99—Declaration of poll and return of writs for House of Assembly
(1) In a House of
Assembly election, the district returning officer must, as soon as practicable
after the result of the election has been ascertained—
(a)
publicly declare the result of the election and the name of the candidate
elected;
(b) make
out a statement setting out the result of the election and the name of the
candidate elected and transmit the statement to the Electoral Commissioner.
(2) A district
returning officer need not defer the making of a declaration and statement
under subsection (1) by reason of the non-receipt of ballot papers if it
is clear that those ballot papers cannot possibly affect the result of the
election.
(3) Where—
(a) in
the case of a general election—the Electoral Commissioner has received
statements from all district returning officers in pursuance of
subsection (1)(b); or
(b) in
any other case—the Electoral Commissioner has received a statement from
the district returning officer for a district in pursuance of
subsection (1)(b) in relation to the election held in the district,
the Electoral Commissioner must by endorsement certify on the writ for the
election the name of each candidate elected for each district or the name of
the candidate elected for the district, as the case requires, and return the
writ to the Governor or the Speaker.