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An Act to amend the European Parliamentary Elections Act 1978 so as to alter the method used in Great Britain for electing Members of the European Parliament to make other amendments of enactments relating to the election of Members of the European Parliament and for connected
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If the two different acts are passed in the same year with the same title, parenthetically disambiguate based on country:
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This page contains naming conventions for articles related to government offices, elections and legislation.
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tends to be referred to by the short name form and then the year without any comma or "of" between them (
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For articles relating to the part of an election held in a specific region or country, use the format "
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For an article covering multiple elections to bodies or positions of the same type, use the format "
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from long to short titles should be created, and the long title should be included in the article.
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Redirect to an article about the series of acts, if a set of acts are related (for example,
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When writing articles on government bodies or offices with native titles not in
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For elections to particular bodies or offices, default to the form "
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in the English language commonly use the native title. For example,
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Knowledge (XXG):Naming conventions (UK Parliament constituencies)
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is about the U.S. federal law, with a link to non-primary topic
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2007 Massachusetts's 5th congressional district special election
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If several acts have the same common name, the title should:
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Guidelines for government departments, agencies, and offices
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For individual elections and referendums, use the format "
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When creating an article with a common title, be sure to
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For future elections of uncertain date, use the format "
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Prefer titles that reflect the name commonly used in
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Definite or indefinite article at beginning of name
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