Evening everyone,

The results have now been counted and are outlined in full below.

So without further ado let’s get stuck into them.

IRV Ballot

There were 60 valid votes cast for the IRV ballot. One vote was unverified and was therefore discarded. Also one vote was placed after the voting deadline had passed and was therefore also discarded.

Round 1

Status Quo: 16

Abolishment of the Lords: 17

DF Proposal: 14

Brookheimer’s Proposal: 4

Comped’s Proposal: 5

Jas’ Proposal: 4

Tie between Brookheimer’s Proposal and Jas’ Proposal on first preference votes. As Brookheimer’s Proposal has more 2nd preference votes that proposal will continue and Jas’ Proposal is eliminated.

Round 2

Status Quo: 17 ( 1)

Abolishment of the Lords: 18 ( 1)

DF’s Proposal: 14

Brookheimer’s Proposal: 5 ( 1)

Comped’s Proposal: 6 ( 1)

Brookheimer’s Proposal is eliminated.

Round 3

Status Quo: 18 ( 1)

Abolishment of the Lords: 18

DF’s Proposal: 17 ( 3)

Comped’s Proposal: 7 ( 1)

Comped’s Proposal is eliminated.

Round 4

Status Quo: 22 ( 4)

Abolishment of the Lords: 18

DF’s Proposal: 20 ( 3)

Abolishment of the Lords is eliminated.

Round 5

Status Quo: 24 ( 2)

DF’s Proposal: 36 ( 16)

DF’s Proposal wins.

Secondary Ballot

There were 58 valid votes cast for the Secondary ballot. One vote was unverified and was therefore discarded. Also one vote was placed after the voting deadline had passed and was therefore also discarded.

Activity Reviews in the Lord's should include AP's

Yes: 32

No: 17

Abstain: 9

This Proposal has therefore passed.

AP's who fail an Activity Review should not be able to swear into the Lords's again for a set period of time

Yes: 32

No: 21

Abstain: 5

This Proposal has therefore passed.

Lord's should be able to vote upon votes that are ongoing upon their swearing in

Yes: 28

No: 24

Abstain: 6

This Proposal has therefore passed.

All members should be able to comment within the Lords

Yes: 17

No: 33

Abstain: 8

This Proposal has therefore failed.

Abolish Lord's Bills and Motions

Yes: 20

No: 34

Abstain: 4

This Proposal has therefore failed.

PNQ's should always go to a follow up debate

Yes: 31

No: 16

Abstain: 11

This Proposal has therefore passed.

Increase the use of OQ's from the Leader of the Lords, with opportunities for other Ministers to participate if required

Yes: 40

No: 10

Abstain: 8

This Proposal has therefore passed.

Congratulations to those whose proposals have passed.

With these results my part in this process is now completed. The implementation, and the upcoming LS election, will now be handled by the Quadrumvirate in the near future.