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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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| amends | Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 ⓘ |
| appliesToBody |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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surface form:
House of Commons
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| boundaryCommissionsAffected |
Boundary Commission for England
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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
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Part 2: Parliamentary constituencies ⓘ |
| containsSchedule |
Schedule 1: Referendum on the voting system for parliamentary elections
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Schedule 2: Rules for redistribution of seats ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentSystemAddressed | First-past-the-post ⓘ |
| electoralEventLinked |
Northern Ireland local elections
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surface form:
2011 United Kingdom local elections
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| electorate | United Kingdom parliamentary electorate ⓘ |
| government | Cameron–Clegg coalition government ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Mark Harper
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Nick Clegg ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| legislature |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| longTitle |
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
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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
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| partOf | United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ |
| policyArea |
constitutional reform
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elections ⓘ |
| previousNumberOfConstituencies | 650 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
Provide for a referendum on the voting system for UK parliamentary elections
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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)
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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
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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
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surface form:
House of Commons
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| status | Amended ⓘ |
| subject |
electoral reform
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parliamentary constituencies ⓘ voting systems ⓘ |
| typeOfReferendum | UK-wide advisory referendum ⓘ |
| votingSystemProposed | Alternative Vote ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2011 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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Boundary Commission for England
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legalBasis
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Boundary Commission for Wales
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legalBasis
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Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland
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follows
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House of Commons constituencies in England
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governingLaw
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Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
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amendedBy
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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
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shortTitle
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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
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longTitle
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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
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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
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legislativeBasis
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2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum
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legalBasis
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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
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