edits for victorian m p's i've realised that in the interests of consistency victorian mp's terms could be counted from the date of election i've discovered that both the nsw vic parliaments officially count the beginning of the term of mp's from election day whilst i do not agree with this method and sometimes it can take several months after election day before candidates are officially sworn in this is the way terms of office are recorded at least in nsw victoria and in several cases dates of actual assumption of office do not appear to be available