MPs standing down from the Commons ahead of the next general election
MPs that have announced they are standing down from the House of Commons ahead of the next general election
Madagascar: 2023 presidential election and relations with the UK
On 16 November 2023 Madagascar held a presidential election, postponed from the original date of 9 November. Incumbent president Andry Rajoelina was re-elected, but opposition candidates do not accept the results.
Absent voting
This briefing provides information on the arrangements for absent voting. It also outlines the changes to absent voting resulting from the Elections Act 2022.
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Research Briefing
Imprints on election and campaign material
Imprints are details that must appear on political or election-related material to show who is has produced it. This briefing explains the requirements for imprints.
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Research Briefing
Parliamentary boundary reviews: public consultations
Constituencies are reviewed periodically by independent Boundary Commissions, one for each part of the UK. This briefing outlines how the public can get involved in the consultation stages.
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Research Briefing
Constituency boundary reviews and the number of MPs
This briefing summarises the rules and procedures for boundary changes for parliamentary constituencies. It also examines how the number of constituencies and MPs have changed over time.
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Research Briefing
Devolution in Scotland: “The settled will”?
A briefing paper on the devolution settlement in Scotland
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Research Briefing
Who can vote in UK elections?
This briefing summarises the voting rights for different types of elections in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Overseas voters
This briefing describes the eligibility to vote in UK Parliament elections for British citizens living overseas and the plans to end the 15-year rule - known as 'votes for life'.
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Research Briefing
The Privy Council: history, functions and membership
A briefing paper on the history, functions and membership of the Privy Council
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Research Briefing
The Crown and the constitution
A briefing paper on the constitutional aspects of the Crown
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Research Briefing
State Opening of Parliament – history and ceremonial
A briefing paper on the State Opening of Parliament, its history and ceremonial
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Research Briefing
Recall elections
Recall allows voters to remove an elected representative between elections by signing a petition. This briefing explains how UK recall petitions work.
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Research Briefing
Female Members of Parliament
This list identifies all the women who have ever been elected to the House of Commons. They are reported by election, then in the order in which they were sworn in.
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