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The Additional Member SystemBoth the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly are to be elected through the Additional Member System.Each elector will cast two votes: one for a constituency MP and one for the party of his or her choice. The constituency MP is to be elected along the boundaries of current parliamentary constituencies on a 'first past the post' basis. The second vote, that is the vote for the additional member, will be allocated to a party list rather than to an individual candidate. Each party will draw up a list of candidates for each of the current European Parliamentary constituencies. In Scotland seven additional members will be elected from each of the current eight European Parliamentary constituencies (56 seats). In Wales, four additional members will be elected from each of the current five European Parliamentary constituencies (20 seats). Each European Parliamentary constituency is made up of between seven and nine Westminster Parliamentary constituencies. Additional Member seats will be allocated according to the number of constituency seats gained within the European Parliamentary constituency.
The effect of the Additional Member System is to provide a re-allocative mechanism, so that a party's share of the vote is reflected in the seats it gains. It will benefit parties with a share of the vote that is not sufficiently large, or sufficiently concentrated, to win many seats under a 'first past the post' system. |
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