Speaker denies voting system lacks principle

Standing Orders committee will review voting process

The Speaker of the House of Keys says the voting system which saw five people elected to the Legislative Council on Monday has proved its worth.

All the vacancies in the upper house were filled at the first attempt, despite there being 15 candidates.

Juan Watterson voted in favour of 11 of them and said allowing members to vote for as many candidates as they wished sped up the process.

However, he acknowledges the system will be looked at again.