63Counting of votes

63 Counting of votes

63 Counting of votes

(1) The result of an election must be determined by the returning officer—

(a) for the election of 1 member—using the same method as in the Constitution Act 1902, Seventh Schedule, Part 2, and

(b) for the election of 2 or more members—using the same method as in the Constitution Act 1902, Sixth Schedule, Part 2.

(2) A reference in the provisions referred to in subsection (1) to a returning officer or a Council returning officer is taken to be a reference to the returning officer under this part.

(3) The quota referred to in the provisions referred to in subsection (1) must be determined by—

(a) dividing the number of first preference votes for all candidates by 1 more than the number of candidates to be elected, and

(b) increasing that quotient, disregarding any remainder, by 1.