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  Scotland Bill - Clause 5 - Timing of elections
  
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  @ MP voted aye to prevent a referendum called by the UK Parliament being held simultaneously with an election for members of the Scottish Parliament.
  @ MP voted no to allow a referendum called by the UK Parliament to be held simultaneously with an election for members of the Scottish Parliament.
  
  
  The majority of MPs voted to allow a referendum called by the UK Parliament to be held simultaneously with an election for members of the Scottish Parliament.
  
  MPs were considering the Scotland Bill[1]
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  : Amendment 43, page 6, line 8, at end insertâ
  :(c) A referendum called under reserved powersâ
  
  Had it not been rejected this would have impacted Clause 5 of the Bill titled "Timing of elections". Specifically the rejected amendment sought to add the additional element to  a sub-clause relating to elections for members of the Scottish Parliament which stated:
  
  :The poll shall not be held on the same date as, or within two months before, the date of the poll atâ
  :(a) a parliamentary general election (other than an early parliamentary general election), or
  :(b) a European parliamentary general election
  
  Clause 5 of the Bill provides for an amendment of [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/2 Section 2 of the Scotland Act 1998] titled Ordinary general elections [to the Scottish Parliament].
  
  
  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/scotland.html Parliament's webpage on the Scotland Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2015-2016/0003/cbill_2015-20160003_en_2.htm#pt1-pb3-l1g4 Clause 4 of the Scotland Bill as at the time of the vote]
  
  
  
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