All seats are awarded on the basis of merit.
In the state constituencies, two seats are awarded to the plurality winner and one to the first runner-up.
In list PR systems, seats are awarded for each quota of votes obtained.
Therefore the seat was awarded to his Conservative opponent.
Second round: At this point, 35 seats have already been awarded.
The election took place in 272 constituencies, whilst a further 70 seats were awarded to parties having been reserved for women and minority groups.
According to the proposal made by the government, the seat will be awarded to the Party for Freedom.
The other 50 seats will be awarded to the party or coalition that wins a plurality of votes, according to the election law.
Within each party, seats are then awarded by pre-established candidate rankings.
Instead, the seat was awarded to the Unionist candidate.