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| March 24 2022 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 receives Royal Assent, officially repealing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 and restoring the monarch's power to dissolve and summon parliament.
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| March 22 2022 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
House of Lords accepted the Commons' reason to dismiss the amendment without a vote.
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| March 14 2022 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
House of Commons voted to reject the Lords' amendment by 292 votes to 217.
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| February 9 2022 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
House of Lords voted to amend the bill to require a Commons vote before dissolution, passing by 200 votes to 160.
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| May 12 2021 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 receives its first reading in Parliament, initiated by Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove.
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| March 24 2021 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act published its report on the bill, recommending renaming it to the Dissolution and Summoning of Parliament Bill.
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| December 1 2020 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Original draft of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act (Repeal) Bill was published for consideration by the parliamentary Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.
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| February 2020 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Lord Mancroft introduced a private member's bill titled the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill in the House of Lords, which did not proceed beyond first reading.
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| 2019 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Conservative Party manifesto committed to repealing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, criticizing it for causing 'paralysis at a time the country needed decisive action'.
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| July 2019 |
Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Boris Johnson, after becoming prime minister, attempted to call a general election by holding three votes in the House of Commons, but failed to achieve the required two-thirds parliamentary majority under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.
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| November 2012 | The Turks and Caicos Islands government was returned to full local administration after elections. |
| October 2012 | A new constitution was promulgated for the Turks and Caicos Islands. |
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