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  Fixed Term Parliaments Bill - Clause 3 - Timing of Dissolution of Parliament before General Election
  
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  @ MP voted aye to dissolve Parliament 25 days, rather than 17 days, before a general election. 
  @ MP voted no to dissolve Parliament 17 days, rather than 25 days, before a general election. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted to dissolve Parliament 17 days, rather than 25 days before a general election.  
  
  Ms were considering the Fixed Term Parliaments Bill.  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  :Amendment 8, page 2, line 29, leave out '17th' and insert '25th'
  
  This would have impacted clause (3)(1) of the Bill[2] which at the time of the vote stated:
  
  :The Parliament then in existence dissolves at the beginning of the 17th working day before the polling day for the next parliamentary general election...
  
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/fixedtermparliaments.html Fixed Term Parliaments Bill (now an act) page on Parliament's website] 
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmbills/119/11119.1-7.html#Extraordinary%20elections%20reset%20version Clause 2 of the Fixed Term Parliaments Bill at the time of the vote]
  
  
  
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