Filenews 30 May 2021
The procedure for the award of parliamentary seats after the vote and the counting of votes takes place in two stages. It is preceded by the first allocation of seats held by the Election Curators, at provincial level, i.e. for each constituency, separately. This is followed by the second allocation of seats carried out by the General Election Commissioner. This process takes place in two phases, including the so-called "third allocation", if unspent seats remain, from the process of the first phase of the second allocation of seats.
The procedure for the first allocation of parliamentary seats, which begins immediately after the results have been collected and ranked by constituency, shall be carried out by the Electoral Commissioner of the constituency concerned.
To this end, the total number of valid votes of each constituency, divided by the total number of parliamentary seats corresponding to the constituency concerned, shall be aggregated. The resulting quotient, other than the fraction, is the electoral measure of the constituency in question.
The electoral measure then divides the electoral power of each party or combination, i.e. the electoral power of each party or combination. divide the total number of valid votes cast by each party in that constituency by the electoral measure of the constituency. Any combination of party or independents is vindicated with as many seats as the electoral measure is contained in its electoral power.
Example:
Let us assume, for example, in the Nicosia constituency, which has 20 parliamentary seats, that we have a total of 120,000 valid votes and the First Party has 3d,000 votes. In order to find the electoral measure of the Nicosia constituency, as mentioned above, the following mathematical act is done. We divide the total number of valid votes (120,000) by the total number of parliamentary seats (20) in the constituency:
Valid Votes: 120,000 : 20 - 6,000 electoral measure for the Nicosia Constituency, for the purposes of the first allocation of seats.
On the basis of the number of 6,000, which is the electoral measure, the total number of valid votes of the First Party, which it obtained in the Nicosia region, is divided, i.e. the number of votes cast in the Nicosia region. with the number 95,000, in order to find the number of parliamentary seats with which this party will be vindicated. In this case, the following mathematical operation shall be carried out:
Valid votes: 35,000 : 6,000 - 5 seats, which are allocated to the party and remain 52,000 votes, as unused balance, which will be transferred for the purposes of the second allocation of seats, for the benefit of the same party.
In this way we find that the 1st party is vindicated by the first allocation of seats with 5 seats in the Nicosia constituency. The remaining votes, which remain as an unused balance, will be transferred and used for the benefit of this party for the purposes of the second allocation of seats, as explained below.
In the same way, the total number of valid votes of each other party combination and/or individual candidate taking part in the Elections is divided. If the total number of valid votes cast by a party is less than the electoral measure, i.e. the number of votes cast by a party is less than the electoral measure. below the 6,000 votes, which is the electoral measure in the example above, this party is not entitled to take any seat from the first allocation of seats in that constituency.
The same practical work shall be followed in each other constituency, on the basis of the electoral measure resulting from the division of the total valid votes of that constituency by the number of parliamentary seats corresponding to that constituency.
SECOND LOCATION OF EDR
For the purposes of the second allocation of seats, the whole Republic shall be considered as a single constituency. The unused balances of the votes of all parties entitled to participate in the second distribution are collected from all six constituencies and are aggregated to find all unused balances, throughout the Republic, which will be used for the second distribution.
At the same time, all unspent seats from the first allocation, from all constituencies, are transferred and aggregated in order to find all the unspent seats, which will be allocated to the parties by the method and procedure of the second allocation of seats.
In the process of the second allocation of seats, combinations of independents or individual candidates are not entitled to participate.
According to the current Electoral Law, the second allocation of seats becomes
between the independent parties or the coalitions of parties, which collect the percentages provided for by law, out of all valid votes throughout the Republic, as described below:
(a) Independent parties need to collect 3.65% of the valid votes throughout the Republic.
(b) Two-party coalitions are required to obtain 10% of the valid votes throughout the Republic.
(Y) Coalitions of more than two parties are required to collect 20% of all valid votes across the Republic.
Under the current electoral system, at least two parties are involved in the process of the second allocation of seats, for the allocation of the remaining seats, which have remained unspent since the first allocation.
In the event that no party or coalition of parties has collected the corresponding percentages, as mentioned above, the Law regulates the way and method of participation of one or two parties, as the case may be, in order to normally start the process of the second allocation of seats.
