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| Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
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| | The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Programme (No. 2) |
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| | Motion to be proposed by the Deputy Prime Minister. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out subsection (2) and insert— |
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| | ‘(2) | The referendum must be held on such day as the Minister may specify by order. |
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| | (2A) | An order under subsection (2) may not be made unless— |
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| | (a) | a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, |
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| | each House of Parliament, and |
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| | (b) | the condition in subsection (2B) has been satisfied. |
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| | (2B) | The condition is that the Minister has published a draft Bill providing for the |
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| | establishment of an elected House of Lords.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, leave out line 6 and insert— |
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| | (a) | The Electoral Commission shall within two months of Royal Assent to |
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| | this Act specify the date on which the referendum is to be held. |
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| | (b) | The specified date must be— |
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| | (i) | within 18 months of the date of Royal Assent to this Act, and |
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| | (ii) | a date on which no other election to a parliament or assembly in |
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| | the United Kingdom is to be held. |
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| | (c) | The Minister must lay before Parliament the draft of an Order in Council |
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| | to give effect to the specified date. |
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| | (d) | The draft of the Order in Council under paragraph (c) above shall not be |
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| | laid before Parliament until the specified date has been agreed by the |
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Mr William Cash | | Sir Stuart Bell |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out ‘must be held on 5 May 2011’ and insert— |
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| | | ‘shall be held on a date specified in an order made by the Minister, provided that |
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| | (a) | shall not coincide with any poll or polls held for any parliamentary |
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| | assembly or regularly held local government election; and |
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| | (b) | shall be at least six months after the commencement of the referendum |
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| | period (as specified in Schedule 1).’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out ‘on 5 May 2011’ and insert ‘within 18 months of |
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| Royal Assent on a date that shall not coincide with any poll or polls for any parliamentary |
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| assembly or regularly held local government elections, to be specified by order subject to |
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| the approval of both Houses and following a consulation undertaken by the Electoral |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out ‘5 May 2011’ and insert ‘8 September 2011’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out ‘5 May 2011’ and insert— |
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| | ‘(a) | within 18 months of Royal Assent, and |
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| | (b) | on a date on which no other election to Parliament or an assembly in the |
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| | United Kingdom is held.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out ‘5 May’ and insert ‘2 June’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, leave out ‘5 May 2011’ and insert ‘the day of the next |
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| Clause 1, page 1, leave out from line 7 to end of line 4 on page 2 and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | The questions that are to appear on the ballot paper are— |
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| | “(1) | Do you want to change the current “first past the post” system for electing |
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| | Members of Parliament to the House of Commons? |
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| | (2) | If there were a change, list your order of preference, 1, 2, 3, for the United |
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| | (a) | The ‘alternative vote’ system, |
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| | (b) | The ‘additional member’ system, or |
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| | (c) | The ‘single transferable vote’ system with multi-member |
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| | (4) | In Wales, a Welsh version of the question is also to appear on the ballot papers. |
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| | (5) | The voting for the second question in the referendum shall be in accordance with |
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| | section (Counting of votes on second question of referendum).’. |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, leave out from line 7 to end of line 4 on page 2 and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | The questions that are to appear on the ballot paper are—
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| | “1. Do you want to change the current ‘first past the post’ system for electing |
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| | Members of Parliament to the House of Commons?
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| | 2. If there were a change, list your preference 1, 2, 3, 4, for the United Kingdom |
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| | (a) | The ‘alternative vote’ system, |
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| | (b) | The ‘alternative vote top-up’ system as recommended by the Independent |
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| | Commission on the Voting System (the Jenkins Commission), |
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| | (c) | The ‘additional member’ system, or |
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| | (d) | The ‘single transferable vote’ system with multi-member |
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| | (4) | In Wales, a Welsh version of the questions is also to appear on the ballot paper. |
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| | (5) | The voting for the second question in the referendum shall be in accordance with |
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| | section (Counting of votes on second questions of referendum).’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 7, after first ‘The’, insert ‘first’. |
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| The Deputy Prime Minister |
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| ‘At present, the UK uses the “first past the post”
system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the “alternative vote” system be used instead?’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 8 to 11 and insert—
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| ‘Rank your preference for the system for electing members to the House of Commons (a) |
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| Alternative Vote (b) First Past The Post (c) The Single Transferable Vote.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, leave out lines 8 to 11 and insert ‘Do you want the United Kingdom |
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| to replace the current system for electing Members of Parliament to the House of |
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| Commons with optional preferential voting with instant runoff?’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after ‘vote’, insert ‘plus’. |
