134Minister's power to call general election

134 Minister's power to call general election (1) The Minister may call a general election for an area if: (a) the area is newly constituted; or (b) subject to subsection (3), a substantial change is made affecting the electoral representation of the area; or (c) a general election fails for any reason. (2) The general election is called by Gazette notice fixing a date for the (3) If the substantial change affecting the electoral representation of the area is because the area is divided into wards or there is a change in the boundaries of the wards within the area, the Minister may, instead of calling a general election for the area, call a by-election for the ward or wards.