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Hi,
Could you please clarify if ordinary resolutions require more than 50% of the total voting rights of eligible members or 50% of the voting rights of members who are present at the meeting and cast a vote? Whilst doing practice questions, I am getting conflicting answers. Similarly for special resolutions 75%.
Thank you very much for the lectures.
Hi Megan
In both situations (ordinary and special resolutions) the majority required is “one more vote than 50% of the votes cast by those who are present and who are entitled to vote and who do vote, in person or by proxy, in favour of … at a meeting of which proper notice has been given”
Is that ok now?
That’s great, thank you very much for confirming and for the open tuition lectures.
Megan – I’ve just reread my previous post. The ‘one more vote than 50% …’ does not apply to special resolutions. Because, of course, the special resolutions require a 75% majority in favour.
The principle is, nevertheless, the same. For a special resolution to be passed, the votes are counted and the votes in favour must be 75% or greater of the total number of votes cast. No votes, abstentions, absentees – none of these are included in the reckoning. It’s the votes cast by members present in person or by proxy …
I’m grateful for your post for which this is a response – it gave me the opportunity to amend what I now see could be a very confusing previous response of mine last time.
Better, again?
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