C1Part 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).
Pt. 1 modified (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 13(5), 19(1)