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UK Law Reference
All sections of Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020
2020 c. 25, s.8

Section 8 — Registers used to determine the “electorate” in relation to the 2023 reports

This version in force from 2020-12-14

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

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(1) In rule 9(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1986 Act (definition of the “electorate”), for “The” substitute “ Subject to sub-paragraph (2A), the ”.

(2) After rule 9(2) of that Schedule insert— (2A) In relation to a report under section 3(1) that a Boundary Commission is required (by section 3(2)) to submit before 1 July 2023, the “electorate” of the United Kingdom, or of a part of the United Kingdom or a constituency, is the total number of persons whose names appear on a register of parliamentary electors (maintained under section 9 of the Representation of the People Act 1983) in respect of addresses in the United Kingdom, or in that part or that constituency, as that register has effect on 2 March 2020.