Elections Act 2022

Act of Parliament

This bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.

Originated in CommonsCurrently in UnassignedUpdated 12 October 2022

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Long title

A Bill to make provision about the administration and conduct of elections, including provision designed to strengthen the integrity of the electoral process; about overseas electors; about voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens; about the designation of a strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission; about the membership of the Speaker's Committee; about the Electoral Commission's functions in relation to criminal proceedings; about financial information to be provided by a political party on applying for registration; for preventing a person being registered as a political party and being a recognised non-party campaigner at the same time; about regulation of expenditure for political purposes; about disqualification of offenders for holding elective offices; about information to be included in electronic campaigning material; and for connected purposes.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading· Commons

    5 July 2021 – 5 July 2021

  2. 2nd reading· Commons

    7 September 2021 – 7 September 2021

  3. Programme motion· Commons

    7 September 2021 – 7 September 2021

  4. Money resolution· Commons

    7 September 2021 – 7 September 2021

  5. Committee stage· Commons

    15 September 2021 – 26 October 2021

  6. Instruction· Commons

    20 September 2021 – 20 September 2021

  7. Report stage· Commons

    17 January 2022 – 17 January 2022

  8. Programme motion· Commons

    17 January 2022 – 17 January 2022

  9. 3rd reading· Commons

    17 January 2022 – 17 January 2022

  10. 1st reading· Lords

    18 January 2022 – 18 January 2022

  11. 2nd reading· Lords

    23 February 2022 – 23 February 2022

  12. Committee stage· Lords

    10 March 2022 – 28 March 2022

  13. Report stage· Lords

    6 April 2022 – 25 April 2022

  14. 3rd reading· Lords

    25 April 2022 – 25 April 2022

  15. Programme motion· Commons

    27 April 2022 – 27 April 2022

  16. Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons

    27 April 2022 – 27 April 2022

  17. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords

    27 April 2022 – 27 April 2022

  18. Royal Assent· Unassigned

    28 April 2022 – 28 April 2022

Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 3020.