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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1541

Fixed-Term Parliaments (Repeal) Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill removes the law that set elections to happen every 5 years on a fixed date. If it passes, Prime Ministers will go back to being able to call elections whenever they want (within a 5year limit), as they could do before 2011.

Presented by Sir Alan Duncan.
HybridLords2nd reading
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The people's count45 votes
67% Aye · 3033% No · 15
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Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading19 Jan 2015
  • 2nd reading6 Mar 2015