The process for holding a by-election in Makerfield will begin today, the previous Member already having vacated his seat, but how does it all actually work?
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But what happens after a Member has been appointed to one or other of the disqualifying offices? Does he or she have immediately to resign it so that there can be a vacancy for another Member to apply for?
Usually they’re deemed to have resigned after a certain period. But it can be a quick turnaround: in December 1985, the 15 Unionist Members from Northern Ireland all resigned in protest at the Anglo-Irish Agreement to force by-elections in their constituencies, so people had to be appointed to the disqualifying offices and then be regarded as having resigned them almost immediately so that 15 Members could leave on the same day.
Thanks Eliot hope all is going well for you whilst studying the machinations of democracy,a greek drolery that implied there are very extraordinary capabilities in very ordinary people.Of course ,to qualify for a vote one also had to have at least a certain number of slaves.
Is this the same individual who purported to be a solicitor and never qualified as such ?
Might be… apparently he hates being Chief Whip and never wanted the job.
Thanks for your response . Best wishes.
But what happens after a Member has been appointed to one or other of the disqualifying offices? Does he or she have immediately to resign it so that there can be a vacancy for another Member to apply for?
Usually they’re deemed to have resigned after a certain period. But it can be a quick turnaround: in December 1985, the 15 Unionist Members from Northern Ireland all resigned in protest at the Anglo-Irish Agreement to force by-elections in their constituencies, so people had to be appointed to the disqualifying offices and then be regarded as having resigned them almost immediately so that 15 Members could leave on the same day.
Does it follow from this that the two Scottish by-elections will likely be held on the same say as the Makerfield by-election?
It’s certainly possible.