# Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc) Act 1996 (repealed), Paragraph 9

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

(1) If the number of votes given for a party in a constituency equals or exceeds the quota, one of the candidates on the party’s constituency list shall be returned from the constituency as a delegate.
(2) But if the number of votes equals or exceeds a multiple of the quota, a correspondingly greater number of candidates shall be returned (up to the number appearing on the list).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/11/schedule/1/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-entry-to-negotiations-etc-act-1996-repealed/schedule-1/paragraph-9
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