Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
A Bill to make provision for a referendum on the voting system for parliamentary elections and to provide for parliamentary elections to be held under the alternative vote system if a majority of those voting in the referendum are in favour of that; to make provision about the number and size of parliamentary constituencies; and for connected purposes.
Summary
<p>The Bill provides for the next General Election to be held under the Alternative Vote system, provided this change is endorsed in a referendum on 5 May 2011 and boundary changes have been made to reduce the size of the House of Commons to 600.</p><p>The Bill also creates new rules for the redistribution of seats which will require 600 constituencies in the Commons rather than the current 650. The rules will give priority to numerical equality as a principle, in that there will be a uniform electoral quota for the UK, and seats may not vary by more than 5 per cent from the quota, with some limited exceptions. Regular redistributions would take place every five years. The Parliamentary Boundary Commissions are to conduct a review by the end of September 2013 with subsequent reviews every five years.</p>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Commons
22 July 2010 – 22 July 2010
- 2nd reading· Commons
6 September 2010 – 6 September 2010
- Programme motion· Commons
6 September 2010 – 6 September 2010
- Money resolution· Commons
6 September 2010 – 6 September 2010
- Programme motion· Commons
12 October 2010 – 12 October 2010
- Committee stage· Commons
12 October 2010 – 18 October 2010
- Programme motion· Commons
19 October 2010 – 19 October 2010
- Committee stage· Commons
19 October 2010 – 25 October 2010
- Programme motion· Commons
1 November 2010 – 1 November 2010
- Report stage· Commons
1 November 2010 – 2 November 2010
- 3rd reading· Commons
2 November 2010 – 2 November 2010
- 1st reading· Lords
3 November 2010 – 3 November 2010
- 2nd reading· Lords
15 November 2010 – 16 November 2010
- Committee stage· Lords
30 November 2010 – 2 February 2011
- Report stage· Lords
7 February 2011 – 9 February 2011
- 3rd reading· Lords
14 February 2011 – 14 February 2011
- Money resolution· Commons
15 February 2011 – 15 February 2011
- Programme motion· Commons
15 February 2011 – 15 February 2011
- Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons
15 February 2011 – 15 February 2011
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords
16 February 2011 – 16 February 2011
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 748.