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Mr Simon Hughes 34 Clause 4, page 3, line 35, leave out from 'constituency' to end of line 37.
Mrs Gillian Shephard 7 Clause 4, page 3, leave out lines 36 and 37.
Mrs Gillian Shephard 8 Clause 4, page 3, line 38, leave out from 'system' to end of line 39.
Mrs Gillian Shephard 9 Clause 4, page 3, leave out lines 40 to 45.
Mr Simon Hughes 35 Clause 4, page 3, line 41, leave out 'supplementary' and insert 'alternative'.
Mr Simon Hughes 36 Clause 4, page 3, line 43, leave out 'a supplementary' and insert 'an alternative'.
Mr Simon Hughes 37 Clause 4, page 3, line 45, leave out 'first and second'.
Mr Simon Hughes 39 Clause 4, page 4, leave out line 2 and insert 'by single transferable vote as set out in Part IAAA to Schedule 2 of this Act'.
Mr Simon Hughes 38 Clause 4, page 4, line 2, at end insert 'unless there are three or more candidates.(4A) If there are three or more candidates in an Assembly constituency—
Mrs Gillian Shephard 10 Clause 4, page 4, leave out lines 3 to 18.
Mr Simon Hughes 40 Clause 4, page 4, line 4, after first 'a', insert 'candidate who is a member of a'.
Mr Simon Hughes 41 Clause 4, page 4, line 5, at end insert—
Mr Simon Hughes 42 Clause 4, page 4, leave out lines 9 to 13 and insert—'(7) The person who is to be returned as Mayor shall be determined before it is determined who are to be returned as the Assembly members.'.
Mr Simon Hughes 43 Clause 4, page 4, leave out lines 14 to 18.
Mrs Gillian Shephard 11 Clause 4, page 4, leave out lines 24 and 25.
Mr Simon Hughes 72 Schedule 1, page 139, line 43, leave out from 'If' to second 'the' and insert 'Within 12 months of each ordinary election'.
Mr Simon Hughes 44 Schedule 1, page 141, leave out line 25.
Mrs Gillian Shephard 12 Schedule 1, page 141, line 25, leave out 'fourteen' and insert 'thirty-three'.
Mr Simon Hughes 28 Schedule 1, page 141, line 25, leave out 'fourteen' and insert 'twenty three'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard 13 Schedule 1, page 141, leave out lines 26 to 34 and insert—'2. Each London borough shall be an assembly constituency'.
Mr Simon Hughes 29 Schedule 1, page 141, leave out lines 26 and 27.
Mr Simon Hughes 30 Schedule 1, page 141, leave out lines 31 and 32.
Mrs Gillian Shephard 57 Schedule 1, page 141, line 34, at end insert—'6. If the population of any London borough either increases or decreases to such an extent that, in the opinion of the Local Government Commission, the strict interpretation of the rules would produce an unacceptably sized constituency, the Commission may vary the rules as it sees fit.'.
Mr Simon Hughes 51 Schedule 2, page 143, leave out lines 5 to 17 and insert—'(2) The candidate with the fewest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the second preference votes given for that candidate shall be ascertained. (3) The second preference votes under subsection (2) above shall be transferred to the other candidates, being added to the first preference votes cast for the other candidates. (4) If, following the recalculation under subsection (3) above, none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes, the remaining candidate with the fewest number of votes is eliminated and the procedure in subsections (2) and (3) above is carried out. (5) The process continues until one candidate has received more than half of all the votes, and that person shall be returned as Mayor.'.
Mr Simon Hughes 48 Schedule 2, page 143, line 20, leave out from 'the' to 'which' and insert 'Assembly shall decide'.
Mr Simon Hughes 46 Schedule 2, page 143, line 21, at end insert—
'PART IAARETURN OF CONSTITUENCY MEMBERS FOLLOWING A VACANCYApplication 1. This Part of this Schedule applies where there are three or more candidates in an Assembly constituency.
Candidate with overall majority of first preference votes 2. If one of the candidates to be a constituency member receives more than half of all the first preference votes given in the Assembly constituency that candidate shall be returned as the constituency member for that Assembly constituency.
No candidate with overall majority of first preference votes 3.—(1) If none of the candidates to be the constituency member receives more than half of all the first preference votes given in the Assembly constituency, the following provisions of this paragraph shall have effect.(2) The candidate with the fewest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the second preference votes given for that candidate shall be ascertained. (3) The second preference votes under subsection (2) above shall be transferred to the other candidates, being added to the first preference votes cast for the other candidates. (4) If, following the recalculation under subsection (3) above, none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes, the remaining candidate with the fewest number of votes is eliminated and the process in subsections (2) and (3) above is carried out. (5) The process continues until one candidate has received more than half of all the votes, and that person shall be returned as the constituancy member for that Assembly constituency. (6) If, by reason of an equality of total number of preference votes, two or more candidates remaining in the contest each have the greatest total number of preference votes, the constituency returning officer shall decide by lots which of them is to be returned as the constituency member for that Assembly constituency.'.
Mr Simon Hughes 47 Schedule 2, page 43, line 21, at end insert—
'PART IAAARETURN OF CONSTITUENCY MEMBERSEach vote shall have a single transferable vote, that is to say a vote—
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