Parliamentary Elections Act 1770
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Parliamentary Elections Act 1770
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The Parliamentary Elections Act 1770 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The Act transferred the power of trying election petitions from the House of Commons as a whole to a less politicised committee of the House. All contested elections were to be considered by a committee of thirteen members selected by ballot. The Act was initially limited to one year, but was extended several times. A bill was passed in 1774 to make it perpetual – by that time five cases had already been tried. Th
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_Elections_Act_1770
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2023-04-28T09:25:04Z
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