Library of Parliament Publications: Elections, Referendums and Polling

The Library of Parliament publishes a wide range of publications as background material for Members of Parliament. This popular series of publications offer "thumb-nail sketches" of current issues, from a non-partisan perspective. There are 4 different types of papers:

• Current Issue Reviews (e.g. Catalogue No.: ##-##E, average 25 pages)
• Background Papers (e.g. Catalogue No.: BP-XXXE, average 30 pages)
• Mini Reviews (e.g. Catalogue No.: MR-XXXE, average 8 pages)
• Parliamentary Research Branch (e.g. Catalogue No.: PRB XX-XXE, average 30 pages, but ones noted as "In Brief" are as short as 2 pages)

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