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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Thursday 9 September 2010

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

121-31, 133-34 and 135-37

Committee of the whole House

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Variation in limit of number of holders of Ministerial offices

Mr Charles Walker

Mr Graham Allen

Mr Graham Brady

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To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 is amended as follows.

(2)	For section 2(1) substitute—

“(1)	The number of holders of offices specified in Schedule 2 to this Act (in

this section referred to as Ministerial offices) entitled to sit and vote in

the House of Commons at any one time, whether paid or unpaid, must not

exceed 95 if the number of constituencies in the United Kingdom is

650.”.

(3)	After section 2(1) insert—

“(1A)

If the number of constituencies in the United Kingdom decreases below

650, the limit on the number of holders of Ministerial offices entitled to

sit and vote in the House of Commons referred to in section 2(1) must be

decreased by at least a proportionate amount.”.

(4)	In subsection (2), after “subsection (1)”, insert “or subsection (1A)”.’.

Mr Graham Brady

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Charles Walker

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  9,  after ‘constituency’, insert ‘with the exception of citizens

of Commonwealth countries or, subject to sub-paragraph (c) below, of the Republic of

Ireland.’.

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

Mr Graham Brady

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Charles Walker

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘; and

(c)	citizens of the Republic of Ireland who are ordinarily resident in Northern

Ireland and who have chosen Irish citizenship under the terms of the

Good Friday Agreement.’.

Mr Graham Brady

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Charles Walker

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Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘; and

(d)	British citizens living outside the United Kingdom and not currently

entitled to vote as electors at a parliamentary election in any

constituency.

(5A)	The Minister shall, within one month of the day on which this Act is passed, by

Order provide for a system of prior registration of those entitled to vote in the

referendum under subsection (1)(d) above, and for mechanisms by which their

votes can be cast.’.

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Revised 10 September 2010