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SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Committee of the whole House

Proceedings

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

[third day]

FALLEN AMENDMENTS

Under the authority of the Chairman of Ways and Means, Amendments Nos. 206 to

217, 221, 222, 12, 218 to 220, 82, 120, 251, 224, 35, 139, 103, and 123, New Clauses NC3

to 5 and 13 to 16 and New Schedule NS1 have been removed from the Amendment paper,

having fallen as a result of proceedings in the Committee. The texts can be found in pages

286-356 of Committee of the whole House paper, dated 12 October 2010.

Sir Stuart Bell

Not selected  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 Christopher Chope

Withdrawn  62

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

second may be indicated.’.

Austin Mitchell

Not selected  253

Page  4,  line  40,  leave out Clause 7.

Clause Agreed to on division.

The Deputy Prime Minister

Agreed to  198

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

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above—

(a)
in’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

Agreed to  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

Agreed to  200

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

applies,’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

Agreed to  201

Schedule  6,  page  147,  line  26,  leave out from ‘Where’ to second ‘the’ and insert

‘paragraph (1)(a) above applies but the tie is not resolved under paragraph (2) above, or

where paragraph (1)(b) above applies,’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

Agreed to  202

Schedule  6,  page  147,  line  28,  leave out ‘remaining’ and insert ‘two’.

Austin Mitchell

Not selected  254

Page  144,  line  16,  leave out Schedule 6.

Schedule Agreed to.

Progress reported.



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