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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill


 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Cabinet Office, are published

separately as Bill 63—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

The Deputy Prime Minister has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a)

of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies

Bill are compatible with the Convention rights.

 
Bill 6355/1
 

 


 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies

 

Bill

 

 
 

Contents

Part 1

Voting system for parliamentary elections

The referendum

1   

Referendum on the alternative vote system

2   

Entitlement to vote in the referendum

3   

Conduct of the referendum

4   

Control of loans etc to permitted participants

5   

Interpretation

Result of the referendum

6   

Commencement or repeal of amending provisions

7   

The alternative vote system: amendments

Part 2

Parliamentary constituencies

8   

Reports of the Boundary Commissions

9   

Number and distribution of seats

10   

Boundary Commission proposals: publicity and consultation

11   

National Assembly for Wales

Part 3

Miscellaneous and general

12   

Orders

13   

Repeals

14   

Financial provisions

15   

Extent

16   

Commencement

17   

Short title

 

Bill 63                                                                                                 

55/1

 
 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

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Schedule 1   —   

Further provisions about the referendum

Schedule 2   —   

Rules for conduct of the referendum

Part 1   —   

Referendum rules

Part 2   —   

Forms referred to in referendum rules

Schedule 3   —   

Absent voting in the referendum

Part 1   —   

Great Britain

Part 2   —   

Northern Ireland

Part 3   —   

Form of proxy paper

Schedule 4   —   

Application to the referendum of existing provisions

Part 1   —   

Representation of the People Act 1983

Part 2   —   

Electoral Administration Act 2006

Part 3   —   

The 2001 Regulations (England and Wales) and 2001

Regulations (Scotland)

Part 4   —   

The 2008 Regulations (Northern Ireland)

Schedule 5   —   

Control of loans etc to permitted participants

Schedule 6   —   

The alternative vote system: further amendments

Part 1   —   

Amendments of the parliamentary elections rules

Part 2   —   

Amendments of other provisions of the 1983 Act

Part 3   —   

Amendments of other enactments

Schedule 7   —   

Repeals

Part 1   —   

Voting system for parliamentary elections

Part 2   —   

Parliamentary constituencies

 
 

 
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