The 2nd Parliament of Queen Anne was summoned by Queen Anne of England on 2 May 1705 and assembled on 14 July 1705. Its composition was 260 Tories, 233 Whigs and 20 others but in practice the House was evenly divided. 151 (26 per cent) of the MPs had no previous parliamentary experience. John Smith, the member for Andover, was elected Speaker of the House of Commons. The details of the fourth session which duly convened on 23 October 1707 are described under First Parliament of Great Britain.