Let's say party A has won 3 seats out of 10 seats in South East Region of UK in the recent European Parliament election.
How does that party choose 3 out of its initial 10 MEP candidates whose name are shown on the voting ballot paper?
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4If I'm not mistaking the lists in the UK are ranked, and in contrast with what happens in some other countries you cannot change the list when voting, so you end up with the top 3 candidates.– Denis de BernardyMay 27, 2019 at 12:58
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Not sure about the UK, but where I live once the party computes the list, it is static (the order does not change). That is why for a candidate the place on that list is crucial ("eligible places" = places that are plausible to materialize in seats for that party). I think the same system is in place for local parliament elections.– AlexeiMay 27, 2019 at 13:59
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The EU party lists are ranked. So when the party earned 3 seats, the top 3 people on their list become MEPs.
The list ranking order is determined by the party through an internal process.
answered May 27, 2019 at 13:59
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Just to clarify, does each region (in the UK) have its own list of candidates with its own ranking?– JJJ ♦May 27, 2019 at 14:27
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