Parliamentary Rules Database

Overview

ParlRulesData.org is an online database of parliamentary rules, containing the formal rules of procedure for various parliaments over time. The ParlRules database currently covers the UK House of Commons (1811-2019) and the Irish Dáil (1922-2020).

Team

Thomas G. Fleming, University of York
Niels D. Goet, Inspera AS
Radoslaw Zubek, Oxford University

Data

UK House of Commons

Standing Orders relating to Public Business, 21 June 1811 to 5 November 2019. Provides the text of all permanent standing orders during this period for every amendment date.

Dáil Éireann

Standing Orders relating to Public Business, 6 December 1922 to 17 February 2020. Currently only partially available – provides the full 2020 text (in English), and a list of prior amendment dates.

Publications

Publications using data from ParlRulesData.org:

Goet, Niels D., Thomas G. Fleming, Radoslaw Zubek. 2020. Procedural Change in the UK House of Commons, 1811-2015. Legislative Studies Quarterly, 45(1), pp. 35-67.
Fleming, Thomas G. 2020. Parliamentary Procedure under Theresa May: Nothing Has Changed? Parliamentary Affairs, Advance article.