HC Deb 01 March 1978 vol 945 cc592-3
Sir A. Meyer

I beg to move Amendment No. 8, in page 1, line 15, after 'Assembly', insert: 'the members of which shall be elected by that system of proportional voting specified under this Act'.

The Chairman

I suggest that it will be convenient to take at the same time the following amendments:

No. 10, in page 1, line 16, after 'initial', insert 'constituency'.

No. 120, in page 1, line 16, after 'returned', insert: 'by the alternative vote method of election'.

No. 11, in page 1, line 19, leave out 'three initial' and insert 'two initial constituencies'.

No. 12, in page 1, line 19, leave out 'three' and insert 'two'.

No. 13, in page 1, line 20, leave out ' 125 ' and insert '113'.

No. 14, in page 1, line 22, leave out 'two' and insert 'one'.

No. 15, in page 1, line 22, leave out 'members' and insert 'member'.

No. 17, in page 2, line 1, after 'The'. insert 'constituency'.

No. 18, in page 2, line 1, after 'initial'. insert 'constituency'.

No. 20, in page 2, line 6, at end insert: '(4A) Twenty-five additional members of the Assembly shall be elected by the system of proportional voting wt out in Part V of Schedule 1 to this Act based upon the entitlement which each elector shall have at such election and all subsequent ordinary elections to cast a second vote such votes being referred to in this Act as "party votes". (5) The number of additional members of the Assembly other than at the first ordinary election of members of the Assembly shall be half the number of constituency members at the ordinary election concerned (rounded up to the nearest whole number). (6) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act the Assembly may at any time after the first ordinary election review the suitability and fairness of the system of proportional voting prescribed by this Act and may make such regulations amending that system as the Assembly shall prescribe by Bill which Bill shall be subject to the powers of rejection contained in Part VI of Schedule I to this Act and pending any such amendment the system of proportional voting prescribed by this Act for the first ordinary election shall apply to succeeding ordinary elections.'.

No. 22, in page 2, line 8, after 'initial', insert 'constituency'.

No. 23, in Schedule 1, page 35, line 12, leave out '125' and insert '113'.

No. 24, in page 35, line 12, leave out 'three' and insert 'two'.

No. 25, in page 35, line 14, leave out 'two' and insert 'one'.

No. 26, in page 35, line 14, leave out 'constituencies' and insert 'constituency'.

No. 27, in page 36, line 22, at end insert—

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