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No.


Legislative Council (Elections).


Swas elected or polled not less than 6he-eighth of the total number -
--'of-votes, counted at the election~, or -ied-before the close of the -
poll on polling day.
 (3) For the purposes of this section the number of Votes. -
polled shall be deemed to be the-number of ballot papers (other
than rejected ballot papers and spoilt ballot papers) counted.
 (4-). Except :as otherwise provided in this section every, such
deposit shall, at the expiration of one month from the conclusion
Sof the election in respect of which it was made, be credited to
general revenue.


 -25. If at the expiration of .three hours -from the time
 appointed there'shall be only one candidate duly nominated, the
 returning officer shall forthwith publicly declare such candidate
 to be, elected, and shall immediately-. thereafter certify by-
 endorsement on the writ of election in the, forn'set out-as Form
 -No. 27 in' the First Schedule-the teturnkof such candidate ana
 shall return the writ so endorsed to the Supervisor of Elections
 for transmission to the Governor within the time for that purpose
 specified therein.

 .26. (1) If 'there--shall be. more than one candidate duly
 nominated a poll of electors shall be taken,, and in such case the
 returning officer shall adjourn the election. to the day specified in
 -the'writ, and a ;p&11 shall be taken on-such- day in the, manner
 :.hereinafter provided. m
 (2) The returning-officer shall; as soon as practicable after
 adjourning the election,-give notice of the day and-time on which
 and" the addresses of the polling stations at which -the poll
 will be taken and of the names of the candidates nominated for
 election and of the place where and day and time when the
 number-of votes given to the several candidates- will 'be finally
 counted by publication thereof in-one or more newspapers; and.
 by causing notices to be posted at.such places in the district as he
 may deem necessary in the form setrout as Form.-No. 28 in the
 First Schedule. .

 27. (1) .Where at anytime between the-issue of a writ-under
 subsection -(1) of section 20 of this Ordinance and. the day
 appointed by the writ for the holding of the poll at any election
 Sthe Governor is satisfied that it is.expedient so t6 do by reason of-
 S (a) His' Majesty's Governnent having become engaged or
 S being likely to become engaged in any war; or
 i(b) the proclamation of any state of emergency under any law
 S of the Colony for the time being in force; of .
 (c) the occurrence of any earthquake, hurricane, flood, fire.
 Outbreak of pestilence or outbreak of infectious disease or
 other calamity whether similar to the foregoing or not; or
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Uncontested "
.elections.








Contested
election -
Adjournme~lt
to take the
poll.












powers to
adjourn polling
day in event of
emergency.


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