Parliamentary Elections Corrupt Practices Act 1885
United Kingdom legislation
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Law with respect to Corrupt Practices at Parliamentary Elections. |
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| Citation | 48 & 49 Vict. c. 56 |
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| Royal assent | 6 August 1885 |
The Parliamentary Elections Corrupt Practices Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 56) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It became law on 6 August 1885.
It declared, in order to clarify past ambiguities, that it was legal for an employer to allow his employees a reasonable amount of paid time off work in order to vote in a parliamentary election. This permission was, as far as reasonably possible, to be given to all employees, and not to be given in order to induce them to vote for a specific candidate, or refused to discourage them from voting for another.
It did not criminalise any previously legitimate activity.
See also
References
- Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository for the year 1886. Oliver & Boyd, Edinburgh, 1886
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Electoral reform in the United Kingdom
the People 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- European Assembly Elections Act 1978 (repealed)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- European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 (repealed)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- Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed)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
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