Representation of the People Act

Representation of the People Act is a stock short title used in Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Mauritius, Pakistan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom and Vanuatu for legislation dealing with the electoral system.

[2] The title was first used in the United Kingdom in the Representation of the People Act 1832 and was adopted in other countries of, or formerly part of, the British Empire through the spread of the Westminster parliamentary system.

An Act of Barbados passed on 6 June 1840 had the title "An Act to amend the representation of the people of this Island, and to declare who shall be liable to serve on Juries".

[135] Although it has no special status or priority in law, the Representation of the People Act 1918, dealing with universal voting and other matters of political representation, could be viewed as part of a body of statute law making up the Constitution of the United Kingdom.

[136] The title was adopted in other countries of, or formerly part of, the British Empire through the spread of the Westminster parliamentary system.