Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

I hope I can answer them. My understanding of the amendment is that the tie would happen at the end with the last seat. The noble and learned Lord asks me why it is the, ““smaller or smallest … electorate””. It is a grammatical issue. My understanding is that it would be the actual electorate for Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, and not the balance. I think that that must be right—and I think it is because of the possibility of a tie. For the sake of argument, if it was between Scotland and Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland would have a smaller electorate than Scotland. If it was between Scotland and Wales, Wales would have the smaller electorate.