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‘In paragraph (5), for “a particular election” substitute

“the referendum”.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

195

Schedule  4,  page  131,  line  12,  leave out ‘39(4)’ and insert ‘39(4)(b) and (5)’.

Mr Graham Allen

Sheila Gilmore

Simon Hart

Tristram Hunt

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Sir Peter Soulsby

Mr Andrew Turner

233

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  33,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

Section 117 of the 2000 Act has effect in relation to the referendum as if at the

end of subsection (1) there were inserted “or unless the expenditure incurred is in

respect of the publication of any matter relating to the referendum, other than an

advertisement, in—

(a)	a newspaper or periodical,

(b)	a broadcast made by the British Broadcasting Corporation or by Sianel

Pedwar Cymru, or

(c)	a programme included in any service licensed under Part I or III of the

Broadcasting Act 1990 or Part I or II of the Broadcasting Act 1996.”.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

158

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  13,  after ‘5(2)’ insert ‘or (6) or 6(3)’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

159

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  16,  after ‘5(2)’ insert ‘or (6)’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

160

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  29,  leave out ‘if for’ and insert ‘if—

(a)	paragraph (d) of paragraph 2(1) were omitted, together with paragraph

2(3)(a), the words “the loan or” in paragraphs 2(3) and 5(4)(a), the words

“(d) or” in paragraph 5(4), and paragraph 5(4)(a)(i);

(b)

for’.

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The Deputy Prime Minister

196

Schedule  5,  page  136,  line  38,  leave out ‘or the responsible person’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

197

Schedule  5,  page  136,  line  44,  leave out ‘or the responsible person’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

161

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘“enactment” includes—

(a)	any provision of an Act,

(b)	any provision of, or of any instrument made under, an Act of the

Scottish Parliament,

(c)	any provision of, or of any instrument made under, Northern

Ireland legislation, and

(d)	any provision of subordinate legislation (within the meaning of

the Interpretation Act 1978);’.

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

144

Clause  6,  page  4,  leave out lines 27 and 28 and insert—

‘(a)	the answer “alternative vote” is selected in the referendum, and’.

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Iain Stewart

3

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  28,  after ‘“No”’, insert ‘and the number of electors casting a

vote in the referendum is equal to or greater than fifty per cent. of those entitled to cast

such a vote,’.

Caroline Lucas

Mr Douglas Carswell

Mark Lazarowicz

8

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  28,  after ‘“No”’, insert ‘to Question 1, and the alternative

vote system is selected in response to question 2 in the referendum’.

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Mr William Cash

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Brian Binley

Mr Philip Hollobone

45

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  28,  after ‘“No”’, insert ‘and the number of electors casting a

vote in the referendum is equal to or greater than two-thirds of those entitled to cast such

a vote,’.

Mr Christopher Chope

64

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  28,  after ‘“No”,’, insert ‘and the number of electors casting a

vote in the referendum is equal to or greater than 40 per cent. of those entitled to cast such

a vote,’.

Mr Christopher Chope

65

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  28,  after ‘“No”,’, insert ‘and the number of votes cast in the

referendum in favour of the answer “Yes” is at least two-thirds of the number of persons

casting a vote in the referendum,’.

Mr Roger Godsiff

Fiona Mactaggart

Tom Greatrex

Liz Kendall

Stella Creasy

Sir Peter Soulsby

Stephen Twigg

Kate Green

79

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  28,  after ‘“No”’, insert ‘to the first question’.

Mr John Baron

242

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  28,  after ‘No’, insert ‘and the number of votes cast in favour

of the answer “Yes” is greater than half of those eligible to vote.’.

Caroline Lucas

Mr Douglas Carswell

Mark Lazarowicz

9

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

The Minister must make an order bringing into force section (The single

transferable vote system: amendments) if—

(a)	the single transferable vote system is selected in response to question 2

of the referendum, and

(b)	the draft of an Order in Council laid before Parliament under subsection

(5A) of section 3 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986

(substituted by section 8(6) below) which provides for multi-member

constituencies, in accordance with subsection (4) of section 3 of that Act

as amended by section 8(5A) below, has been submitted to Her Majesty

in Council under section 4 of that Act.

(1B)	The Minister must make an order bringing into force section (The additional

member system: amendments) if—

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(a)	the additional member system is selected in response to question 2 of the

referendum, and

(b)	the draft of an Order in Council laid before Parliament under subsection

(5A) of section 3 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986

(substituted by section 8(6) below) which provides for the additional

member system, in accordance with subsection (4) of section 3 of that

Act as amended by section 8(5A) below, has been submitted to Her

Majesty in Council under section 4 of that Act.’.

Mr Roger Godsiff

Fiona Mactaggart

Tom Greatrex

80

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

The Minister must make an order bringing into force section [Mandatory voting

at general elections: amendments] if more votes are cast in the referendum in

favour of the answer “Yes” than in favour of the answer “No” to the second

question.’.

