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Searching for bills with subject of 110 - 'Parliamentary elections'Searching for bills occuring in session '' -
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SessionShort TitleTitleStatute Number
1697Regulating parliament electionsTo prevent charge and expense in election of members to serve in parliament, and for regulating elections, and to prevent irregular proceedings of sheriffs and other officers in electing and returning such members.Not Enacted
1703Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating the election of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1705Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1711Qualification of members of parliamentFor qualifying persons to be members of parliament in this kingdom.Not Enacted
1713Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating elections in the kingdom of Ireland.Not Enacted
1713Qualification of members of parliamentFor securing the freedom of parliament, by qualifying members that are to sit therein.Not Enacted
1715Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1715Regulating parliament elections, fraudulent conveyancesFor the more effectual preventing fraudulent conveyances in order to multiply voters for the electing members to serve in parliament, and for preventing of irregular proceedings of sheriffs and other officers in electing and returning such members.2 George I c.19
1719Qualification of members of parliamentFor securing the freedom of parliaments, by further disqualifying members to sit in the house of commons.Not Enacted
1723Qualification of members of parliamentFor freedom of parliament by qualifying the members to sit in the house of commons.Not Enacted
1727Regulating parliament electionsFor the further regulating of elections for members of parliament, and preventing irregular proceedings of sheriffs and other offices in electing and returning such members.1 George II c.9
1729Bribery and corruption in parliament electionsFor the effectual preventing bribery and corruption in the election of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1731Bribery and corruption in parliament electionsFor the more effectual preventing bribery and corruption in the election of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1739Bribery and corruption in parliament electionsFor the more effectual preventing of bribery and corruption in the election of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1741Regulating parliament electionsFor the further regulation of elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1743Regulating parliament electionsFor better regulating elections for members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1745Regulating parliament electionsFor the better regulating elections of members to serve in parliament.19 George II c.11
1753Regulating parliament electionsFor explaining and amending the several statutes relating to the returning and electing members to serve in parliament, and also for the better regulation of elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1755Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating and shortening the elections of members to serve in parliament, and to prevent the multiplying of occasional members.Not Enacted
1757Regulating parliament electionsTo explain and amend several acts of parliament heretofore made for the better regulating of elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1757Limiting duration of parliamentsTo limit the time of the sitting of parliaments, and for the more frequent calling of new parliaments in this kingdom.Not Enacted
1761Limiting duration of parliamentsFor limiting the duration of parliaments.Not Enacted
1761Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating the elections of members of parliament.Not Enacted
1763Limiting duration of parliamentsFor limiting the duration of parliaments.Not Enacted
1763Qualification of members of parliamentFor the better securing the freedom of parliament, by ascertaining the qualification of knights, citizens and burgesses of parliament.Not Enacted
1765Limiting duration of parliamentsFor limiting the duration of parliaments.Not Enacted
1765Qualification of members of parliamentFor the better securing the freedom of parliament, by ascertaining the qualifications of knights, citizens and burgesses of parliament.Not Enacted
1767Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating the election of members of parliament.Not Enacted
1767Limiting duration of parliaments ('Septennial bill', â˜Octennial actâ)For limiting the duration of parliaments.7 George III c.3
1767Qualification of members of parliamentFor the better securing the freedom of parliament, by ascertaining the qualifications of knights, citizens and burgesses of parliament.Not Enacted
1769Regulating parliament electionsTo regulate the elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1771AWrits for new elections on deaths of members of parliamentTo enable the speaker of the house of commons to issue his warrants to make out new writs for the choice of members to serve in parliament in the room of such members as shall die during the recess of parliament.11 George III c.10
1771ABribery and corruption in parliament electionsTo prevent bribery and corruption in elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1771ARegulating parliament electionsFor the better regulation of elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1771ARegulating parliament electionsTo regulate the trials of controverted elections, or returns of members to serve in parliament.11 George III c.12
1771BRegulating parliament electionsTo regulate the elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1773Regulating parliament electionsFor making perpetual an act entitled an act to regulate the trials of controverted elections, or returns of members to serve in parliament.13 & 14 George III c.15
1773Regulating parliament electionsTo amend an act entitled an act to regulate the trials of controverted elections, or returns of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1773Limiting duration of parliamentsFor shortening the duration of parliaments.Not Enacted
1773Regulating parliament electionsTo regulate the election of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1775Regulating parliament electionsFor better regulating the elections of members to serve in parliament.15 & 16 George III c.16
1775Regulating parliament electionsTo regulate the elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1775Writs for new elections on deaths of members of parliamentTo explain and amend an act made in the 11th year of the reign of his present majesty entitled an act to enable the speaker of the house of commons to issue his warrants to make out new writs for the choice of members to serve in parliament in the room of such members as shall die during the recess of parliament, and for enabling the speaker of the house of commons to make out new writs for the choice of members to serve in parliament in the room of such members as shall during the recess of parliament become peers of Ireland, and be summoned to parliament.15 & 16 George III c.11
1777Limiting duration of parliamentsFor shortening the duration of parliaments.Not Enacted
1777Regulating parliament electionsTo explain and amend an act passed in the 11th year of the reign of his present majesty entitled an act to regulate the trials of controverted elections, or returns of members to serve in parliament.17 & 18 George III c.26
