Government of Wales Bill

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: Amendment No. 1, in page 1, leave out lines 8 and 9. Amendment No. 2, in page 1, line 17, at end insert— '(3A) The system of election shall be a single transferable vote system under which— (a) a vote is capable of being given so as to indicate the voter's order of preference for the candidates, and (b) a vote is capable of being transferred to the next choice— (i) when the vote is not required to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes, or (ii) when, owing to the deficiency in the number of votes given for a prior choice, that choice is eliminated from the list of candidates.'. Amendment No. 3, in clause 2, page 2, leave out line 2. Amendment No. 4, in page 2, line 7, leave out 'four' and insert 'sixteen'. Amendment No. 71, in clause 6, page 4, line 6, leave out 'two votes' and insert 'one vote which will be cast preferentially'. Amendment No. 72, in page 4, line 7, leave out subsections (2) to (6). Amendment No. 73, in clause 12, page 8, line 16, leave out paragraph (a). Amendment No. 7, in clause 13, page 8, line 26, at end insert 'and (d) the number of Assembly constituencies.'. New clause 7—Senedd constituencies— '(1) The Senedd constituencies shall each be formed from more than one parliamentary constituency in Wales. (2) Each Senedd constituency shall be comprised of no more than one-tenth and no less than one twenty-fifth of the eligible electorate of Wales. (3) The Boundary Commission for Wales shall periodically recommend Senedd constituencies.'. New clause 8—Elections and franchise— '(1) This section applies to elections of members of the Assembly, including by-elections. (2) Each vote in the poll at an election shall be a single transferable vote. (3) A single transferable vote is a vote— (a) capable of being given so as to indicate the voter's order of preference for the candidates for election as members for the constituency; and (b) capable of being transferred to the next choice when the vote is not needed to give prior choice the necessary quota of votes or when a prior choice is eliminated from the list of candidates because of a deficiency in the number of votes given for him.'. New clause 12—Elections and franchise— '(1) This section applies to elections of members of the Assembly, including by-elections. (2) Each vote in the poll at an election shall be a single transferable vote. (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a single transferable vote is a vote— (a) capable of being given so as to indicate the voter's order of preference for the candidates for election as members for the constituency; and (b) capable of being transferred to the next choice when— (i) the vote is not needed to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes, or (ii) when a prior choice is eliminated from the list of candidates because of a deficiency in the number of votes given for him.'.