Representation of the People Act 1948

Representation of the People Act 1948
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the law relating to parliamentary and local government elections and to corrupt and illegal practices, and for purposes connected therewith.
Citation	11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 65
Introduced by	James Chuter Ede MP (Commons)
Territorial extent	United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent	30 July 1948
Commencement	1 October 1948: Part V and Part VI as relates to Part V;
Repealed	15 March 1983
Other legislation
Amends	House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1944;
Repeals/revokes	Chester and Cheshire (Constituencies) Act 1542; Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act 1820; Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act 1821; Parliamentary Elections Act 1835; Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1835; Parliamentary Electors (Ireland) Act 1850; Parliamentary Elections (Polling) Act 1853; County Elections (Scotland) Act 1853; Parliamentary Elections Act 1853; County Elections (Ireland) Act 1862; Boundary Act 1868; Parliamentary Electors Registration Act 1868; Election Commissioners Expenses Act 1871; Parliamentary Elections (Returning Officers) Act 1875; Parliamentary Elections and Corrupt Practices Act 1880; Registration Act 1885; Parliamentary Registration (Ireland) Act 1885; Redistribution of Seats Act 1885; Police Disabilities Removal Act 1887; Extension of Polling Hours Act 1913; Redistribution of Seats (Ireland) Act 1918; Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 1918; Representation of the People (Returning Officers' Expenses) Act 1919; Representation of the People (No. 2) Act 1920; Representation of the People Act 1921; Representation of the People Act 1922; Representation of the People (No. 2) Act 1922; Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928; Representation of the People (Reading University) Act 1928; Parliamentary Electors (War-time Registration) Act 1944; Elections and Jurors Act 1945;
Amended by	House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949; Representation of the People Act 1949; Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986;
Repealed by	Representation of the People Act 1983
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Representation of the People Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 65) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered the law relating to parliamentary and local elections. It is noteworthy for abolishing multi-member districts, abolishing the university constituencies, abolishing plural voting and single transferable voting for parliamentary elections; and for again increasing the number of members overall, in this case to 613.