Factors in allocation

(1) Subject to subsections (3) to (5), in allocating broadcasting time, the Broadcasting Arbitrator shall give equal weight to

(a) the percentage of seats in the House of Commons held by each of the registered parties at the previous general election; and
(b) the percentage of the popular vote at the previous general election of each registered party.

The Broadcasting Arbitrator shall in addition give half the weight given to each of the factors referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) to the number of candidates endorsed by each of the registered parties at the previous general election, expressed as a percentage of all candidates endorsed by all registered parties at that election.