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Elections Act 2022

A Bill to make provision about the administration and conduct of elections, including provision designed to strengthen the integrity of the electoral process; about overseas electors; about voting and candidacy rights of EU citizens; about the designation of a strategy and policy statement for the Electoral Commission; about the membership of the Speaker's Committee; about the Electoral Commission's functions in relation to criminal proceedings; about financial information to be provided by a political party on applying for registration; for preventing a person being registered as a political party and being a recognised non-party campaigner at the same time; about regulation of expenditure for political purposes; about disqualification of offenders for holding elective offices; about information to be included in electronic campaigning material; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Elections Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 5 July 2021 by Kemi Badenoch (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Elections Act 2022, receiving Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 5 Jul 2021
  2. 2nd reading Commons 7 Sep 2021
  3. Programme motion Commons 7 Sep 2021
  4. Money resolution Commons 7 Sep 2021
  5. Committee stage Commons 15 Sep to 26 Oct 2021
  6. Instruction Commons 20 Sep 2021
  7. Report stage Commons 17 Jan 2022
  8. Programme motion Commons 17 Jan 2022
  9. 3rd reading Commons 17 Jan 2022
  10. 1st reading Lords 18 Jan 2022
  11. 2nd reading Lords 23 Feb 2022
  12. Committee stage Lords 10 Mar to 28 Mar 2022
  13. Report stage Lords 6 Apr to 25 Apr 2022
  14. 3rd reading Lords 25 Apr 2022
  15. Programme motion Commons 27 Apr 2022
  16. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 27 Apr 2022
  17. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 27 Apr 2022
  18. Royal Assent Unassigned 28 Apr 2022

Votes on this bill

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

7 Sep 2021 Keir Starmer's Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 230 to 329 Rejected
7 Sep 2021 Second Reading 327 to 228 Passed
20 Sep 2021 Instruction 309 to 186 Passed
17 Jan 2022 Report Stage: New Clause 1 236 to 327 Rejected
17 Jan 2022 Report Stage: New Clause 2 237 to 322 Rejected
17 Jan 2022 Report Stage: Amendment 1 234 to 327 Rejected
17 Jan 2022 Report Stage: Amendment 3 234 to 328 Rejected
17 Jan 2022 Third Reading 325 to 234 Passed
27 Apr 2022 Government Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 22 306 to 215 Passed
27 Apr 2022 Government Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 86 306 to 213 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 12 Oct 2022.