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NDM7881 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) – Local Government elections
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Meeting: 16/02/2022 - Plenary (Item 5)
Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv) – Local Government elections
NDM7881
Rhys ab Owen (South
Wales Central)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes:
a)
the Local Government and Elections Wales Act 2021 extends the voting franchise
to 16 and 17 year olds and foreign citizens legally resident in Wales, ensures
a duty to encourage local people to participate in local government, and
enables councils to scrap the first-past-the-post system to elect councillors;
b)
a more proportional system is used in local elections in Scotland, reducing the
number of uncontested seats, and ensuring that all votes count.
2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to work closely with new councils elected in May
2022 to ensure that a more representative method and a uniform national system
is used to elect councillors across Wales by 2027.
Co-submitters
Supporters
Minutes:
The
item started at 15.31
Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM7881 Rhys ab Owen (South Wales
Central)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes:
a) the Local
Government and Elections Wales Act 2021 extends the voting franchise to 16 and
17 year olds and foreign citizens legally resident in Wales, ensures a duty to
encourage local people to participate in local government, and enables councils
to scrap the first-past-the-post system to elect councillors;
b) a
more proportional system is used in local elections in Scotland, reducing the
number of uncontested seats, and ensuring that all votes count.
2.
Calls on the Welsh Government to work closely with new councils elected in May
2022 to ensure that a more representative method and a uniform national system
is used to elect councillors across Wales by 2027.
Co-submitters
The
result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
13 |
2 |
39 |
54 |
The motion was not agreed.