Sch 41B — Filling office of councillor who is elected elector mayor or president

Schedule 4.1B — Filling office of councillor who is elected elector mayor or president

1. Vacancy caused by councillor becoming elector mayor or president not to be filled by extraordinary election in certain circumstances 584

2. Concurrent election ascertained under Schedule 4.1 clause 2 585

3. Concurrent election ascertained under Schedule 4.1 clause 4 585

4. Concurrent election ascertained under Schedule 4.1 clause 5 586

5. Concurrent election ascertained under Schedule 4.1 Division 3 586

Schedule 4.1 — How to count votes and ascertain the result of an election

1. Terms used 588

Division 2 — One office elections

2. One office election: 2 candidates 589

3. One office election: 3 or more candidates 589

4. Count of first‑preference votes 589

5. Process if no candidate elected under clause 4 589

Division 3 — Elections for 2 or more councillors

6. Application of Division 592

7. Terms used 592

Subdivision 2 — Counting and transferring votes

8. Count of first‑preference votes and determination of quota 593

9. Transfer of surplus votes (1) 593

10. Transfer of surplus votes (2) 594

11. Exclusion of candidates 596

Subdivision 3 — Supplementary provisions

12. No further transfers to elected candidates 597

13. Filling last office 598

14. No need for further transfers of votes if number of continuing candidates equals number of vacancies 598

15. Order of transfers of surpluses 598

16. Procedure to determine excluded candidates if votes equal 599

17. Setting aside ballot papers as finally dealt with or exhausted 599

18. Transfers to be treated separately 600

Schedule 4.2 — Order of retirement from office of councillors