Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom constitutional statute

The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 was a UK constitutional statute that replaced the Prime Minister’s discretion to call general elections with a system of scheduled five-year parliamentary terms and limited mechanisms for early dissolution.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom → constitutional statute →
appliedIn	United Kingdom general elections → surface form: "United Kingdom general election cycle 2010–2015"
appliedTo	House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
cameIntoForce	2011-09-15 →
citation	2011 c. 14 →
country	United Kingdom →
criticisedFor	creating constitutional uncertainty around dissolution powers → perceived rigidity in timing of general elections →
effect	provided statutory mechanisms for early parliamentary general elections → set the default maximum term of a Parliament at five years →
firstGeneralElectionHeldUnderAct	2015 United Kingdom general election →
fixedTermLength	five years →
geographicScope	Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED →
governingBody	UK Parliament NERFINISHED →
historicalSignificance	its repeal restored the monarch’s prerogative powers to dissolve Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister → marked a shift from prerogative-based to statutory regulation of general election timing →
introducedByGovernment	Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government →
jurisdiction	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
language	English →
legalArea	constitutional law →
limited	royal prerogative to dissolve Parliament →
longTitle	An Act to make provision about the dissolution of Parliament and the determination of polling days for parliamentary general elections; and for connected purposes →
parliamentNumber	55th Parliament of the United Kingdom →
politicalContext	formed part of the 2010 Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement →
providedMechanism	early election following a motion of no confidence in the government not followed by a confidence motion in any government within 14 days → early election following a two-thirds majority of the House of Commons for a motion that there shall be an early parliamentary general election →
purpose	to establish fixed five-year intervals between UK general elections → to remove the Prime Minister’s prerogative power to request dissolution of Parliament at a time of their choosing →
relatedConcept	dissolution of Parliament → royal prerogative → vote of no confidence →
relatedLegislation	Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 →
repealDate	2022-03-24 →
repealedBy	Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 →
royalAssentDate	2011-09-15 →
section	Section 1 (Polling days for parliamentary general elections) → Section 2 (Early parliamentary general elections) → Section 3 (Dissolution of Parliament) → Section 4 (Supplementary provisions) →
shortTitle	Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) → surface form: "Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011"
sponsor	Nick Clegg → surface form: "Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg"
status	repealed →
usedForEarlyElection	2017 United Kingdom general election → 2019 United Kingdom general election (via separate Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 rather than FTPA mechanisms) →
yearEnacted	2011 →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government → introducedLegislation → Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) →

this entity surface form: "Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011"

Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 → relatedLegislation → Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) →

Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) → shortTitle → Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) →

subject surface form: "Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011"

this entity surface form: "Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011"