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Insight
General Election 2019: What to expect in the ‘pre-election period’
What are the rules during the pre-election period? What do they mean for Ministers, civil servants, the devolved administrations and local councils?
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Insight
What is the timetable of general election 2019?
The timetable is 25 working-days and sets out key dates .
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Research Briefing
General election timetable 2019
This briefing paper outlines the statutory timetable for the December 2019 parliamentary general election.
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Research Briefing
Brexit questions in national and EU courts
It has been predicted that Brexit issues will give rise to many legal actions in UK and other Member States' courts, and the Court of Justice of the EU. While there have not yet been a great many, several cases have been brought by UK citizens living in other EU Member States, while other cases have been interesting for their implications for the UK's future relations with the EU. This paper looks at issues that have been the subject of legal action in UK and EU courts.
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Insight
What does the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill do?
The Government has today introduced a short Bill. This is an attempt to facilitate an early general election on 12 December 2019. This Insight explains why the Bill is necessary and what it will do.
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Insight
Voter ID: Securing the ballot or suppressing the vote?
Requiring voters to show ID aims to prevent ‘personation’.
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Insight
Voter ID: Key facts and figures
The Government states that requiring voters to show some form of ID will reduce the risk of voter fraud and improve the integrity of the electoral process.
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Insight
EU voters in England and Wales: Rights, regions and registers
There are more than 1.9 million EU citizens on the electoral registers in England and Wales.
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Insight
General election results from 1918 to 2019: All data now in one place
The Commons Library has now made general election results from 1918 to 2017 available to view in one place.
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Insight
UK general elections since 1918: Top 5 facts in stats
Where were the smallest electorates, the highest turnouts or largest majorities?
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Insight
When might an early general election take place?
This Insight gives two illustrative examples of how the timetable might operate for an early general election.
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Insight
Intimidation of political candidates: Review and recommendations
Abuse and intimidation of elected representatives is increasing. What steps that are being taken to tackle the problem?
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Insight
Uncontested elections: Where and why do they take place?
In the 2019 local elections, the Electoral Reform Society has put the number of uncontested seats at 148, around 2% of the seats being contested.
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Insight
Local elections and boundary restructures in England
How are local boundaries are made and what considerations prompt mergers and restructures?
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