Gaps between election day announcements and elections
- 1984 – 30 days
- 1999 – 62 days
- 2002 – 45 days
- 2005 – 54 days
- 2008 – 57 days
- 2011 – 297 days
- 2014 – 194 days
I can’t find data on what the gaps were between the date of the election being announced and the actual election day for 1987 to 1996 elections.
Does show how much more notice has been given the last two times though.