Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)

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Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom constitutional statute

The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 was a UK constitutional statute that replaced the Prime Minister’s discretion to call general elections with a system of scheduled five-year parliamentary terms and limited mechanisms for early dissolution.

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Label	Occurrences
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011	11
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (partly repealed)	1
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) canonical	1
Joint Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Act (in COVID-19 context)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T640309 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)
Context triple: [Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949, relatedLegislation, Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)]

A. Constitutional Reform Act 2005
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is a major UK statute that restructured the country's judicial and constitutional framework, including creating the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and reforming the role of the Lord Chancellor.
B. House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 is a UK law that significantly reformed the composition of the House of Lords by removing most hereditary peers, marking a major step in modernizing the British Parliament’s upper chamber.
C. Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 are key UK constitutional statutes that limit the House of Lords’ power to block legislation, enabling certain bills to become law without its consent.
D. Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
E. House of Lords Reform
House of Lords Reform refers to the ongoing political and constitutional efforts to change the composition, powers, and role of the United Kingdom’s upper parliamentary chamber.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)
Target entity description: The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 was a UK constitutional statute that replaced the Prime Minister’s discretion to call general elections with a system of scheduled five-year parliamentary terms and limited mechanisms for early dissolution.

A. Constitutional Reform Act 2005
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 is a major UK statute that restructured the country's judicial and constitutional framework, including creating the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and reforming the role of the Lord Chancellor.
B. House of Lords Act 1999
The House of Lords Act 1999 is a UK law that significantly reformed the composition of the House of Lords by removing most hereditary peers, marking a major step in modernizing the British Parliament’s upper chamber.
C. Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
The Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 are key UK constitutional statutes that limit the House of Lords’ power to block legislation, enabling certain bills to become law without its consent.
D. Scotland Act 2012
The Scotland Act 2012 is UK legislation that expanded the powers of the Scottish Parliament, particularly in areas such as taxation and borrowing.
E. House of Lords Reform
House of Lords Reform refers to the ongoing political and constitutional efforts to change the composition, powers, and role of the United Kingdom’s upper parliamentary chamber.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ constitutional statute ⓘ
appliedIn	United Kingdom general election cycle 2010–2015 ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom general elections
appliedTo	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
cameIntoForce	2011-09-15 ⓘ
citation	2011 c. 14 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
criticisedFor	creating constitutional uncertainty around dissolution powers ⓘ perceived rigidity in timing of general elections ⓘ
effect	provided statutory mechanisms for early parliamentary general elections ⓘ set the default maximum term of a Parliament at five years ⓘ
firstGeneralElectionHeldUnderAct	2015 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
fixedTermLength	five years ⓘ
geographicScope	Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom
governingBody	UK Parliament ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
historicalSignificance	its repeal restored the monarch’s prerogative powers to dissolve Parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister ⓘ marked a shift from prerogative-based to statutory regulation of general election timing ⓘ
introducedByGovernment	Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government ⓘ
jurisdiction	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	constitutional law ⓘ
limited	royal prerogative to dissolve Parliament ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to make provision about the dissolution of Parliament and the determination of polling days for parliamentary general elections; and for connected purposes ⓘ
parliamentNumber	55th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
politicalContext	formed part of the 2010 Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement ⓘ
providedMechanism	early election following a motion of no confidence in the government not followed by a confidence motion in any government within 14 days ⓘ early election following a two-thirds majority of the House of Commons for a motion that there shall be an early parliamentary general election ⓘ
purpose	to establish fixed five-year intervals between UK general elections ⓘ to remove the Prime Minister’s prerogative power to request dissolution of Parliament at a time of their choosing ⓘ
relatedConcept	dissolution of Parliament ⓘ royal prerogative ⓘ vote of no confidence ⓘ
relatedLegislation	Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 ⓘ
repealDate	2022-03-24 ⓘ
repealedBy	Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 ⓘ
royalAssentDate	2011-09-15 ⓘ
section	Section 1 (Polling days for parliamentary general elections) ⓘ Section 2 (Early parliamentary general elections) ⓘ Section 3 (Dissolution of Parliament) ⓘ Section 4 (Supplementary provisions) ⓘ
shortTitle	Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 ⓘ linked to: Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related)
sponsor	Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg ⓘ linked to: Nick Clegg
status	repealed ⓘ
usedForEarlyElection	2017 United Kingdom general election ⓘ 2019 United Kingdom general election (via separate Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 rather than FTPA mechanisms) ⓘ
yearEnacted	2011 ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 → relatedLegislation → Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) ⓘ

Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government → introducedLegislation → Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 ⓘ