ELECTIONAL MEASURE OF SECOND DISTRIBUTION
In order to find the electoral measure of the second allocation of seats, the total unused balances from the first distribution of votes of all six constituencies, of all parties entitled to participate in the second distribution, shall be aggregated. Unused party balances, which are not eligible to participate in the second allocation, and the votes of individual candidates, which have remained unused, shall not be taken into account and shall not be counted for the purposes of the second allocation.
The sum of unused balances of votes throughout the Republic is divided by the number of unspent seats from the first allocation of seats, i.e. the number of seats allocated. divide the total unused balances of votes by the total number of seats that have remained unspent since the first allocation.
The quotient resulting from this division is the electoral measure of the second allocation of seats.
For example, suppose we have five parties, entitled to take part in the second allocation and which have as unused balances, resulting from the first allocation, a total of 50,000, 22,000, 20,000 votes. 15,000 and 12,000, respectively.
The electoral measure of the second distribution will, in such a case, be the result of dividing the sum of the unused balances of votes of all five parties mentioned above, i.e. the number of votes cast above. 99,000 votes, by the number of seats that remained unspent since the first allocation.
On the basis of the above data we use the unused balances of the votes of each party, separately, i.e. the votes of each party. 30,000, 22,000, 20,000, 15,000 and 12,000 votes, respectively, as described in the example above, and divide these numbers by the electoral measure of the second distribution, i.e. the number of votes cast above. number 9,500. The quotient resulting, in any case, from this division is the number of seats with which it is entitled! each party in the second allocation of seats.
In summary, for each party mentioned above, we will get the following result:
1st Party "0,000 : 95,500 - 5 seats, and remain for the benefit of this party 2,200 votes, as unused balances, which can be used in the next phase, i.e. in the next phase. in the so-called third distribution.
2nd Party 22,000 : 9,500 - 4 seats, exactly, with no unused balances remaining.
3rd Party 20,000 : 5,500 - 3 seats, and 93,500 votes remain, as unused balances.
4th Party 15,000 : 9,500 - 2 seats, and 4,000 votes remain, as unused balances.
E' Party 12,000 : 9,500 - 2 seats, and 1,000 votes remain, as unused balances.
As can be described above, a total of 16 seats are allocated from the second allocation of seats and 2 more seats remain unspent, which should be allocated to the next phase of the second allocation of seats.
THIRD LOCATION (B' PHASE SECOND LOCATION)
The process of the third allocation of seats is a continuation of all the work carried out on the second allocation of seats, i.e. the allocation of seats. this is essentially the second phase of the second allocation of seats.
If there are still unspent seats left over from the second allocation, those seats, under the new third allocation procedure, shall be awarded, in one order, to the party or coalition of parties with the highest unused balances resulting from the second allocation and allocated to the combinations of the entitled parties, in accordance with the provisions applicable to the second allocation.
If, hypothetically, we have the remaining votes resulting from the second allocation procedure, as described in the example above, according to which the first party presents as unused balances 2,500 votes, the second party is presented without balances, the third party has another 3,500 votes, the 4th party has another 4,000 votes and the E party has 1,000 votes remaining , and, at the same time, two unspent seats remain from the second allocation, then, in such a case, the seats will be allocated, per one, in order, to the 4th party and the third party, respectively, which have the highest unused balances, resulting from the second allocation, since the 4th party has 4,000 votes unused balances and the third party has 9,500 votes unused balances.
Notwithstanding the above, the independent parties, in order to be entitled to a seat from the third division, must have obtained 7.2% of all valid votes throughout the Republic. If it is a two-party coalition, 10% is required, while coalitions other than two parties require 20% of all valid votes across the Republic.
With regard to the definition of the constituencies to which the seats should be allocated to the entitled parties and, by extension, the indication of the candidates to whom the parliamentary seats will be awarded, on the basis of the third allocation procedure, we follow the same practice applied for the purposes of the second allocation as described! above, i.e. the seats will be allocated, on a one-by-one, to the entitled parties, to the constituency with the vacant seat, in which each party has the highest unused balance since the first allocation.
The seat shall, in such a case, be occupied by the candidate of the entitled party who has, in order, the most preference crosses, or, in the case of a tie, the candidate whose name is drawn by the General Election Commissioner, in the presence of the equals of the same combination.
