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where U is the electorate of the United Kingdom minus the electorate of the constituencies |
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| Clause 9, page 8, leave out lines 4 to 6 and insert— |
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| | ‘(2) | Each part of the United Kingdom shall have the same percentage of |
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| | ‘(1A) | In England, each constituency shall be wholly in one of the electoral regions |
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| | specified in Schedule 1 to the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002. |
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| | (1B) | The following shall be allocated whole numbers of constituencies by whichever |
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| | Boundary Commission is responsible for them: |
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| | (a) | Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands council areas; |
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| | (b) | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar council area; |
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| | (c) | The Isle of Anglesey county area; |
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| | (d) | The Isle of Wight county area; |
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| | (e) | The County of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly council areas. |
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| | (1C) | The number of seats to be allocated to each area shall be determined by dividing |
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| | the electorate of the area or areas concerned by the United Kingdom Electoral |
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| | Quota and rounding to the nearest whole number. Each area must be allocated at |
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| Clause 9, page 8, line 6, at end insert ‘, subject to the terms of rule 6A’. |
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| in particular the size, shape and accessibility of a proposed constituency, would cause an |
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| unreasonable amount of time to travel round the various communities within it.’. |
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| | ‘(1A) | A Boundary Commission must ensure that constituencies are wholly within a |
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| | principal local authority area when the following support such a proposition: |
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| | (a) | The principal local authority: |
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| | (b) | All sitting Members of Parliament representing constituencies wholly or |
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| | partially within that area; |
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| | (c) | Two thirds of all civil parish and town councils or parish meetings within |
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| | that area who express an opinion; |
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| | electorate and the business and voluntary sectors that this preference is widely |
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| | (b) | In Northern Ireland no local authority ward shall be included in more |
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| | (c) | In Wales no unitary authority ward shall be included in more than one |
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| | (d) | In Scotland regard shall be had to local authority ward boundaries. |
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| | (e) | In England the Boundary Commission should where practicable have |
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| | regard to the boundaries of counties and London boroughs and in any |
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| | case no constituency shall include the whole or part of more than two |
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| | counties or London boroughs. |
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| | (f) | In Wales the Boundary Commission should where practicable have |
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| | regard to the boundaries of unitary authorities and in any case no |
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| | constituency shall include the whole or part of more than two unitary |
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| Clause 9, page 8, line 30, at end insert ‘The Boundary Commission for England |
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| shall take into account counties as listed in Schedule 1 to the 1997 Lieutenancies Act in |
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| | ‘(2A) | The Boundary Commission for England must, so far as reasonably practicable, |
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| | use parishes rather than wards or eletoral divisions as the basis for |
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| | ‘(2A) | The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland must take into account the effect |
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| | of the proposals in any of their reports on the equity of the electoral arrangements |
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| | for the Northern Ireland Assembly, and in particular must seek to ensure that the |
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| | disparity between the electorates of constituencies in Northern Ireland is not such |
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| | Northern Ireland Act 1998.’. |
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| | ‘Whole numbers of constituencies |
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| | 6 (1) | The following shall be allocated whole numbers of constituencies by |
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| | (a) | Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands council areas; |
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| | (b) | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar council area; |
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| | (c) | the Cyngor Sir Ynys Môn Isle of Anglesey county area; |
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| | (d) | the Isle of Wight county area; |
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| | (e) | the county of Cornwall and Isles of Scilly council areas; |
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| | (f) | the Highland council area; |
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| | (g) | the Argyll and Bute council area. |
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| | (2) | The number of constituencies to be allocated to each area shall be determined |
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| | by dividing the electorate of the area or areas concerned by the United |
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| | Kingdom electoral average and rounding to the nearest whole number, unless |
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| | this would mean that rule 4(1) could not be satisfied, in which case the area |
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| | concerned will be allocated the smallest number of constituencies required in |
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| | order to satisfy that rule. Each area must be allocated at least one whole |
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| | ‘(c) | a constituency named Ynys Môn, comprising the area of the Cyngor Sir |
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| | Ynys Môn Isle of Anglesey County Council.’. |
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| | ‘(c) | a constituency named East Retforde, comprising the historic borough of |
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| | East Retforde as defined by Royal Charter in 1105, with 150 freemen of |
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| | the town electing two members for the consituency.’. |
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| | 6A (1) | All parts of the Isle of Wight must be included in a constituency which is |
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| | (2) | Rule 2 does not apply to any such constituency.’. |
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| | ‘Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly |
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| | 6A (1) | All parts of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly must be included in a constituency |
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| | which is wholly in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. |
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| | (2) | Rule 2 does not apply in relation to any such constituency. |
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| | (3) | The electorate of any constituency in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly shall be: |
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| | (a) | no less than 95% of the Cornwall and Scilly electoral quota; and |
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| | (b) | no more than 105% of that quota. |
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| | (4) | The “ Cornwall and Scilly electoral quota” means C/E where C is the electorate |
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| | of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and E is the number of parliamentary |
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| | Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.’. |
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| | 6A (1) | There shall continue to be 40 constituencies in Wales. |
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| | (2) | Rule 2 does not apply in relation to Wales. |
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| | (3) | The electorate of any constituency in Wales shall be— |
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| | (a) | no less than 95 per cent. of the Wales electoral quota, |
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| | (b) | no more than 105% of that quota. |
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| | (4) | The “Wales electoral quota” means W/40 where W is the electorate of Wales.’. |
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| | 6B (1) | All parts of Cornwall must be included in a constituency which is wholly in |
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| | (2) | Rule 2 does not apply to any such constituencies.’. |
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| | constituency at any time, and the name by which that constituency is known |
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| | shall refer to the area of that authority. |
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| | (4) | In this paragraph “special authority” has the same meaning as in section 144 |
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| | ‘Allocation of constituencies |
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| | 8 (1) | The adjusted UK Electoral Quota shall then be calculated as follows: |
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