Sch. 3 (d) the candidate who has then received the greatest number of votes if that number constitutes an absolute majority of votes is to be declared elected by the returning officer; (e) if no candidate then has an absolute majority of votes the process of declaring the candidate who has the fewest votes a defeated candidate and distributing the ballot-papers counted to the defeated candidate amongst the non-defeated candidates next in order of the voters' preference is to be repeated until 1 candidate has received an absolute majority of votes and is declared elected by the returning officer; Sch. 3 cl. 10(f) (f) if on any count 2 or more candidates have an substituted by equal number of votes and 1 of them has to No. 109/2003 be declared a defeated candidate, the result is s. 41(1). to be determined— (i) by declaring whichever of those candidates had the fewest votes at the last count at which those candidates had a different number of votes to be defeated; or (ii) if a result is still not obtained or there has been no count, by lot by the returning officer; Sch. 3 cl. 10(g) (g) if on the final count 2 candidates have an substituted by equal number of votes, the result is to be Nos 109/2003 s. 41(1), determined by lot by the returning officer. 38/2005 s. 21(1). Sch. 3 Pt 4 * * * * * (Heading and cl. 11) repealed by No. 109/2003 s. 40(a).
(d) the candidate who has then received the greatest number of votes if that number constitutes an absolute majority of votes is to be declared elected by the returning officer; (e) if no candidate then has an absolute majority of votes the process of declaring the candidate who has the fewest votes a defeated candidate and distributing the ballot-papers counted to the defeated candidate amongst the non-defeated candidates next in order of the voters' preference is to be repeated until 1 candidate has received an absolute majority of votes and is declared elected by the returning officer; Sch. 3 cl. 10(f) substituted by No. 109/2003 s. 41(1). (f) if on any count 2 or more candidates have an equal number of votes and 1 of them has to be declared a defeated candidate, the result is to be determined— (i) by declaring whichever of those candidates had the fewest votes at the last count at which those candidates had a different number of votes to be defeated; or Sch. 3 (ii) if a result is still not obtained or there has been no count, by lot by the returning officer; Sch. 3 cl. 10(g) substituted by Nos 109/2003 s. 41(1), 38/2005 s. 21(1). (g) if on the final count 2 candidates have an equal number of votes, the result is to be determined by lot by the returning officer. Sch. 3 Pt 4 (Heading and cl. 11) repealed by No. 109/2003 s. 40(a). * * * * *
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