Elections
Elections news from UK Parliament.
Elections Bill completes passage through Parliament
Bill becomes an Act of Parliament. Catch up
28 April 2022
Committee backs Lords amendment to scrap Government proposals for new powers over elections watchdog
Michael Gove asked to explain how Government assessed impact of new voter ID laws
21 April 2022
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill awaits Royal Assent
Members discuss Commons reasons for disagreeing to Lords amendments on dissolution approval votes. Catch up
23 March 2022
Lords debates private members’ bills
Members debate employment rights, online pornography and lowering voting age. Catch up
31 January 2022
Lords concludes examination of' Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill at third reading
House of Lords completes its examination of bill at third reading. Catch up
25 January 2022
Three candidates progress to election for Chair of Home Affairs Committee
Three MPs have declared their interest in the role, triggering a ballot in the House of Commons on Wednesday 15 December 2021
14 December 2021
Chair nominations open for Home Affairs Committee
Nominations open for the role open following Yvette Cooper MP's appointment to the Shadow Cabinet.
07 December 2021
Procedure Committee to hear from senior parliamentarians on eligibility for proxy voting
Committee to hear from Sir Bernard Jenkin and Harriet Harman on proxy voting in the House of Commons
06 December 2021
Timetable for election of Chair of Home Affairs Committee announced
The speaker has announced an election following the resignation of the previous Chair, Rt Hon. Yvette Cooper MP
01 December 2021
MPs launch Elections Bill probe
An inquiry examining the Government’s controversial Elections Bill is launched by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
26 July 2021
Four short debates in the Lords
Members debate student exchange, cadet forces, human rights and elections in Belarus. Catch up
22 July 2021
Westminster Hall to hold a general debate on the regulation of election campaign finances
MPs to hold a general debate on the regulation of election campaign finances
06 July 2021
New Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen
Kim Leadbeater of the Labour Party was elected the new Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen in the by-election held in that constituency on Thursday 1 July 2021.
02 July 2021
MPs quiz Minister on new reforms to calling general elections
MPs on the cross-party Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee question Chloe Smith
21 June 2021
Committee welcomes progress in the polling industry but calls for ongoing vigilance
The House of Lords Liaison Committee publishes its second follow-up report The politics of polling: an update.
21 December 2020