Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to extend the Hours of Polling at Parliamentary and Municipal Elections. |
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| Citation | 48 & 49 Vict. c. 10 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 April 1885 |
| Commencement | 14 August 1885 |
| Repealed | 1 January 1940 (partial) |
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| Repealed by | London Government Act 1939 |
Status: Partially repealed | |
| Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1884 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to extend the Hours of Polling at Parliamentary and Municipal Elections in certain Boroughs. |
| Citation | 47 & 48 Vict. c. 34 |
| Dates | |
| Repealed | 14 August 1885 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Elections (Hours of Poll) 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 a.m. to 8 o'clock p.m. 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 It repealed the Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1884, and went into force at the end of the enacting Parliament, meaning it first applied for the 1885 United Kingdom general election.
References
[edit]- Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1886. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1886
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