# European Assembly Elections Act 1978 (Repealed), Section 3A: Electoral system in Northern Ireland.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The system of election in Northern Ireland shall be a single transferable vote system under which—
(a) a vote is capable of being given so as to indicate the voter’s order of preference for the candidates, and
(b) a vote is capable of being transferred to the next choice—
(i) when the vote is not required to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes, or
(ii) when, owing to the deficiency in the number of votes given for a prior choice, that choice is eliminated from the list of candidates.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/10/section/3A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/european-assembly-elections-act-1978-repealed/section-3A
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