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Dissolution of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Dissolution of the UK Parliament: the formal end of a Parliament before a general election, done by the Sovereign on the Prime Minister's request under the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, with a five-year maximum term and a 25-working-day election timetable.
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (FTPA): UK statute setting five-year terms and first-Thursday-in-May elections, with two-thirds or no-confidence routes to early elections; used in 2017 and 2019, repealed by the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022.
Purdah (pre-election period)
Purdah, now the pre-election period of sensitivity, is the UK convention before elections and referendums restricting government announcements and use of public resources; referendum rules of 28 days come from PPERA 2000.