Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019
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The Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 is a UK statute that enabled the snap general election held in December 2019 by overriding the usual Fixed-term Parliaments Act timetable.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United Kingdom House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 2019-10-31 ⓘ |
| citation | 2019 c. 29 ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
Section 1: Poll for the next parliamentary general election
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Section 2: Extent, commencement and short title ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electionDateSpecified | 2019-12-12 ⓘ |
| enabledEvent | 2019 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| enactedBy |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| government | Second Johnson ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentMajorityContext | minority Conservative government ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Boris Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Her Majesty's Government (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOffElectionAct | true ⓘ |
| isTemporaryMeasure | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislationCategory | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeDomain | constitutional law ⓘ |
| legislativeProcess | fast-tracked legislation ⓘ |
| longTitle | A Bill to make provision for a parliamentary general election to be held on 12 December 2019; and for connected purposes. ⓘ |
| monarchAtRoyalAssent | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overrides | default election timetable under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 for the 2019 election ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 2019 Session of the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| parliamentDissolutionTrigger | dissolution of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Brexit deadlock in the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| precededBy | European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019 in the Brexit legislative sequence ⓘ |
| purpose |
to override the timetable in the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 for the 2019 election
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to provide for an early parliamentary general election in 2019 ⓘ |
| receivedRoyalAssentIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repeals | none (creates a one-off exception to the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011) ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2019-10-31 ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | spent ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | timing of United Kingdom general elections ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
England
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | snap general election ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2019 ⓘ |
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