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<Text>This Part provides for the recall of Members of the Senedd by recall poll.</Text>
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<Text>A recall poll is a poll held on whether a Member of the Senedd should be removed or retained as a member of Senedd Cymru.</Text>
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<Text>If the outcome of a recall poll is that a Member of the Senedd is to be removed, the member’s seat becomes vacant (see sections 12 and 13).</Text>
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<Text>See section 11 of the Government of Wales Act <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/32" id="c00001" Year="2006" Number="32" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct">2006 (c. 32)</Citation> for provision about the consequences of a vacancy in membership of Senedd Cymru.</Text>
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