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Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020

A Bill to make provision about reports of the Boundary Commissions under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986; to make provision about the number of parliamentary constituencies and other rules for the distribution of seats; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Parliamentary Constituencies Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 May 2020 by Chloe Smith (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020, receiving Royal Assent on 14 December 2020.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 19 May 2020
  2. 2nd reading Commons 2 Jun 2020
  3. Programme motion Commons 2 Jun 2020
  4. Money resolution Commons 2 Jun 2020
  5. Committee stage Commons 18 Jun to 30 Jun 2020
  6. Report stage Commons 14 Jul 2020
  7. 3rd reading Commons 14 Jul 2020
  8. 1st reading Lords 15 Jul 2020
  9. 2nd reading Lords 27 Jul 2020
  10. Committee stage Lords 8 Sep to 15 Sep 2020
  11. Report stage Lords 8 Oct 2020
  12. 3rd reading Lords 15 Oct 2020
  13. Programme motion Commons 10 Nov 2020
  14. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 10 Nov 2020
  15. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 26 Nov 2020
  16. Royal Assent Unassigned 14 Dec 2020

Votes on this bill

Recorded Commons divisions on this bill, in the order they happened. Each links to who voted which way.

2 Jun 2020 Second Reading: Keir Starmer's Amdt 137 to 265 Rejected
14 Jul 2020 Report Stage: New Clause 1 246 to 342 Rejected
14 Jul 2020 Report Stage: New Clause 2 50 to 339 Rejected
14 Jul 2020 Report Stage: Amendment 1 237 to 339 Rejected
10 Nov 2020 Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 348 to 268 Passed
10 Nov 2020 Lords Amendment 6 Motion to disagree 352 to 263 Passed
10 Nov 2020 Lords Amendment 7 Motion to disagree 345 to 266 Passed
10 Nov 2020 Lords Amendment 8 Motion to disagree 346 to 266 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 15 Dec 2020.