which ▁is ▁a ▁triple ▁of ▁S $ 1 4 , 5 0 0 ). ▁In ▁all ▁cases , ▁candidates ▁who ▁fail ▁to ▁secure ▁at ▁least ▁one - e ighth ▁( 1 2 . 5 %) ▁of ▁the ▁valid ▁votes ▁in ▁their ▁constitu encies ▁will ▁have ▁their ▁depos it ▁for fe ited . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁depos it ▁in ▁elections ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁has ▁been ▁£ 5 0 0 , ▁which ▁must ▁be ▁handed ▁in , ▁in ▁c ash , ▁bank er ' s ▁draft , ▁or ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁legal ▁tender , ▁when ▁the ▁candidate ▁subm its ▁nom ination ▁papers . ▁It ▁is ▁ref und ed ▁if ▁the ▁candidate ▁g ains ▁ 5 % ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁valid ▁votes ▁cast . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁the ▁cost ▁was ▁£ 1 5 0 ▁— ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁this ▁equ ates ▁to ▁£ ▁in ▁, ▁when ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁infl ation . ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁infl ation ▁had ▁er oded ▁the ▁value ▁to ▁equ ate ▁to ▁£ ▁in ▁ ▁( real ▁terms ). ▁The ▁threshold ▁for ▁ref und ing ▁the ▁candidate ' s ▁money ▁was ▁higher : ▁winning ▁ <0xE2> <0x85> <0x9B> ▁( 1 2 . 5 %) ▁of ▁valid ▁votes ▁cast . ▁ ▁De pos its ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁paid ▁by ▁candidates ▁for ▁election ▁to : ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament , ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁for ▁Wales ,