Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 10 The alternative vote system: further amendments

PART 2 Amendments of other provisions of the 1983 Act

20 In section 165 (avoidance of election for employing corrupt agent), after subsection (3) there is inserted—

“(3A) In the case of a parliamentary election—

(a) a vote shall be deemed in accordance with subsection (3) above to be thrown away only to the extent that it indicates a preference (whether a first preference or any other) for the person who was under the incapacity, and

(b) any number on the voter’s ballot paper indicating a subsequent preference shall be treated as reduced by one.”