elections package
Submodules
elections.greater_london_assembly
- class uk_election_timetables.elections.greater_london_assembly.GreaterLondonAssemblyElection(poll_date: date)
Bases:
Election- property sopn_publish_date: date
Calculate the publish date for an election to the Greater London Assembly
This is set out in The Greater London Authority Elections (Amendment) Rules 2016
- Parameters:
poll_date – a datetime representing the date of the poll
- Returns:
a datetime representing the expected publish date
elections.local
- class uk_election_timetables.elections.local.LocalElection(poll_date: date, country: Country)
Bases:
Election- property sopn_publish_date: date
Calculate the publish date for a local election.
This is set out in:
- Parameters:
poll_date – a datetime representing the date of the poll
country – the country in which the election is being run
- Returns:
a datetime representing the expected publish date
elections.mayor
- class uk_election_timetables.elections.mayor.MayoralElection(poll_date: date)
Bases:
Election- property sopn_publish_date: date
Calculate the publish date for an election to the position of Mayor in England and Wales
This is set out in The Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
- Parameters:
poll_date – a datetime representing the date of the poll
- Returns:
a datetime representing the expected publish date
elections.northern_ireland_assembly
- class uk_election_timetables.elections.northern_ireland_assembly.NorthernIrelandAssemblyElection(poll_date: date)
Bases:
Election- property sopn_publish_date: date
Calculate the publish date for an election to the Northern Ireland Assembly
This is set out by Schedule 5, Rules 1 and 2 of The Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2009
- Parameters:
poll_date – a datetime representing the date of the poll
- Returns:
a datetime representing the expected publish date
elections.police_and_crime_commissioner
- class uk_election_timetables.elections.police_and_crime_commissioner.PoliceAndCrimeCommissionerElection(poll_date: date)
Bases:
Election- property sopn_publish_date: date
Calculate the publish date for an election to the position of Police and Crime Commissioner
This is set out in The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2014
- Parameters:
poll_date – a datetime representing the date of the poll
- Returns:
a datetime representing the expected publish date
elections.scottish_parliament
- class uk_election_timetables.elections.scottish_parliament.ScottishParliamentElection(poll_date: date)
Bases:
Election- property postal_vote_application_deadline: date
Calculates the postal vote application deadline for this Election
This is set out in Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Act 2021.
- Returns:
a datetime representing the postal vote application deadline
- property sopn_publish_date: date
Calculate the publish date for an election to the Scottish Parliament
This is set out in The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2015
- Parameters:
poll_date – a datetime representing the date of the poll
- Returns:
a datetime representing the expected publish date
elections.senedd_cymru
- class uk_election_timetables.elections.senedd_cymru.SeneddCymruElection(poll_date: date)
Bases:
Election- property sopn_publish_date: date
Calculate the publish date for an election to the Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament
This is set out in Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 <https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2020/1/contents> and The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) (Amendment) Order 2016
- Parameters:
poll_date – a datetime representing the date of the poll
- Returns:
a datetime representing the expected publish date
elections.uk_parliament
- class uk_election_timetables.elections.uk_parliament.UKParliamentElection(poll_date: date, country: Optional[Country] = None)
Bases:
Election- property sopn_publish_date: date
Calculate the publish date for an election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
This is set out in Representation of the People Act 1983 and its amendments.
- Parameters:
poll_date – a datetime representing the date of the poll
country – an optional Country representing the country where the election will be held
- Returns:
a datetime representing the expected publish date