This paper discusses the way that Parliament scrutinises the Government's proposals for taxation, set out in the annual Budget statement. It looks at how this procedure may be affected by the timing of a General Election, and the decision in 2017 to move the Budget from the Spring to the Autumn. It also provides some suggestions for further reading.
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Electoral swing (187 KB, PDF)
Electoral swing is a way of comparing the results of two elections in the same area. This note shows how to calculate swing using examples from the 2010 General Election and explains the limitations of swing as an analytical tool. It gives detail of general election swings since 1950 and the largest constituency swings at the 2010 election as well as record by-election swings since 1945.
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Electoral swing (187 KB, PDF)
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This landing page features Commons Library briefings on international elections.
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Côte d’Ivoire held a presidential election on Saturday 31 October 2020.
