Part 1National Assembly for Wales

General elections

6I1Voting at general elections

1

Each person entitled to vote at a general election in an Assembly constituency has two votes.

2

One (referred to in this Act as a “constituency vote”) is a vote which may be given for a candidate to be the Assembly constituency member for the Assembly constituency.

3

The other (referred to in this Act as an “electoral region vote”) is a vote which may be given for—

a

a registered political party which has submitted a list of candidates to be Assembly regional members for the Assembly electoral region in which the Assembly constituency is included, or

b

an individual who is a candidate to be an Assembly regional member for that Assembly electoral region.

4

The Assembly constituency member for the Assembly constituency is to be returned under the simple majority system.

5

The Assembly regional members for the Assembly electoral region are to be returned under the additional member system of proportional representation provided for in this Part.

6

In this Act “registered political party” means a party registered under Part 2 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41).