Scottish independence referendum: legal issues
A briefing paper on the legal issues surrounding a Scottish independence referendum
Who can vote in UK elections?
This briefing summarises the voting rights for different types of elections in the UK.
The Privy Council: history, functions and membership
A briefing paper on the history, functions and membership of the Privy Council
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Research Briefing
Iraq in 2022: Forming a government
In July 2022 Iraq marked its longest period without a government since 2003. What are the challenges to forming a government and what is the outlook for Iraq?
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Research Briefing
State Opening of Parliament – history and ceremonial
A briefing paper on the State Opening of Parliament, its history and ceremonial
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Data Dashboard
Constituency dashboard
Use the interactive dashboard to explore data for parliamentary constituencies, covering topics including unemployment, house prices and election results
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Research Briefing
Speakers’ Conferences
This briefing summarises the operation and subject of previous Speakers' Conferences
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Research Briefing
UK parliamentary by-elections since 1945
This list notes the number of by-elections by session since 1945-46 and also lists the successful candidate in by-elections since 2005.
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Research Briefing
By-elections in the 2019 Parliament
This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out results of the by-elections held in the 2019 Parliament. Full details are presented in the associated PDF but an overview of the recent by-election results are shown below.
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Research Briefing
Australia: 2022 general election
Australia held a general election on 21 May 2022. After almost a decade in power, the Liberal-National coalition were defeated, with Labor's Anthony Albanese forming the next government.
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Research Briefing
Devolution in Scotland: “The settled will”?
A briefing paper on the devolution settlement in Scotland
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Research Briefing
Female Members of Parliament
This list identifies all the women who have ever been elected to the House of Commons. They are reported election by election, then in the order in which they were sworn in, when more than one MP was elected on the same day.
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