10 Filling a vacancy in an Assembly constituency

10  Filling a vacancy in an Assembly constituency

(1)     This section applies where the office of an Assembly member returned for an Assembly constituency is vacant.

(2)     Subject to subsection (8) below, an election shall be held in the Assembly to fill the vacancy.

(3)     At the election to fill the vacancy—

(a)     each person entitled to vote at the election shall have a constituency vote; and

(b)     the Assembly member for the Assembly constituency shall be returned under the simple majority system.

(4)     The date of the poll

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