Clause 15

by deleting subsections (1) and (1A) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) At any general election, the number of non-constituency Members to be declared elected shall be the whole number (ignoring any less than 0) ascertained in accordance with the formula9 − B,where Bis the total number of Opposition Members elected to Parliament in accordance with section 49(7) or (7A) or 49A(5), as the case may be.”;

by deleting the word “The” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “Subject to subsection (3A), the”; and

by deleting subsection (3A) and substituting the following subsection:“(3A) A candidate shall not be declared as so elected under subsection (3) if —

he has polled less than 15% of the total number of votes (other than rejected votes) polled at the election in the electoral division contested by him;

2 other candidates at the election in the same group representation constituency have been declared to be elected under subsection (3); or

one other candidate at the election in the same electoral division that is not a group representation constituency has been declared to be elected under subsection (3).”.