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NDM6645 - United Kingdom Independence Party debate
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Meeting: 07/02/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
United Kingdom Independence Party debate – Assembly Electoral Reform
NDM6645 Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform's report entitled 'A
Parliament that works for Wales'.
2.
Believes that:
a)
currently, there should be no increase in the number of the Assembly's elected
members; and
b)
the electorate must demonstrate their consent to any future increase in the
number of elected members by way of a referendum.
Expert
Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform - A Parliament that works for Wales
The following amendment
has been tabled:
Amendment 1. Julie
James (Swansea West)
Delete
all after point 1.
Minutes:
The item started at
17.04
Voting
on the motion and amendment under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
A
vote was taken on the motion without amendment:
NDM6645 Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
1.
Notes the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform's report entitled 'A
Parliament that works for Wales'.
2.
Believes that:
a)
currently, there should be no increase in the number of the Assembly's elected
members; and
b)
the electorate must demonstrate their consent to any future increase in the
number of elected members by way of a referendum.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
6 |
0 |
48 |
54 |
The
motion without amendment was not agreed.
The
following amendment was tabled:
Amendment 1. Julie James (Swansea West)
Delete all after
point 1.
A vote was taken on
amendment 1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
48 |
0 |
6 |
54 |
Amendment
1 was agreed.
A
vote was taken on the motion as amended:
NDM6645 Neil
Hamilton (Mid and West Wales)
To
propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes
the Expert Panel on Assembly Electoral Reform's report entitled 'A Parliament
that works for Wales'.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
48 |
0 |
6 |
|
The
motion as amended was agreed.