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Debate Pack

E-petitions: Suspending Brexit for a public inquiry; extending the transition period to delay negotiations

Friday, 02 October, 2020

MPs will debate three petitions on Monday 5 October 2020 in Westminster Hall at 6pm. The first two call for a public inquiry to take place into the 2016 referendum on EU membership. One of these calls for Brexit to be deferred in the meantime. The third petition calls for the post-Brexit transition period to be deferred to allow more time for the UK-EU future relationship negotiations.
Research Briefing

Belarus: where next?

Monday, 14 September, 2020

The august presidential election in Belarus led to the biggest demonstrations since the country's independence. The outcome is still not clear.
Research Briefing

Belarus: 2020 presidential election

Tuesday, 08 September, 2020

Belarus held a presidential election on Sunday 9 August 2020. In the weeks leading up to the election there were large rallies against the incumbent president. In the weeks since the election took place, protests have continued amid allegations of widespread vote-rigging as President Lukashenko secured a sixth term in office.
Research Briefing

Armed Forces Voting

Tuesday, 11 August, 2020

The Armed Forces can register to vote as ordinary electors, as overseas voters, or as service voters. There has been concern about the under-registration of the Armed Forces, especially those serving overseas, and the difficulties they face in participating in the electoral process more generally.The Note also gives a brief history of how the system of voting by members of the Armed Forces has changed, particularly during the periods directly after each World War.
Research Briefing

Number of Seats in the House of Commons since 1707

Friday, 19 June, 2020

This table lists the number of seats in the House of Commons from 1707 to present day.
Data Dashboard

Constituency data: election results

Thursday, 18 June, 2020

Search the results of the 2019 General Election for each constituency using the interactive dashboard
Research Briefing

Local government in England: structures

Monday, 08 June, 2020

This note contains basic details of the structure of local government (counties, districts and unitary authorities); the electoral system, ward structures, and the franchise; the divisions of functions between local authorities; and the process for changing local government boundaries and structures.
Insight

Coronavirus: FAQs on postponed elections

Wednesday, 06 May, 2020

Parliament passed emergency legislation to delay the elections because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
- Insight
- Diseases
- Elections
- Parliament
- Covid-19
Research Briefing

General election results from 1918 to 2019

Friday, 17 April, 2020

This dataset presents UK general election results by constituency from 1918 onwards. It draws on several sources, described below, which may contain errors. For each constituency, the dataset includes the number of votes and vote share for different political parties, as well as the electorate and turnout. Turnout was calculated as valid votes divided by the electorate.
Research Briefing

By-elections in the 2017 Parliament

Friday, 03 April, 2020

This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out results of the by-elections held in the 2017 Parliament. There were five by-elections in the two year Parliament, details can be found in the report. Full details are presented in the associated PDF but an overview of the recent by-election results are shown below.
Insight

GE2019: How did demographics affect the result?

Friday, 21 February, 2020

Does your demographic background affect how you vote?
Insight

E-petitions: Is there a link between general elections and signing petitions?

Monday, 10 February, 2020

Almost 23 million people have started or signed a petition on Parliament’s petitions website.
Research Briefing

General Election 2019: full results and analysis

Tuesday, 28 January, 2020

This Commons Library Briefing Paper analyses the results of the 2019 General Election. It provides maps, charts and tables showing winners, votes, vote shares and turnout by party, region and constituency.
Insight

General Election 2019: Which party received the most donations?

Friday, 24 January, 2020

During the election period parties received a total of £30.7 million in registered donations
- Insight
- UK elections
Insight

General Election 2019: Voting patterns in student seats

Friday, 17 January, 2020

Where are the 'student seats', what were the results there, and how did this compare to other 'young seats'?
- Insight
- Elections
- UK elections
- Voters

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