Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885
- Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885
The Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 10) was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. It became law on April 28th, 1885.
It provided that at every parliamentary election and municipal election, the poll was to remain open from 8 o'clock AM to 8 o'clock PM. It did not apply in places where no poll was held, or in elections to University constituencies. It repealed the Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1884, and went into force at the end of the enacting Parliament, meaning it first applied for the United Kingdom general election, 1885.
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