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Elections

  • Research Briefing

    Hungary: 2022 general election

    Monday, 11 April, 2022

    Hungary held a general election on 3 April 2022. Incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán secured a majority of seats in the new parliament and will serve a fourth consecutive term in office (his fifth in total).

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Europe
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    Countering Russian influence in the UK

    Friday, 01 April, 2022

    Widespread sanctions have been imposed on Russia for its actions in Ukraine. But there have also been calls for the Government to go further and bring forward long-awaited proposals on countering foreign influence in the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Defence
    • Economy
    • Elections
    • Europe
    • Finance
    • Immigration
    • International law
    • International trade
    • Parliament
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022: Progress through Parliament

    Monday, 28 March, 2022

    The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 24 March 2022. The Prime Minister is now able to request a dissolution at the time of their choosing.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    UK Elections in 2022 and Beyond

    Wednesday, 23 March, 2022

    This briefing paper sets out the elections that are scheduled for 2022 and future years up until 2026.The elections covered include General Elections to the House of Commons, for devolved legislatures (Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly), London Assembly and Mayor of London, local authorities (in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), combined and local authority Mayors, and Police and Crime Commissioners.

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Elections
    • Local government
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
    • Voters
  • Data Dashboard

    Constituency dashboard

    Tuesday, 15 March, 2022

    Use the interactive dashboard to explore data for parliamentary constituencies, covering topics including unemployment, house prices and election results

    • Data Dashboard
    • Business
    • Demography
    • Housing and planning
    • UK elections
    • Work and incomes
    • Local data
    • People and places data
  • Research Briefing

    Pre-election period of sensitivity

    Friday, 11 March, 2022

    Government and local authority resources cannot be used for party political campaigning at any time. In the run up to an election, the pre-election period of sensitivity, particular care is taken. Government departments and councils will normally observe discretion about making new announcements or decisions that could influence voters.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Government
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    The Crown and the constitution

    Wednesday, 09 March, 2022

    A briefing paper on the constitutional aspects of The Crown

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Devolution
    • Elections
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Northern Ireland: Key issues

    Tuesday, 08 March, 2022

    A briefing paper on some "key issues" in the forthcoming elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Demography
    • Devolution
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Elections
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Further education
    • Government
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • House of Commons
    • Industry
    • International law
    • Justice
    • Local government
    • Parliament
    • Public spending
    • Schools
    • Security
    • Tax
    • UK elections
    • Voters
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Female Members of Parliament

    Monday, 07 March, 2022

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
    • MP data
    • Parliamentary data
  • Research Briefing

    UK parliamentary by-elections since 1945

    Monday, 07 March, 2022

    This list notes the number of by-elections by session since 1945-46 and also lists the successful candidate in by-elections since 2005.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • UK elections
    • Elections data
  • Research Briefing

    Women in Politics and Public Life

    Friday, 04 March, 2022

    This briefing includes latest figures on the proportion of women in Parliament and elected bodies across the UK and throughout the world, as well as information on women in UK public life.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Equality
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    By-elections in the 2019 Parliament

    Friday, 04 March, 2022

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
  • Insight

    Splitting local authorities

    Thursday, 24 February, 2022

    What is the current legal procedure for ‘splitting’ an existing local authority into two or more parts?

    • Insight
    • House of Commons
    • Local government
    • Voters
  • Research Briefing

    Social background of Members of Parliament 1979-2019

    Tuesday, 15 February, 2022

    This briefing paper provides data on the gender, age, ethnicity and educational backgrounds of Members of Parliament elected at the 2019 General Election and how this has changed over time.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Government
    • Parliament
    • MP data
  • Research Briefing

    Constituency boundary reviews and the number of MPs

    Tuesday, 08 February, 2022

    Parliamentary constituency boundaries are reviewed periodically by independent Boundary Commissions. This House of Commons Library briefing summarises the current rules and procedures for boundary changes and how they have changed over time. It also gives an overview how the number of MPs has reached the current level of 650.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections

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