Representation of the People Act 1990
United Kingdom legislation
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to provide for a person no longer resident at his qualifying address or at any other address in the same area to be eligible for an absent vote for an indefinite period at Parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom and local government elections in Great Britain. |
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Citation | 1990 c. 32 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 26 July 1990 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Representation of the People Act 2000 |
Status: Repealed | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Text of the Representation of the People Act 1990 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. |
The Representation of the People Act 1990 (RPA 1990) added a minor amendment to previous Acts. The act allowed a person no longer resident at their qualifying address or at any other address in the same area to be eligible for an absentee vote for an indefinite period at Parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom and local government elections in Great Britain. Those who still lived in the same parliamentary constituency in Greater London or the former metropolitan counties, the same electoral division of a non-metropolitan English county, Scotland or Wales, or the same ward in Northern Ireland.[citation needed]
See also
- Reform Acts
- Representation of the People Act
External links
- http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900032_en_1.htm
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Electoral reform in the United Kingdom
the People Acts
Reform Acts |
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- Scotland, 1833
- England and Wales, 1835
- Ireland, 1840
- Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832
- Parliamentary Boundaries (Ireland) Act 1832
- Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
- Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918
- Government of Ireland Act 1920
- House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944
- House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949
- Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011
- Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020
- Parliamentary Elections Act 1868
- Ballot Act 1872
- Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883
- European Assembly Elections Act 1978 (repealed)
- Registration of Political Parties Act 1998
- European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 (repealed)
- Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
- Electoral Administration Act 2006
- Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed)
- Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013
- Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
- Elections Act 2022