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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 HL Bill 26—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Lord McNally 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.

 
HL Bill 2655/1
 

 
 

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   

Combination of polls

5   

Press comment etc not subject to spending controls

6   

Control of loans etc to permitted participants

7   

Interpretation

Result of the referendum

8   

Commencement or repeal of amending provisions

9   

The alternative vote system: amendments

Part 2

Parliamentary constituencies

10   

Reports of the Boundary Commissions

11   

Number and distribution of seats

12   

Boundary Commission proposals: publicity and consultation

13   

National Assembly for Wales

Part 3

Miscellaneous and general

14   

Orders

15   

Repeals

16   

Financial provisions

17   

Extent

18   

Commencement

19   

Short title

 

HL Bill 26                                                                                              

55/1

 

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

ii

 

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   —   

Other Acts

Part 3   —   

The 2001 Regulations (England and Wales) and 2001

Regulations (Scotland)

Part 4   —   

The 2008 Regulations (Northern Ireland)

Schedule 5   —   

Combination of polls: England

Part 1   —   

Provision about combination

Part 2   —   

Application of provisions about issue and receipt of postal

ballot papers

Part 3   —   

Forms referred to in Part 1

Schedule 6   —   

Combination of polls: Wales

Part 1   —   

Provision about combination

Part 2   —   

Application of provisions about issue and receipt of postal

ballot papers

Part 3   —   

Forms referred to in Parts 1 and 2

Schedule 7   —   

Combination of polls: Scotland

Part 1   —   

Provision about combination

Part 2   —   

Application of provisions about issue and receipt of postal

ballot papers

Part 3   —   

Forms referred to in Parts 1 and 2

Schedule 8   —   

Combination of polls: Northern Ireland

Part 1   —   

Provision about combination

Part 2   —   

Postal voting

Part 3   —   

Forms referred to in Part 1

Schedule 9   —   

Control of loans etc to permitted participants

Part 1   —   

Schedule 10   —   

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 11   —   

Repeals

Part 1   —   

Voting system for parliamentary elections

Part 2   —   

Parliamentary constituencies

 

 

 
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