The National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007

Method of election at a regional election

22.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if the statement of persons standing nominated at a regional election shows more persons standing nominated (whether as individual candidates or party list candidates) than the number of seats for that Assembly electoral region a poll shall be taken in accordance with Part 3 of these rules.

(2) Where each person is included on the same party list, those persons shall be declared to be elected in accordance with Part 4 of these rules in the order that they are included on that list (starting with the highest) up to the number of seats for the Assembly electoral region.

(3) But if the statement of persons standing nominated shows the number of persons standing nominated (whether as individual candidates or party list candidates) is the same as, or fewer than, the number of seats for the Assembly electoral region, those persons standing nominated shall be declared to be elected in accordance with Part 4 of these rules.

(4) Paragraph (2) or, as the case may be, (3) shall also apply where notice of poll at a regional election is countermanded or the poll is abandoned under rule 75(1) (election becomes uncontested through death of candidate).