Elections
Elections news from UK Parliament.
Chair nominations open for Home Affairs Committee
Nominations open for the role open following Yvette Cooper MP's appointment to the Shadow Cabinet.
07 December 2021
Procedure Committee to hear from senior parliamentarians on eligibility for proxy voting
Committee to hear from Sir Bernard Jenkin and Harriet Harman on proxy voting in the House of Commons
06 December 2021
Timetable for election of Chair of Home Affairs Committee announced
The speaker has announced an election following the resignation of the previous Chair, Rt Hon. Yvette Cooper MP
01 December 2021
MPs launch Elections Bill probe
An inquiry examining the Government’s controversial Elections Bill is launched by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
26 July 2021
Four short debates in the Lords
Members debate student exchange, cadet forces, human rights and elections in Belarus. Catch up
22 July 2021
Westminster Hall to hold a general debate on the regulation of election campaign finances
MPs to hold a general debate on the regulation of election campaign finances
06 July 2021
New Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen
Kim Leadbeater of the Labour Party was elected the new Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen in the by-election held in that constituency on Thursday 1 July 2021.
02 July 2021
MPs quiz Minister on new reforms to calling general elections
MPs on the cross-party Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee question Chloe Smith
21 June 2021
Committee welcomes progress in the polling industry but calls for ongoing vigilance
The House of Lords Liaison Committee publishes its second follow-up report The politics of polling: an update.
21 December 2020
Fixed-Term Parliaments Act Committee hears from former Commons’ Clerks
Former Clerks of the House of Commons Sir Malcolm Jack and Lord Lisvane give evidence
16 December 2020
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill completes passage through Parliament
Bill becomes law following Royal Assent
27 November 2020
New inquiry: work of Electoral Commission
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has launched an inquiry into the work of the Electoral Commission.
23 September 2020
Reform of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act must keep the Queen out of politics, says Committee
The Committee publishes its report on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
04 September 2020
Report published on the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill
The Committee publishes its report on the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill
04 September 2020
Conduct Committee responds to ISC report on Russia
The Chair of the House of Lords Conduct Committee, Lord Mance, has written to the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC), Dr Julian Lewis MP
21 July 2020