrong as people as have said. They did pass the Fixed term act then next government decided to ignore it because it suited them. The question should be what should the term be.
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Mar 22, 2019 8:14AM

Mallory
Got 5 years
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Dec 15, 2018 6:37AM

Cottec
Five years or less.
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Nov 25, 2018 5:59AM

Dallas Nash
Rubbish! If it had to be exactly 5 years then how could Theresa May have called an election in 2016. Check your facts first
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Nov 24, 2018 6:34AM

Sherry St Clair Copley
5 years or less!!!
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Nov 23, 2018 4:53AM

Ceil G.
The term is for 5 years, but under certain circumstances it can be less.
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Nov 22, 2018 7:15PM

Alec Boreham
Wrong. 5 years or less is the correct answer.
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Nov 22, 2018 5:01PM

John Moore
Sadly this isn't true - the correct answer is five years or less. The Con/LibDems coalition tried to make the term strictly five years but then Theresa May called a snap election in 2017 only two years after the last election. She will have regretted that decision because she didn't win an overall majority and we could be looking at a 2019 General Election if she loses the vote on the Brexit agreement. So NOT five years
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Nov 22, 2018 4:17PM
Andrew King
It can’t be longer than five years, so it’s five years or less
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Nov 22, 2018 12:38PM

Angus Macdonald
Five years or less. Get your facts right.
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Nov 22, 2018 12:01PM
Michele Fraser
5 years or less!
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Nov 22, 2018 8:53AM

Sandra Caulfield
I thought that it was still 5 years or less.
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Nov 22, 2018 8:25AM

Vance Duncan
It would be better if you asked about the length of a “full” parliamentary term. Then it would be 5 years. As it is worded, 5 years or less is the better answer. :(
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Nov 22, 2018 8:00AM
Syed Hussain
Wrong answer again . 5 yr.or less, as pointed out by so many . QC -do you hear? Time to apologise for your continued ignorance, that you wear like a medal.
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Nov 22, 2018 5:28AM
Suraya Choudhury
I put 5 years or less by mistake even though I knew that it was 5 years !
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Nov 22, 2018 2:36AM
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