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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

A Bill to make provision for a referendum on the voting system for parliamentary elections and to provide for parliamentary elections to be held under the alternative vote system if a majority of those voting in the referendum are in favour of that; to make provision about the number and size of parliamentary constituencies; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 22 July 2010 by Mr Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, receiving Royal Assent on 16 February 2011.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill provides for the next General Election to be held under the Alternative Vote system, provided this change is endorsed in a referendum on 5 May 2011 and boundary changes have been made to reduce the size of the House of Commons to 600.</p><p>The Bill also creates new rules for the redistribution of seats which will require 600 constituencies in the Commons rather than the current 650. The rules will give priority to numerical equality as a principle, in that there will be a uniform electoral quota for the UK, and seats may not vary by more than 5 per cent from the quota, with some limited exceptions. Regular redistributions would take place every five years. The Parliamentary Boundary Commissions are to conduct a review by the end of September 2013 with subsequent reviews every five years.</p>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 22 Jul 2010
  2. 2nd reading Commons 6 Sep 2010
  3. Programme motion Commons 6 Sep 2010
  4. Money resolution Commons 6 Sep 2010
  5. Programme motion Commons 12 Oct 2010
  6. Committee stage Commons 12 Oct to 18 Oct 2010
  7. Programme motion Commons 19 Oct 2010
  8. Committee stage Commons 19 Oct to 25 Oct 2010
  9. Programme motion Commons 1 Nov 2010
  10. Report stage Commons 1 Nov to 2 Nov 2010
  11. 3rd reading Commons 2 Nov 2010
  12. 1st reading Lords 3 Nov 2010
  13. 2nd reading Lords 15 Nov to 16 Nov 2010
  14. Committee stage Lords 30 Nov 2010 to 2 Feb 2011
  15. Report stage Lords 7 Feb to 9 Feb 2011
  16. 3rd reading Lords 14 Feb 2011
  17. Money resolution Commons 15 Feb 2011
  18. Programme motion Commons 15 Feb 2011
  19. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 15 Feb 2011
  20. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 16 Feb 2011
  21. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 16 Feb 2011
  22. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 16 Feb 2011
  23. Royal Assent Unassigned 16 Feb 2011

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 10 Nov 2011.