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| | Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, As Amended
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| | | The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Parliamentary |
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| | | Voting System and Constituencies Bill (Programme) (No. 4) Motion to be proposed |
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| | | by the Deputy Prime Minister. |
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| | Page 9 [Clause 11], leave out lines 13 to 20 and insert— |
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| | | ‘1A(1) | No constituency shall have an electorate more than 5 per cent. above or below |
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| | | the electoral quota for that part of the United Kingdom unless the Boundary |
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| | | Commission concerned believes there to be overriding reasons under the terms |
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| | | of these rules why it should. |
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| | | (2) | No constituency shall have an electorate more than 10 per cent. above or below |
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| | | the electoral quota for that part of the United Kingdom. |
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| | | (3) | In this Schedule “the electoral quota for that part of the United Kingdom” |
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| | | means—
where U is the electorate of that part of the United Kingdom minus the |
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| | | electorate of the areas mentioned in rule 5A and Y is the number of |
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| | | constituencies in that part minus the number of constituencies allocated within |
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| | | that part as a result of the operation of rule 5A.’. |
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| | Page 9 [Clause 11], leave out lines 14 and 15 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(a) | no more than 5% above or below the United Kingdom electoral quota |
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| | | unless the Boundary Commission concerned believes there to be |
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| | | exceptional geographic circumstances, and |
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| | | (b) | no more than 15% above or below the United Kingdom electoral |
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| | Page 9, line 14 [Clause 11], leave out ‘United Kingdom electoral quota’ and insert |
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| | ‘electoral quota for the part of the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland or |
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| | Northern Ireland) in which the constituency is located’. |
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| | Page 9, line 16 [Clause 11], after ‘6(2)’, insert ‘, 6A(2)’. |
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| | Page 9, line 16 [Clause 11], leave out ‘, 6(2) and 7’ and insert ‘and 6(2)’. |
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| | Page 9, line 16 [Clause 11], at end insert ‘and to the provisions of Clause |
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| | (Application of Part 2 to Northern Ireland).’. |
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| | Page 9 [Clause 11], leave out lines 17 to 20 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(3) | In this rule “electoral quota” means—
where U is the electorate of the part of the United Kingdom in which the |
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| | | constituency is located, reduced in the case of Scotland by the electorate of the |
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| | | constituencies mentioned in rule 6, and C is the number of constituencies |
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| | | allocated to that part under rule 8.’. |
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| | Page 9 [Clause 11], leave out lines 18 to 20 and insert—
where U is the electorate of the United Kingdom minus the electorate of the Council areas |
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| | mentioned in rule 6 and C is the number of constituencies allocated to these Council |
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| | Page 9, line 20 [Clause 11], at end insert ‘and accordingly the electorate of each |
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| | part of the United Kingdom shall be treated for the purposes of this rule as reduced by the |
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| | electorate of those constituencies.’. |
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| | Page 9 [Clause 11], leave out lines 27 to 34. |
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| | Page 9, line 30 [Clause 11], leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 34 and insert ‘the |
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| | Boundary Commission is concerned that unusual geographical considerations, including |
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| | in particular the size, shape and accessibility of a proposed constituency, would require |
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| | an unreasonable amount of time to travel round the various communities within it.’. |
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| | Page 10, line 2 [Clause 11], leave out ‘A Boundary Commission’ and insert ‘The |
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| | Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland and Wales.’. |
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| | Page 10, line 10 [Clause 11], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | A Boundary Commission shall ensure that— |
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| | | (a) | in England, no district or borough ward shall be included in more than |
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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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| | | (1B) | The Boundary Commission for England shall where practicable have regard to |
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| | | the boundaries of counties and London boroughs; and in any case no constituency |
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| | | shall include the whole or part of more than two counties or London boroughs. |
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| | | (1C) | The Boundary Commission for Wales shall where practicable have regard to the |
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| | | boundaries of unitary authorities; and in any case no constituency shall include |
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| | | the whole or part of more than two unitary authorities.’. |
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| | | ‘(1A) | The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland may take into account to such |
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| | | extent as they think fit— |
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| | | (a) | special geographical considerations; |
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| | | (b) | considerations arising from the co-terminosity of parliamentary |
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| | | constituencies and multi-member constituencies for the Northern Ireland |
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| | | Assembly under the Northern Ireland Act 1998; |
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| | | (c) | local government boundaries as they exist on the most recent day of an |
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| | | election for any district council, other than an election to fill a vacancy; |
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| | | (d) | any local ties that would be broken by changes in constitiencies; |
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| | | (e) | the inconveniences attendant upon such changes.’. |
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| | Page 10, line 10 [Clause 11], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | A Boundary Commission shall have power to specify, in certain specified |