Liz Kendall

Stella Creasy

Sir Peter Soulsby

Stephen Twigg

Kate Green

119

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

The Minister must make an order bringing into force section [Single transferable

vote elections for the House of Lords] if more votes are cast in the referendum in

favour of the answer ‘Yes’ than in favour of the answer ‘No’ to the second

question.’.

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

145

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  33,  leave out from ‘if’ to second ‘the’ in line 34 and insert

‘the answer “alternative vote” is not selected in the referendum’.

Caroline Lucas

Mr Douglas Carswell

Mark Lazarowicz

10

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  34,  leave out from ‘“No”’ to end and insert ‘to Question 1,

the Minister must make an order repealing the alternative vote provisions and section (The

single transferable vote system: amendments) and section (The additional member

system: amendments).’.

Mr Christopher Chope

66

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  34,  after ‘“No”,’, insert ‘or the number of votes cast in the

referendum in favour of the answer “Yes” is less than two-thirds of the number of persons

casting a vote in the referendum,’.

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Mr John Baron

243

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  34,  after ‘No’, insert ‘or the number of votes cast in favour of

the answer “Yes” is not greater than half of those eligible to vote.’.

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Mr Roger Godsiff

Fiona Mactaggart

Tom Greatrex

Liz Kendall

Stella Creasy

Sir Peter Soulsby

Stephen Twigg

Kate Green

81

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  39,  after ‘subsection (1)’, insert ‘or (1A)’.

Caroline Lucas

Mr Douglas Carswell

Mark Lazarowicz

11

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  39,  leave out ‘subsection (1)’ and insert ‘subsections (1),

(1A) or (1B)’.

Sir Stuart Bell

104

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  1,  at end insert—

‘The alternative vote system

37(ZA)

There shall be two elections, to be held on succeeding Sundays, where in the

event no candidate obtains 50 per cent. of the vote in the first election there

shall be a run off in the second election between the first and second choice

candidates in the first election.’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

206

Clause  7,  page  5,  leave out lines 2 to 11 and insert—

‘How constituency votes are to be given

37A(1)

A voter votes by marking a constituency ballot paper and a top-up ballot paper.

(2)	A voter marks the constituency ballot paper with—

(a)	the number 1 opposite the name of the candidate who is the voter’s

first preference (or, as the case may be, the only candidate for whom

the voter wishes to vote),

(b)	if the voter wishes, the number 2 opposite the name of the candidate

who is the voter’s second preference,

and so on.

(3)	The voter may mark as many preferences (up to the number of candidates) as

the voter wishes.

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(4)	A voter marks the top-up ballot paper with a mark opposite a single political

party list of candidates.’.

Mr Christopher Chope

62

Clause  7,  page  5,  leave out lines 9 to 11 and insert ‘but no preference beyond the

second may be indicated.’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

207

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  13,  after ‘How’, insert ‘constituency’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

208

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  16,  leave out ‘ballot papers and so to determine which

candidate is elected’ and insert ‘constituency ballot papers and so determine which

constituency candidate is elected, and how top-up votes are to be counted and so

determine the allocation of top-up seats to political parties.’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

209

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  34,  at end insert—

‘(5A)

Top-up ballots shall be counted simultaneously’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

210

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  36,  after ‘no’, insert ‘constituency’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

211

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  40,  after ‘each’, insert ‘constituency’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

212

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  42,  after ‘which’, insert ‘constituency’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

213

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  43,  after ‘rejected’, insert ‘constituency’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

214

Clause  7,  page  6,  line  5,  after ‘each’, insert ‘constituency’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

215

Clause  7,  page  6,  line  7,  after ‘which’, insert ‘constituency’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

216

Clause  7,  page  6,  line  8,  after ‘the’, insert ‘constituency’.

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Mr Philip Hollobone

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Clause  7,  page  6,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

After rule 50 in that Schedule there is inserted—

“50A (1)

The returning officer shall give public notice of the total number of

votes given for each political party together with the number of

rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of

rejected ballot papers and return this information to the Clerk of the

Crown.

(2)	The Clerk of the Crown shall determine the allocation of top-up seats

in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, by applying the

D’Hondt formula to the total aggregated top-up votes in each of the

four parts of the United Kingdom, as declared by each and every

returning officer in that part.”.’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

221

Schedule  6,  page  144,  line  29,  at beginning insert—

‘Constituency ballot’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

222

Schedule  6,  page  144,  line  39,  at end insert—

‘Top-Up Ballot

Vote for one political party only. Put no other mark on the ballot paper, or your

vote may not be counted’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

198

Schedule  6,  page  147,  line  18,  leave out ‘45A(4) or (5) above in’ and insert ‘45A

above—

(a)

in’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

199

Schedule  6,  page  147,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘(b)	in the case of an election with only two candidates who receive an

equal number of votes.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

200

Schedule  6,  page  147,  line  20,  at beginning insert ‘Where paragraph (1)(a)

applies,’.

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