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Electoral Act 2004
131Declaration of result of election
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131 Declaration of result of election
(1) As soon as practicable after the results of an election have been
determined, the Commission must publicly declare the results of the
election and the name of the candidate returned as elected.
(2) However, if the successful candidate for election for a division dies
after election day but before the declaration, the Commission must
not declare the candidate returned as elected for the division.
(3) Subsection (2) applies despite sections 127 and 128(6).