The Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 2005 (c. 1) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It expired on 24 February 2006.The Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 2005, section 3(1)
Background Baroness Amos said that the bill for this act was introduced because the government was concerned that only 85% of those eligible to vote in Northern Ireland were included in the electoral register (compared to 93% in Great Britain).Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 669,col. 991
The last annual canvas before the 2005 act was introduced had been in September 2004.
Parliamentary debates The House of Lords considered the legislation in the following manner:
First Reading 9 February 2005Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 669, col. 797Second Reading21 February 2005Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 669, cols. 990 to 1005Committee and Report22 February 2005Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 669, cols. 1127 to 1136Third Reading22 February 2005Hansard (House of Lords), vol. 669, col. 1206
The bill received its Second and Third Reading in the House of Commons on 24 February 2005.Hansard (House of Commons), vol.431, cols. 500 to 541
Provisions The act authorised the Chief Electoral Officer of Northern Ireland to re-register several thousand voters removed from the electoral register under the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002.
References "Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 2005". Current Law Statutes Annotated 2005. Sweet & Maxwell. London. W Green. Edinburgh. 2005. Volume 1. Chapter 1. pp 1-1 to 1-4. Halsbury's Statutes,
External links The Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 2005, as amended from the National Archives. The Electoral Registration (Northern Ireland) Act 2005, as originally enacted from the National Archives.