A Bill to impose certain duties upon Her Majesty’s Government to ensure the accuracy, completeness and utility of electoral registers; to make provision for the sharing of data for the purposes of electoral registration; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Dame Siobhain McDonaghLabour (Co-op)
21 November 2018
This bill would require the government to improve the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of the electoral registers. It also creates rules for sharing data to support electoral registration and covers related matters to help the process work more smoothly.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny, then through further readings before moving to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 3 February 2016 under the Ten Minute Rule. This allows an MP to make his or her case for a new bill in a speech lasting up to ten minutes. An opposing speech may also be made before the House decides whether or not the bill should be introduced. If the MP is successful the bill is taken to have had its first reading.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
