Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affects gptkb:House_of_Commons_constituencies
UK electoral system
gptkbp:citation 2011 c.1
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2011
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
gptkbp:introduced Nick Clegg
gptkbp:legislature Public General Act
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to make provision for the holding of a referendum on the voting system for parliamentary elections and for the reduction of the number and equalisation of the size of constituencies for the election of members to the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose To reduce the number of constituencies for the House of Commons
To equalise the size of constituencies for the House of Commons
To provide for a referendum on the voting system for UK parliamentary elections
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 2011-02-16
gptkbp:referendumResult No
2011-05-05
gptkbp:referendumSubject Alternative Vote system for UK general elections
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Parliamentary_Voting_System_and_Constituencies_Act_2011
gptkbp:status Current
gptkbp:territory gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5