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In this Part, except where the context otherwise requires—
“constituency returning officer” means the returning officer at an election of an Assembly member for an Assembly constituency (see section 35(2B) of the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983);
“constituency vote” has the meaning given by section 4(1)(b) above;
“elector” has the same meaning as in the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983 (see section 202(1) of that Act);
“first preference vote” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act;
“Greater London returning officer” means the person who is for the time being the proper officer of the Authority for the purposes of section 35(2C) of the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983 (returning officer at elections of Mayor and London members);
“local government elector” means a person registered as a local government elector in the register of electors in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Acts;
“the London figure”, subject to the other provisions of this Part, has the meaning given by paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 2 to this Act;
“London vote” has the meaning given by section 4(1)(c) above;
“mayoral vote” has the meaning given by subsection (1)(a) of section 4 above (as read with subsection (3) of that section);
“registered political party” has the meaning given by section 4(11) above;
“second preference vote” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act;
“vote” and “voter” have the same meaning as in the Representation of the [1983 c. 2.] People Act 1983 (see section 202(1) of that Act).
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