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Elections

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    Speaker’s Conference on Parliamentary representation

    Monday, 09 January, 2012

    This standard note provides a summary of the main recommendations of the Speaker’s Conference on Parliamentary representation which published its final report in January 2010.

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    • Elections
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
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    Russian revolt?

    Tuesday, 03 January, 2012

    The election for the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) saw a dramatic slump in the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin’s regime. The Kremlin was widely perceived to have falsified the results but still lost many seats. This note looks at the difficulties faced by the Russian elite and some possible consequences for relations with western neighbours.

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    • Elections
    • Europe
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    Morocco and the 2011 election

    Wednesday, 23 November, 2011

    Morocco holds an important parliamentary election on 25 November. Under constitutional reforms proposed by the King, Muhammad IV, parliament will gain significant new powers.

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    • Africa
    • Elections
    • Institutions
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    Initial proposals for new constituency boundaries: Scotland

    Thursday, 27 October, 2011

    The number of parliamentary constituencies in Scotland will fall from 59 to 52 as part of the current boundary review. Initial proposals for the new seats were published by the Boundary Commission for Scotland on 13 October 2011. This note looks at the extent to which proposed constituencies can be identified with existing seats and which existing constituencies will be most affected by the proposals.

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    • Elections
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    In brief: elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Friday, 07 October, 2011

    This note reviews the prospects for the presidential and parliamentary elections which are due to be held in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 25 November 2011

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    • Africa
    • Elections
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    Initial proposals for new constituency boundaries: Northern Ireland

    Thursday, 29 September, 2011

    The number of parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland will fall from 18 to 16 as part of the current boundary review. Provisional proposals for 16 new seats were published by the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland on 13 September 2011. This note looks at the extent to which proposed constituencies can be identified with existing seats and which existing constituencies would be most affected by the proposals.

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    • Elections
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    Initial proposals for new constituency boundaries: England

    Friday, 16 September, 2011

    The Boundary Commission for England published its initial proposals for 502 new English constituencies on 13 September 2011. This note examines how the initial proposals would change the existing map of constituencies. It looks at the extent to which proposed constituencies can be identified with existing seats, including which seats remain unchanged, and which existing constituencies would be most affected by the proposals.

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    • Elections
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    Fixed Term Parliament Bill – Lords stages

    Wednesday, 20 July, 2011

    This standard note summarises the Lords stages of the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    AV and electoral reform

    Tuesday, 12 July, 2011

    The Coalition Programme of May 2010 included a commitment to introduce a Referendum Bill on electoral reform. The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill was introduced on 22 July 2010 and made provision for the introduction of the Alternative Vote system for the House of Commons if there is a positive result in the referendum to be held on 5 May 2011. The Bill received Royal Assent on 16 February 2011. This note provides a summary of the main provisions of the Act; full details on the introduction of the Bill are given in Library Research Paper 10/55.

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    • Elections
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    The European Union Bill 2010-11: Lords Committee and Report Stages

    Tuesday, 05 July, 2011

    This Note looks at Lords amendments to the European Union Bill 2010-11 covering Committee and Report stages, and Third Reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • EU law and treaties
    • The EU
  • Research Briefing

    Thresholds in Referendums

    Thursday, 30 June, 2011

    Referendums have become an established mechanism for validating constitutional initiatives in the UK. The possibility of using an appropriate minimum turnout, or a special majority to ensure that the outcome of such a poll is seen as legitimate is sometimes raised. This note looks at the debate in the UK so far and briefly looks at the use of referendum thresholds in states outside the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Local government
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    In brief: Burma’s ‘discipline-flourishing democracy’

    Wednesday, 01 June, 2011

    This note reviews developments in Burma since the November 2010 elections.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asia Pacific
    • Elections
    • Institutions
    • International organisations
    • Parliament
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    Scottish Parliament Elections: 2011

    Tuesday, 24 May, 2011

    The SNP gained an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament in the elections on 5 May 2011. The paper provides data on voting trends and electoral turnout for constituencies, electoral regions, and for Scotland as a whole.

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Elections
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    Local Elections: 2011

    Tuesday, 24 May, 2011

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    • Elections
    • Local government
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    Northern Ireland Assembly Elections: 2011

    Thursday, 19 May, 2011

    Elections on 5 May 2011 resulted in little change in the overall party composition of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Gains and losses by individual parties involved just one or two seats. 108 Assembly Members were elected by Single Transferrable Vote, 6 Members for each of 18 constituencies. Following the 2011 elections the two largest parties in the Assembly are the DUP (38 MLAs) and Sinn Féin (29 MLAs).

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    • Devolution
    • Elections
    • UK elections

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