5th Parliament of Great Britain

5th Parliament of Great Britain
4th 6th
Portrait of Spencer Compton by Godfrey Kneller. Compton served as speaker of the House of Commons
Overview
Term17 March 1715 (1715-03-17) – 10 March 1722 (1722-03-10)
Government
  • Whig dominated
House of Commons
Members558 MPs
Speaker of the House of CommonsSpencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
House of Lords
Leader of the House of Lords
Sessions
1st17 March 1715 (1715-03-17) – 26 June 1716 (1716-06-26)
2nd20 February 1717 (1717-02-20) – 15 July 1717 (1717-07-15)
3rd21 November 1717 (1717-11-21) – 21 March 1718 (1718-03-21)
4th11 November 1718 (1718-11-11) – 18 April 1719 (1719-04-18)
5th23 November 1719 (1719-11-23) – 11 June 1720 (1720-06-11)
6th8 December 1720 (1720-12-08) – 29 July 1721 (1721-07-29)
7th31 July 1721 (1721-07-31) – 10 August 1721 (1721-08-10)
8th19 October 1721 (1721-10-19) – 7 March 1722 (1722-03-07)

The 5th Parliament of Great Britain was summoned by George I of Great Britain on 17 January 1715 and assembled on the 17 March 1715. When it was dissolved on 10 March 1722 it had been the first Parliament to be held under the Septennial Act 1716.