ABSTRACT
The House will agree, early in the session, for days to be appointed for the purpose of the Ballot. Members of Parliament may put their names on the Ballot Paper on that day. Over 400 Members normally enter the Ballot, although many will have no specific proposed legislation in mind. Twenty Members will be successful at the Ballot. If successful, the Member must then, within nine days, table the subject matter for his or her Bill. Six Fridays per session are allocated to Private Members’ Bills, on which days the Bills take precedence over other parliamentary business.