1777Regulating parliament electionsTo amend an act passed in the 19th year of the reign of his late majesty King George II entitled an act for the better regulating of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1779Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating the conduct of sheriffs and other returning officers at the election of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1779Regulating parliament electionsTo amend an act passed in the 19th year of the reign of his late majesty George II entitled an act for the better regulating elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1779Regulating parliament electionsTo explain and amend an act passed in the 11th year of the reign of his present majesty entitled an act to regulate the trials of controverted elections, or returns of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1781Representation of the people in parliamentFor the more equal representation of the people in parliament.Not Enacted
1781Qualification of members of parliamentFor securing the freedom of parliaments, by the further qualifying members to sit in the house of commons.Not Enacted
1781Regulating parliament electionsTo explain and amend an act passed in the 11th year of the reign of his present majesty entitled an act to regulate the trials of controverted elections, or returns of members to serve in parliament.21 & 22 George III c.10
1783Representation of the people in parliamentFor the more equal representation of the people in parliament.Not Enacted
1783Corruption in parliament electionsTo prevent corrupt practices in procuring the election and return of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1783Bribery and corruption in parliament electionsTo amend an act entitled an act for preventing bribery and corruption at elections for members to serve in parliament.23 & 24 George III c.13
1783Qualification of members of parliamentFor securing the freedom of parliament, by ascertaining the qualification of members to sit in the house of commons.Not Enacted
1783Qualification of members of parliamentFor securing the freedom of parliament, by ascertaining the qualification of members to sit in the house of commons.Not Enacted
1783Representation of the people in parliamentTo remedy certain defects in the representation of the people in parliament.Not Enacted
1783Regulating parliament electionsTo explain, amend and reduce into one act of parliament several statutes now in force concerning the elections of members of parliament.Not Enacted
1785Qualification of members of parliamentFor securing the freedom of parliament, by ascertaining the qualification of members to sit in the house of commons.Not Enacted
1785Representation of the people in parliamentFor the more equal representation of the people in parliament.Not Enacted
1785Corruption in parliament electionsTo prevent corrupt and unconstitutional practices in electing and returning members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1786Qualification of members of parliamentFor securing the freedom of parliament by ascertaining the qualification of members to sit in the house of commons.Not Enacted
1789Regulating parliament electionsFor more effectually preventing occasional voters from voting at elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1789Regulating parliament electionsFor the better regulating the election of members to serve in parliament and for repealing the several statutes therein mentioned.Not Enacted
1790AQualification of voters in parliament electionsFor better ascertaining the qualifications of persons claiming a right to vote at elections of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1791Preventing persons under 21 years being elected to parliamentTo prevent persons under the age of 21 years from being elected or returned to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1791Regulating parliament electionsTo regulate the election of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1791Regulating parliament electionsTo amend and consolidate the several acts relating to the trial of controverted elections, or return of members to serve in parliament.31 George III c.36
1792Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating the election of members to serve in parliament, and for repealing the several laws therein mentioned.Not Enacted
1792Excluding placemen from parliamentTo disable any person who shall have in his own name, or in the name of any person or persons in trust for him, or for his benefit, any office or place of profit whatsoever under the crown, created after a certain time, from being chosen a member of, or from sitting or voting in the present or any future house of commons which shall be hereafter summoned.Not Enacted
1793Qualification of members of parliamentFor securing the freedom of parliament by ascertaining the qualification of members to sit in the house of commons.Not Enacted
1793Representation of the people in parliamentFor amending and improving the state of the representation of the people in parliament.Not Enacted
1793Regulating parliament electionsTo regulate the election of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1794Representation of the people in parliamentFor amending and improving the state of the representation of the people in parliament.Not Enacted
1795Regulating parliament electionsTo explain and amend an act of the 31st year of George III, entitled, an act to amend and consolidate the several acts relating to the trial of controverted elections, or return of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1795Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating the election of members to serve in parliament, and for repealing the several acts of parliament therein mentioned.Not Enacted
1795Regulating parliament electionsFor regulating the election of members to serve in parliament, and for repealing the several acts therein mentioned.35 George III c.29
1796ARegulating parliament electionsTo explain and amend an act passed in the 35th year of his present majesty's reign, entitled, an act for regulating the election of members to serve in parliament, and for repealing the several acts therein mentioned.Not Enacted
1796ARegulating parliament electionsTo explain and amend an act passed in the 35th year of his present majesty's reign, entitled, an act for regulating the election of members to serve in parliament, and for repealing the several acts therein mentioned.Not Enacted
1796BRegulating parliament electionsTo explain and amend the laws respecting the election of members to serve in parliament.Not Enacted
1796BRegulating parliament electionsFor the further regulation of the election of members to serve in parliament.37 George III c.47
1798Qualification of voters in parliament electionsFor better enforcing the execution of the acts made for the trials of controverted elections of members to serve in parliament, by disqualifying certain persons who have endeavoured to obstruct the due execution thereof, from voting at any election hereafter.38 George III c.61
1800Regulating parliament electionsTo explain and amend an act passed in the 35th year of his present majesty's reign, entitled, an act for regulating the election of members to serve in parliament, and for repealing the several acts therein mentioned, and to explain and amend an act passed in the 37th year of said reign, entitled, an act for the further regulation of the election of members to serve in parliament.40 George III c.80