List of Parliaments of England - Parliaments of William III and Mary II

Parliaments of William III and Mary II

No. Summoned Elected Assembled Dissolved Sessions Speaker
1st 6 February 1690 1690 20 March 1690 11 October 1695 6 John Trevor
2nd 12 October 1695 1695 22 November 1695 7 July 1698 3 Paul Foley
3rd 13 July 1698 1698 24 August 1698 19 December 1700 2 Thomas Littleton
4th 26 December 1700 1700/01 6 February 1701 11 November 1701 1 Robert Harley
5th 3 November 1701 1701 30 December 1701 2 July 1702 1 Robert Harley

Note: The Convention Parliament of 1689 is often referred to as the 1st Parliament of William & Mary. As it was not summoned by the monarch, the Convention Parliament is not included in this list. Many sources include it, however, and thus designate the 1690 parliament as the "Second Parliament". The very first act of the 1690 parliament (2 Will. & Mar., c.1) was to legitimize the Convention parliament as a lawfully-summoned parliament. Subsequent parliaments of William & Mary are designated accordingly, with the result that a total of six parliaments are considered to have sat during this reign.

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