HL Deb 17 November 1998 vol 594 cc1128-9

1 Clause 1, page 2, line 1, leave out ("a registered party, or").

2 Page 2, line 2, at end insert— ("(2A) Each candidate shall declare that he is either—

  1. (a) the candidate of a party (and shall name that party); or
  2. (b) an independent candidate.

(2B) There shall be added together the number of votes given for each party's candidates in each electoral region.

(2C) The number arrived at under subsection (2B) shall be the number of votes for the party for the purposes of this Act.").

3 Page 2, line 15, at end insert— ("(5A) After the allocation of seats to the parties, the order of candidates in each list shall be such that the candidates are ranked in terms of the votes each received, with the candidate with the highest number of votes appearing first. (5B) If two or more candidates have the same number of votes, their order on the list shall be determined by lot.").

4 Page 2, line 18, at end insert (", following the rearrangement required under subsections (5A) and (5B)").