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| | | circumstances set out in subsection (1C) below, that constituencies in areas |
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| | | determined by the Boundary Commission shall be— |
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| | | (a) | wholly within a principal local authority or authorities; or |
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| | | (b) | wholly within well-established historic or geographical boundaries. |
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| | | (1B) | The impact of any decision taken in respect of areas defined under subection (1A) |
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| | | must not create constituencies within the remainder of the region or nation in |
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| | | which such areas fall which fail to meet the rules in this Schedule. |
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| | | (1C) | The coterminosity of parliamentary constituencies with boundaries as defined in |
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| | | subsection (1A) may be specified when the following support such a |
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| | | (a) | the principal local authority or authorities within the area proposed; |
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| | | (b) | all sitting Members of Parliament representing constituencies wholly or |
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| | | partially within that area; and |
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| | | (c) | at least two-thirds of all civil parish, community and town councils or |
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| | | parish meetings within that area who make a representation; |
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| | | | and where the Boundary Commission is satisfied, from its own soundings |
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| | | amongst the electorate and the business and voluntary sectors, that such a |
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| | | proposal is widely supported.’. |
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| | | ‘(2A) | The Boundary Commission for England shall take into account counties as listed |
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| | | in Schedule 1 to the 1997 Lieutenancies Act in so far as is possible in accordance |
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| | Page 10, line 17 [Clause 11], leave out sub-paragraph (3). |
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| | Page 10 [Clause 11], leave out lines 18 to 24 and insert— |
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| | | 5A (1) | The following shall be allocated whole numbers of constituencies by |
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| | | whichever 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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| | | ‘Whole numbers of constituencies |
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| | | 6 (1) | The following shall be allocated whole numbers of constituencies by |
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| | | whichever 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 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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| | | (3) | In this rule “United Kingdom Electoral Average” means (where E is the |
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| | | electorate of the United Kingdom)—
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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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| | | wholly in the Isle of Wight. |
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| | | (2) | Rule 2 does not apply to any such constituency.’. |
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| | Page 10, line 25 [Clause 11], at end insert— |
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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 constituencies. |
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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 per cent. of the Cornwall and Scilly electoral quota; and |
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| | | (b) | no more than 105 per cent. 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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| | | constituencies which the Commission has determined should be allocated to |
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| | | Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. |
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| | | (5) | The number of Parliamentary seats allocated to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly |
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| | | shall not result in the electoral quota of any other constituency being |
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| | | compromised in respect of Rule 2.’. |
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| | Page 10, line 26 [Clause 11], leave out from beginning to end of line 7 on page 11. |
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| | Page 10, line 27 [Clause 11], leave out from ‘Ireland’ to end of line 7 on page 11 |
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| | ‘ the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland shall establish a Northern Ireland |
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| | electoral quota by dividing the electorate of Northern Ireland by the number of |
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| | seats allocated to Northern Ireland as determined under rule 8. |
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| | | (2) | The electorate of any constituency in Northern Ireland shall be no less than 95% |
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| | | of the Northern Ireland electoral quota and no more than 105% of the Northern |
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| | | Ireland electoral quota except where sub-paragraph (3) applies. |
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| | | (3) | Where the Boundary Commission consider that they can best have regard to |
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| | | factors in rule 5(1A) and achieve an appropriate allocation of the seats assigned |
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| | | to Northern Ireland under rule 8 they may recommend that some Northern Ireland |
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| | | constituencies may be outside the limits in paragraph 2 above, provided that they |
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| | | are not less than 95% of the United Kingdom electoral quota and no more than |
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| | Page 11, line 22 [Clause 11], at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5) | The total number of seats to be allocated to any country shall not be more than 10 |
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| | | per cent. above or below the current number of constituencies. If the number of |
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| | | seats allocated by the process described in paragraphs (3) and (4) exceeds or falls |
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| | | below that limit then additional or fewer seats shall be allocated as appropriate |
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| | | sufficient to bring the allocation within 10 per cent. of the current number of seats |
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| | | (6) | This adjusted number of seats shall be the allocation for that country for the |
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| | | purposes of these rules.’. |
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| | The Deputy Prime Minister |
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| | ‘the relevant version of a register of parliamentary electors’. |
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| | The Deputy Prime Minister |
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| | | | ‘For this purpose the relevant version of a register is the version that is required |
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| | | by virtue of subsection (1) of section 13 of the Representation of the People |
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