If the bill on the election of MPs -- which in its current form will see the number of votes received by each party divided by 500 to determine the number of party-list seats -- isn't passed by its third reading on Aug 15, parliament will adopt an alternative method to work out the matter, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday.
If the House fails to pass the bill as scheduled, the number of party-list seats will be calculated by dividing a party's total number of votes by the divisor 100 -- a method which had been voted down before as it was seen as benefiting larger, more established parties.
Mr Wissanu made the remarks after yet another House session called to discuss the issue had to be cancelled due to lack of quorum, in what is seen as a delaying tactic to stop the bill's passage in favour of the smaller divisor.
