The Bill for this Act was one of the Bills produced when the Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Bill 2015 was divided by resolution of the Parliament on Tuesday 1 December 2015 into the Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Bill 2015 and the Electoral (Constitutional) Amendment Bill 2015. Constitution (Fixed Term Parliament) Amendment Act 2015of 2016 ss 1–1A comm on date of assent pts 2–4 comm 25 January 2018 (see s 1A) rep 26 January 2018 (see AIA s 22C) Bill (Introduction) Explanatory Note Bill (Divided) Bill (3rd Reading) Explanatory Note Act 2016, No. 15