Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
Should a candidate be
nominated for, and receive the largest number of votes for two or more
positions, he shall be declared elected to the higher or highest of such
positions. For the purposes of this regulation the order of such positions
from the highest to the lowest shall be (1) member (2) deputy, (3) substitute.
In such cases the candidate receiving the next largest number of votes shall
be deemed to be elected for the next lower position, provided that the
Returning Officer shall, in order to determine the result of the election to
such lower position, make a recount of the ballot papers. At such recount the
name of the candidate who has been elected to the higher position and the
preferences recorded in his favour shall be disregarded, and wherever his name
has received first preference, the second preference shall be reckoned as
first preference, and so on through the count with the various preferences.