SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 2Rules for distribution of seats
The allocation method
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1
The allocation method referred to in rule 3(2) is as follows.
2
The first constituency shall be allocated to the part of the United Kingdom with the greatest electorate.
3
The second and subsequent constituencies shall be allocated in the same way, except that the electorate of a part of the United Kingdom to which one or more constituencies have already been allocated is to be divided by—
where C is the number of constituencies already allocated to that part.
4
Where the figure given by sub-paragraph (3) above is the same for two or more parts of the United Kingdom, the part to which a constituency is to be allocated shall be the one with the smaller or smallest actual electorate.
5
This rule does not apply to the constituencies mentioned in rule 6, and accordingly—
a
the electorate of England shall be treated for the purposes of this rule as reduced by the electorate of the constituencies mentioned in rule 6(1);
b
c
the electorate of Wales shall be treated for the purposes of this rule as reduced by the electorate of the constituency mentioned in rule 6(2)(c).
Sch. 2 substituted (16.2.2011) by Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011 (c. 1), ss. 11(1), 19(1) (with s. 13(5))