The Minister talks about the voter expressing a clear preference. The practice in Northern Ireland under the single transferable vote has been that exactly—if a clear preference is shown by an X or a 1. However, new rule 37A(1)(a), in clause 7, says:"““A voter votes by marking the ballot paper with…the number 1 opposite the name of the candidate””,"
so where does that flexibility come in if it is in legislation that the number 1 should be used?
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
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Lord Dodds of Duncairn
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 October 2010.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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