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| | Clause 1, page 1, line 10, leave out ‘“first past the post”’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out from ‘Wales’ to end of line 4 on page 2 and |
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| insert ‘a translation of the question in subsection (3), prepared by the Electoral |
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| Commission, is also to appear on the ballot papers.’. |
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| The Deputy Prime Minister |
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| Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 1 to 4 and insert— |
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| ‘Ar hyn o bryd, mae’r DU yn defnyddio’r system “y
cyntaf i’r felin” i ethol ASau i Dy’r Cyffredin. A ddylid
defnyddio’r system “pleidlais amgen” yn lle hynny?’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 1 to 4 and insert—
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| ‘Graddiwch pa gyfundrefn o ethol aelodau i Ty’r Cyffredin sydd well gennych chi. (a) |
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| Pleidlais Amgen (b) Cyntaf i’r Felin (c) Pleidlais Sengl Drosglwyddadwy.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 2, after ‘amgen’, insert ‘plws’. |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 4, at end insert—
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| | ‘(4) | In Scotland, the following Gaelic version of the question is also on ballot |
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| | | Rangaich do roghainn a thaobh an t-siostaim taghaidh buill gu Taigh nan |
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| | Cumantan?(a) Bhòt Eadar-roghnach (b) A’Chiad Bhuannaiche (c) Bhòt |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 4, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(4A) | The second question that is to appear on the ballot papers is— |
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| | Do you want the United Kingdom to make it mandatory, for any general |
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| | election of Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, for all |
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| | persons whose names appear on the electoral register either to attend a |
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| | polling station and be handed a ballot paper on election day, or to |
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| | request that a ballot paper be received through the post? |
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| | (4B) | In Wales, a Welsh version of the second question is also to appear on the ballot |
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| Clause 1, page 2, line 4, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(4A) | The second question that is to appear on the ballot papers is— |
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| | | Do you want to elect Members of the House of Lords using the “single |
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| | transferable vote” system instead of the current system of appointment? |
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| | (4B) | In Wales, a Welsh version of the second question is also to appear on the ballot |
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| Schedule 1, page 14, line 7, leave out ‘day on which this Act is passed’ and insert |
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| Schedule 1, page 14, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | ‘1A(1) | For the purposes of paragraph 1(a) above the “relevant date” is a date specified |
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| | in an order made by the Minister, after consultation to be held after Royal |
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| | Assent to this Act with the Electoral Commission as to an appropriate period |
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| | for the fair conduct of the referendum. |
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| | (2) | If in the opinion of the Electoral Commission the date on which Royal Assent |
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| | is given to this Act would mean that there would be an insufficient period for |
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| | the fair conduct of the referendum if it were held on the date otherwise required |
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| | by section 1, the Minister may by order specify such later date on which the |
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| | referendum shall be held as the Electoral Commission shall approve.’. |
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| The Deputy Prime Minister |
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| | Schedule 1, page 14, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | 1A (3) | The counting officer for a voting area that is— |
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| | (a) | a district in England, |
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| | (b) | a county in England, or |
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| | officer for elections of councillors of the district, county or borough. |
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| | (4) | The counting officer for the City of London voting area is the person who, by |
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| | virtue of that section, is the returning officer for elections of councillors of the |
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| | London borough of Westminster. |
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| | (5) | The counting officer for the Isles of Scilly voting area is the person who, by |
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| | virtue of that section, is the returning officer for elections to the Council of the |
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| | (6) | The counting officer for a voting area in Wales is the person who, by virtue of |
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| | provision made under section 13(1)(a) of the Government of Wales Act 2006, |
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| | is the returning officer for elections of members of the National Assembly for |
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| | Wales for the constituency that forms the voting area. |
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| | (7) | The counting officer for a voting area in Scotland is the person who, by virtue |
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| | of provision made under section 12(1)(a) of the Scotland Act 1998, is the |
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| | returning officer for elections of members of the Scottish Parliament for the |
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| | constituency that forms the voting area. |
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| | (8) | The counting officer for the Northern Ireland voting area is the Chief Electoral |
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| | Officer for Northern Ireland.’. |
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| The Deputy Prime Minister |
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| | Schedule 1, page 14, line 28, leave out sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) and insert— |
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| | ‘Assistance to counting officers etc |
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| | 2A (1) | A local authority whose area forms, or forms part of, a particular voting area |
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| | must place the services of their officers at the disposal of— |
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| | (a) | the counting officer for the voting area, and |
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| | (b) | the Regional Counting Officer (if any) appointed for the region that |
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| | | for the purpose of assisting the officer in the discharge of his or her functions. |
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| | (2) | In this paragraph “the local authority”— |
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| | (a) | in the case of a voting area that is a district or county in England, or a |
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| | London borough, means the council for that district, county or |
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| | (b) | in the case of the City of London voting area, means the Common |
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| | Council of the City of London; |
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