Portuguese Election 2009

Documents to download

Summarises the results of the 2009 Portuguese Parliamentary elections.

Recall elections

Recall allows voters to remove an elected representative between elections by signing a petition. This briefing explains how UK recall petitions work.
- Elections
- Parliament
Directly-elected mayors

This briefing paper explains the status of directly-elected mayors in English and Welsh local government, and the routes to establishing them, including the use of local referendums. It also includes an up-to-date list of elected mayors and statistics on previous referendums.
- Elections
- Local government
The United Kingdom constitution – a mapping exercise

A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.