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  "text": "(1) An eligible party’s notional share of an amount attributed in accordance with paragraph 6 is the aggregate of its share for each of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) below.\n(2) The share for each country is the amount found by the application of the formula—\nV×W, where—\nV is the amount attributed to the country in accordance with paragraph 6, and\nW is the party’s weighted vote share for the country.\n(3) A party’s weighted vote share—\n(a) for England, is the figure found by applying the formula—\n(A×B)+(C×D), where—\nA is the number of votes cast in England for that party at the European election which most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question, expressed as a percentage of the total number of votes cast by English voters;\nB is the number of persons who voted in England at that election, expressed as a percentage of the number of persons eligible to vote in England at that election;\nC is the number of votes cast in England for that party at the Westminster election which most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question, expressed as a percentage of the total number of votes cast by English voters; and\nD is the number of persons who voted in England at that election, expressed as a percentage of the number of persons eligible to vote in England at that election;\n(b) for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, is the number found by the application (separately as regards each country) of the formula—\n(A×B)+(C×D)+(E×F), where, subject to the substitution, for references to England and English voters, of references to Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland voters, Scotland and Scottish voters, or Wales and Welsh voters (as the case may be)—\nA, B, C and D have the same meaning as in paragraph (a) above;\nE is the number of votes cast for that party—\n(i) as regards Northern Ireland, in Northern Ireland at the Northern Ireland election that most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question;\n(ii) as regards Scotland, in Scotland at the Scottish election that most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question;\n(iii) as regards Wales, in Wales at the Welsh election that most closely precedes 7th March prior to the start of the year in question;\nexpressed as a percentage of the total number of votes cast by Northern Ireland voters, Scottish voters or Welsh voters (as the case may be); and\nF is the number of persons who voted at the election concerned, expressed as a percentage of the number of persons eligible to vote at that election.",
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