▁European ▁Parliament ▁by ▁the ▁Pro tocol ▁Am ending ▁the ▁Pro tocol ▁on ▁Trans itional ▁Pro vis ions ▁( O J ▁ 2 9 . 9 . 2 0 1 0 , ▁C ▁ 2 6 3 , ▁p . ▁ 1 ) ▁which ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Fig ures ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁follow ▁parliament ary ▁decision ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Am end ment ▁Since ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁M EP ▁Andrew ▁D uff ▁( AL DE , ▁UK ) ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁within ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁for ▁a ▁reform ▁of ▁EU ▁elect oral ▁law ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁elections , ▁including ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁constitu ency ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁seats ▁in ▁which ▁each ▁European ▁citiz en ▁would ▁be ▁entitled ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁pan - Europe an ▁lists . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁nominated ▁rapp orte ur , ▁as ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁has ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁initi ative ▁in ▁this ▁field ▁ruled ▁by ▁un anim ity ▁in ▁the ▁Council . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁election , ▁Andrew ▁D uff ▁proposed ▁a ▁new ▁version ▁of ▁his ▁report , ▁which ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁Committee ▁on ▁Constitution al ▁Affairs ▁( AF CO ) ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁However , ▁the ▁pl en ary ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁referred ▁the ▁report ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁AF