Paragraph 60F InterpretationF1

In this Chapter—

• “continuing candidate” (“ymgeisydd sy’n parhau”) means any candidate who is not already treated as elected and is not excluded under rule 60O;

• “count” (“cyfrif”) means all the operations involved in the counting of first preferences recorded for candidates, the transfer of transferable papers from candidates who are treated as elected and have a surplus and the transfer of transferable papers from candidates who are excluded under rule 60O;

• “next available preference” (“dewis nesaf sydd ar gael”) means a preference which is the second or subsequent preference in consecutive order for a continuing candidate (and therefore does not include a preference for a candidate who is treated as elected or a preference for a candidate who is excluded under rule 60O);

• “quota” (“cwota”) means the number calculated in accordance with rule 60H;

• “stage of the count” (“cam o’r cyfrif”) means—

  1. (a)

     the determination of the first preference votes for each candidate;

  2. (b)

     the transfer of the transferrable papers of a candidate who is treated as elected and has a surplus (see rules 60J and 60K);

  3. (c)

     the exclusion of one or more candidates at any given time (see rule 60O);

• “surplus” (“pleidleisiau dros ben”) means the number of votes by which the total number of votes for any candidate exceeds the quota.