Every House of Commons shall continue for Five Years from the Day of the Return of the Writs for choosing the House (subject to be sooner dissolved by the Governor General), and no longer. End note (26)

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Provision: 50
Source language: English
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Every House of Commons shall continue for Five Years from the Day of the Return of the Writs for choosing the House (subject to be sooner dissolved by the Governor General), and no longer. End note (26) Marginal note: Readjustment of representation in Commons

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Constitution Act, 1867 / Loi constitutionnelle de 1867 · laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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