Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885 explained

Short Title:Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to extend the Hours of Polling at Parliamentary and Municipal Elections.
Year:1885
Citation:48 & 49 Vict. c. 10
Royal Assent:28 April 1885
Commencement:14 August 1885
Short Title:Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1884
Type:Act
Parliament:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long Title:An Act to extend the Hours of Polling at Parliamentary and Municipal Elections in certain Boroughs.
Year:1884
Citation:47 & 48 Vict. c. 34
Repeal Date:14 August 1885
Repealing Legislation:Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885
Status:repealed
Collapsed:yes

The Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 10) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It became law on 28 April 1885.

It provided that at every parliamentary election and municipal election, the poll was to remain open from 8 o'clock a.m. to 8 o'clock p.m. 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 It repealed the Elections (Hours of Poll) Act 1884, and went into force at the end of the enacting Parliament, meaning it first applied for the 1885 United Kingdom general election.

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