(1) If no candidate is
nominated for an election, or if no candidate is returned as elected at an
election, the election shall be deemed to have wholly failed, and a new writ
shall forthwith be issued for a supplementary election.
(2) If an insufficient
number of candidates is nominated for a Council election where the relevant
number is more than one, or if an insufficient number of candidates is
returned as elected at such an election, the election shall be deemed to have
partially failed, and a new writ shall forthwith be issued for a supplementary
election to fill the remaining vacancy or vacancies, as the case may be.
[Section 89 inserted: No. 18 of 1940 s. 4;
amended: No. 40 of 1987 s. 51; No. 20 of 2021 s. 94.]
[Heading inserted: No. 30 of 2023 s. 79.]
Note for this Division:
See sections 191B,
191C and 191D for offences in relation to distributing or publishing
how-to-vote cards.