9 Aug 2022 – 8 Aug 2023 = Year 1
9 Aug 2023 – 8 Aug 2024 = Year 2
9 Aug 2024 – 8 Aug 2025 = Year 3
9 Aug 2025 – 8 Aug 2026 = Year 4
9 Aug 2026 – 8 Aug 2027 = Year 5
Article 136(2)(a) of the Constitution requires that the general election be held in the fifth year, not after