Elections
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on elections. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 20.05.2013 | PIL: Number of by-elections since 1959 |
| The PIL lists the number of by-elections in each year since 1959. It also gives details of by-elections since 2005 | |
| 15.05.2013 | Prisoners' voting rights - in brief |
| On 6 October 2005 the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the Hirst case, found that the UK's current ban on all serving prisoners from voting contravenes Article 3 of Protocol No 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The issue of prisoner voting has become linked with the overall question of compliance with the judgements of the European Court of Human Rights. This note briefly draws together Library material on the issue and summarises Standard Note 1764, Prisoners' voting rights, which provides a narrative of events following the judgment. | |
| 15.05.2013 | Prisoners' voting rights |
| Prisoners serving a custodial sentence do not have the right to vote. Prisoners on remand are able to vote under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act 2000. This Standard Note provides a narrative of events following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on 6 October 2005, the Hirst case, that the UK's current ban on all serving prisoners from voting contravenes Article 3 of Protocol No 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. | |
| 14.05.2013 | Electoral arrangements in Wales |
| This standard note briefly discusses electoral arrangements in Wales | |
| 10.05.2013 | By-elections since 2010 General Election |
| This note sets out results of by elections since the 2010 General Election. It will be updated as by-elections occur. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 15.05.2013 | Election Timetables |
| This Research Paper sets out the model timetables for Parliamentary general elections and by-elections. | |
| 01.03.2013 | The History of the Parliamentary Franchise |
| This paper gives a history of the Parliamentary franchise and shows the incremental stages which led to universal suffrage across the UK by drawing on several of the recognised sources which have dealt with the subject and by referring to the key legislation. | |
| 06.12.2012 | Pakistan in 2013 |
| 2013 will be another important year for Pakistan. Federal and provincial elections will be held during the first half of the year. If, as seems increasingly likely, the Pakistan People's Party-led Government sees out its full term in office and hands over to a civilian successor, it will be the first time in Pakistan's history that this has happened. But the political and economic situation remains highly volatile and unpredictable. | |
| 29.11.2012 | Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, 2012 |
| On Thursday 15 November 2012 the first ever elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) took place in England and Wales, outside of London. The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 replaced police authorities with directly elected PCCs. The 41 police areas each elected one PCC. The supplementary vote system was used for the elections. This Research Paper analyses the results | |
| 16.11.2012 | US Elections 2012 |
| Statistical summary of the 2012 US Presidential election, including detailed results of Presidential, Senate and Hosue of Representatives elections |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.01.2012 | Constitution Select Committee (HL) twenty-third report on Voting at the close of poll. |
| Constitution Select Committee (HL) report [Lords] | |
| 22.11.2011 | Political party finance: ending the big donor culture. |
| Committee on Standards in Public Life report [Commons] | |
| 04.03.2011 | Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill. |
| Government response. Deputy Prime Minister report [Commons] | |
| 31.01.2011 | Work of the Committee in 2010. |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission report [Commons] | |
| 11.10.2010 | Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill. |
| Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 12.07.2011 | HATIP DICLE AND FELLOW MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT |
| That this House notes the success of the 36 independent candidates of the Labour, Democracy and Freedom block supported by the Kurdish population in the Turkish general election on ... | |
| 23.03.2011 | BURMA AND THE EU |
| That this House notes that despite holding an election in November 2010, Burma has failed to meet the requests of the EU Common Position, last renewed on 26 April 2010, which called ... | |
| 01.03.2011 | IRISH GENERAL ELECTION RESULT |
| That this House notes the heavy defeat of the governing Fianna Fail party in the Irish General Election; further notes the loss of all the seats in the Dail of its junior partner, the ... | |
| 01.02.2011 | STOKE-ON-TRENT (ELECTORAL CHANGES) ORDER 2011 |
| That this House notes that the Stoke-on-Trent (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 seeks to implement the recommendations of the Electoral Commission's review of electoral arrangements for ... | |
| 24.01.2011 | SOUTH SUDAN REFERENDUM AND PEACE CAMPAIGNING BY EMMANUEL JAL |
| That this House notes the peaceful South Sudan independence referendum which took place between 9 January and 15 January 2011; welcomes the fact that the referendum's validity threshold ... |
