# Elections Act 2022, Section 35: Election etc of a person to the House of Commons who is subject to a disqualification order

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) If a person who is subject to a disqualification order is elected as a member of the House of Commons, the person’s election is void.
(2) In section 7 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (jurisdiction of Privy Council as to disqualification), after subsection (5) insert—
“(6) In this section, a reference to disqualification by this Act includes a reference to disqualification by virtue of an order under section 30 of the Elections Act 2022 (disqualification of offenders for holding elective office etc).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/37/section/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/elections-act-2022/section-35
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