Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

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The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 is a UK law that reformed rules on parliamentary constituency boundaries and provided for a referendum on adopting the Alternative Vote system for elections to the House of Commons.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
amends Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
appliesToBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
boundaryCommissionsAffected Boundary Commission for England
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
Boundary Commission for Scotland
Boundary Commission for Wales
citation 2011 c. 1
containsPart Part 1: Voting system for parliamentary elections
Part 2: Parliamentary constituencies
containsSchedule Schedule 1: Referendum on the voting system for parliamentary elections
Schedule 2: Rules for redistribution of seats
country United Kingdom
currentSystemAddressed First-past-the-post
electoralEventLinked Northern Ireland local elections
surface form: 2011 United Kingdom local elections
electorate United Kingdom parliamentary electorate
government Cameron–Clegg coalition government
introducedBy Mark Harper
Nick Clegg
jurisdiction England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
longTitle Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 self-linksurface differs
surface form: An Act to make provision for the holding of a referendum on the voting system for parliamentary elections and to make provision about the number and size of constituencies for the House of Commons; and for connected purposes
partOf United Kingdom constitutional law
policyArea constitutional reform
elections
previousNumberOfConstituencies 650
primaryPurpose Provide for a referendum on the voting system for UK parliamentary elections
Reform rules on UK parliamentary constituency boundaries
providesFor 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
referendumDate 2011-05-05
relatedTo Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)
surface form: Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
requires Regular boundary reviews by Boundary Commissions
resultOfReferendum Alternative Vote proposal rejected
First-past-the-post system retained for House of Commons elections
royalAssentDate 2011-02-16
sectionCountApproximate 100+
setsNumberOfConstituencies 600
shortTitle Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 self-link
sponsorHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
status Amended
subject electoral reform
parliamentary constituencies
voting systems
typeOfReferendum UK-wide advisory referendum
votingSystemProposed Alternative Vote
yearEnacted 2011

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Description of subject: The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 is a UK law that reformed rules on parliamentary constituency boundaries and provided for a referendum on adopting the Alternative Vote system for elections to the House of Commons.

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Boundary Commission for England legalBasis Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
Boundary Commission for Wales legalBasis Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland follows Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
House of Commons constituencies in England governingLaw Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 amendedBy Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 shortTitle Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 self-link
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 longTitle Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: An Act to make provision for the holding of a referendum on the voting system for parliamentary elections and to make provision about the number and size of constituencies for the House of Commons; and for connected purposes
Sixth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies legislativeBasis Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum legalBasis Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011