Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011

Summary

This Act proposed changing how UK elections work and redrawing the map of parliamentary constituencies (local areas represented by MPs). It included plans for a new voting system and reducing the total number of MPs, though not all proposals were fully implemented.

A vote to support means

—Supporting this Act means believing that the voting system and constituency boundaries needed updating to be fairer and more modern. Supporters thought it would make elections more representative and ensure that votes count more equally across the country.

A vote to oppose means

—Critics worried that changing the voting system could confuse voters and make elections more complicated. Others were concerned that redrawing constituency boundaries might unfairly advantage certain political parties or reduce the number of MPs.

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Bill Passage

Commons

1st reading22 Jul 2010
2nd reading6 Sept 2010
Committee stage12 Oct 2010
Committee stage19 Oct 2010
Report stage1 Nov 2010
3rd reading2 Nov 2010

Lords

1st reading3 Nov 2010
2nd reading15 Nov 2010
Committee stage30 Nov 2010
Report stage7 Feb 2011
3rd reading14 Feb 2011

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