# The Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 1999, Paragraph 60: Declaration of result: constituency members


(1) In a contested election for return of a constituency member, when the result of the poll for the return of a constituency member has been ascertained, the constituency returning officer shall forthwith–
(a) declare to be elected the candidate to whom the majority of votes has been given;
(b) return his name and, if a certificate has been received by the constituency returning officer issued by or on behalf of the nominating officer of a registered party under rule 7(1) above in respect of that candidate, the name of that party; and
(c) give public notice of–
(i) his name and, if applicable, the name of the registered party referred to in paragraph (1)(b) above; and
(ii) the total number of votes given for each candidate together with the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers.
(2) In an uncontested election, the statement of persons nominated for return as a constituency member, in addition to showing the person standing nominated, shall also declare that person elected, and the constituency returning officer shall forthwith return his name and, if a certificate has been received by the constituency returning officer issued by or on behalf of the nominating offer of a registered party under rule 7(1) above in respect of that candidate, the name of that party to the Clerk of the Parliament.
(3) In any case to which paragraph (1) or (2) above applies (except in an election to fill a vacancy in the seat of a constituency member) the constituency returning officer shall forthwith also notify the regional returning officer of the candidate who has been returned and, if applicable, the name of the registered political party referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or, as the case may be, (2) above.
(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b) and (2) above the constituency returning officer shall return those names required to be returned by–
(a) completing a certificate in the form X set out in the Appendix; and
(b) delivering it, or causing it to be delivered, to the Clerk of the Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/787/schedule/2/paragraph/60 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-parliament-elections-etc-order-1999/schedule-2/paragraph-60
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