Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885
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The Elections Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 10) was an Act
of the Parliament
of the United Kingdom
. It became law on 28 April 1885.
It provided that at every parliamentary election and municipal election, the poll was to remain open from 8 o'clock AM to 8 o'clock PM. It did not apply in places where no poll was held, or in elections to University constituencies. It repealed the Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1884, and went into force at the end of the enacting Parliament, meaning it first applied for the United Kingdom general election, 1885
.
Act of Parliament
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of the Parliament
Parliament
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of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It became law on 28 April 1885.
It provided that at every parliamentary election and municipal election, the poll was to remain open from 8 o'clock AM to 8 o'clock PM. It did not apply in places where no poll was held, or in elections to University constituencies. It repealed the Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1884, and went into force at the end of the enacting Parliament, meaning it first applied for the United Kingdom general election, 1885
United Kingdom general election, 1885
-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
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