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23.—(1) At a constituency election the votes at the poll shall be given by ballot and the result shall be ascertained, after counting the votes given to each candidate, in accordance with section 4(4) of the 1998 Act; and the candidate to whom the majority of votes has been given shall be declared to have been elected.
(2) At a regional election the votes at the poll shall be given by ballot and the results shall be ascertained, after counting the electoral region votes given to each individual candidate or registered political party, in accordance with sections 4(5) and (6) and 5 to 7(1) of the 1998 Act; and the candidates who, in accordance with those provisions, are returned as Assembly members shall be declared to have been elected.
(3) In respect of an Assembly election held after the 2007 Assembly general election—
(a)paragraph (1) shall have effect as if the reference to section 4(4) of the 1998 Act were a reference to section 6(4) of the 2006 Act; and
(b)paragraph (2) shall have effect as if the references to sections 4(5) and (6) and 5 to 7 of the 1998 Act were a reference to sections 6(5) and 7 to 9 of the 2006 Act.
Sections 5 and 7 are amended by respectively paragraphs 5 and 6 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006
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