Research Briefing
Australia: 2022 general election
Australia held a general election on 21 May 2022. After almost a decade in power, the Liberal-National coalition were defeated, with Labor's Anthony Albanese forming the next government.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Assembly Elections: 2022
An election to the Northern Ireland Assembly was held on 5 May 2022. Sinn Féin became the first nationalist party to win the most seats overall in a Northern Ireland election. The DUP lost seats, becoming the second largest party in the Assembly, while the Alliance Party had their best-ever result, becoming the third-largest party. Due to concerns about the Northern Ireland Protocol, the DUP have not taken part in the cross-community election of the Speaker of the Assembly, meaning that the Assembly cannot sit for the time being.
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Research Briefing
Local Elections 2022: Results and analysis
This briefing analyses the results of the Local Elections which took place in England, Scotland and Wales on 5 May 2022
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Insight
Northern Ireland elections: How will an Executive be formed?
Parties in Northern Ireland will have until mid-October to agree upon an Executive.
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Research Briefing
Elections Bill 2021-22: Progress of the Bill
The Elections Bill 2021-22 was introduced in July 2021 to fulfil Conservative Party manifesto commitments to “protect the integrity of the UK’s democracy”. It has now completed all its stages and received Royal Assent. This briefing summarises the Parliamentary stages of the Bill up to Royal Assent.
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Research Briefing
France: 2022 presidential election and future prospects
France held a presidential election on 10 April 2022, with a run-off poll taking place on 24 April. In a repeat of the 2017 election, Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen.
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2021 Local Elections Handbook and dataset
Explore the 2021 local election results handbook and download a comprehensive results dataset for English electoral districts and wards.
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Research Briefing
Hungary: 2022 general election
Hungary held a general election on 3 April 2022. Incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán secured a majority of seats in the new parliament and will serve a fourth consecutive term in office (his fifth in total).
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Research Briefing
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022: Progress through Parliament
The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 24 March 2022. The Prime Minister is now able to request a dissolution at the time of their choosing.
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Research Briefing
UK Elections in 2022 and Beyond
This briefing paper sets out the elections that are scheduled for 2022 and future years up until 2026.The elections covered include General Elections to the House of Commons, for devolved legislatures (Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly), London Assembly and Mayor of London, local authorities (in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), combined and local authority Mayors, and Police and Crime Commissioners.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland: Key issues
A briefing paper on some "key issues" in the forthcoming elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly
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Insight
Splitting local authorities
What is the current legal procedure for ‘splitting’ an existing local authority into two or more parts?
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Research Briefing
Social background of Members of Parliament 1979-2019
This briefing paper provides data on the gender, age, ethnicity and educational backgrounds of Members of Parliament elected at the 2019 General Election and how this has changed over time.
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Research Briefing
Portugal: 2022 general election
Portugal held a parliamentary election on 30 January 2022. Incumbent Prime Minister Antonio Costa secured a majority of seats in the new parliament and will serve a third term in office.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill 2021-22
A bill briefing on the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill 2021-22
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