Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00868:reg:33
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00868
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 33
Character Range: 20588–21792

33      Deciding result of election

The result of the election must be decided in the following way:

(a)    the returning officer must count the first preference votes given for each candidate on all unrejected voting papers;

(b)    the candidate who received the largest number of first preference votes must be elected if that number is an absolute majority of votes;

(c)    if no candidate received an absolute majority of first preference votes, the counting of votes must proceed as follows:

(i)    the candidate who received the fewest first preference votes is excluded, and each voting paper counted to that candidate is counted to the candidate next in the order of the voter's preference;

(ii)    if a candidate then has an absolute majority of votes, that candidate is elected, but, if no candidate then has an absolute majority of votes, the process of excluding the candidate who has the fewest votes, and counting each of that candidate's voting papers to the unexcluded candidate next in the order of the voter's preference, is repeated until a candidate has received an absolute majority of votes;

(iii)    the candidate who has received an absolute majority of votes is elected.