A Bill to make provision for the holding of referenda in relation to voting systems in local government elections
House of Lords
10 September 2019
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The Local Government Elections (Referendum) Bill would create a legal framework to hold referenda about the voting system used in local government elections. It would give local areas the power to decide, via referendum, on which voting method is used in their local elections.
The bill is in the Lords and currently at the second reading stage, having previously had its first reading and second reading in 2017; no further stages are listed in the provided documents.
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28 Jun 2017
15 Dec 2017
During second reading of the Bill on 15 December, a wide-ranging discussion took place on issues including electoral reform, proportional representation and referendums.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
