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Paragraph 22

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If in any poll the same number of votes is cast for each of two or more candidates, the Returning Officer shall, where necessary to decide the result of the election, determine by lot which of the candidates shall be deemed to have obtained the highest or the next highest number of votes for the purposes of this Scheme.

Notes on Schedule

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1977 c. 46. Paragraph 2 of the Schedule was amended by S.I. 1999/2781.