25Counting of votes

25 Counting of votes

(1)  Except as provided by subregulation (2)  –

(a) votes cast at an election are to be counted by tallying the number of votes received by each candidate; and

(b) the candidates receiving the highest number of votes are elected; and

(c) in the event of a tie, the winning candidate is to be determined by lot.

(2)  In the case of elections for the Elizabeth Macquarie Irrigation Trust, the Returning Officer is to count the votes so that –

(a) for an election held in an even-numbered year –

(i) the candidate receiving the highest number of votes from the Tooms Lake/Macquarie Irrigation District is elected; and

(ii) the 2 candidates receiving the highest number of votes from the Lake Leake/Elizabeth/Macquarie Irrigation District are elected; and

(b) for an election held in a non-even-numbered year –

(i) the 2 candidates receiving the highest number of votes from the Tooms Lake/Macquarie Irrigation District are elected; and

(ii) the candidate receiving the highest number of votes from the Lake Leake/Elizabeth/Macquarie Irrigation District is elected.