The Assembly is elected by the
Additional Member System. There are fourteen directly elected constituencies, all of which have, to date, only ever been won by the
Conservative Party or the
Labour Party. An additional eleven "London members" are allocated by a London wide top-up vote with the proviso that parties must win at least five percent of the vote to qualify for the list seats. All
registered electors (
British,
Irish,
Commonwealth and
European Union citizens) living in
London who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 3 May 2012 were entitled to vote in the Assembly election. Those who were temporarily away from London (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the Assembly election. The deadline to register to vote in the election was midnight on Wednesday 18 April 2012, though anyone who qualified as an
anonymous elector had until midnight on Thursday 26 April 2012 to register. ==Candidates==