SCHEDULE 5Assembly election rules

PART 6Death of candidate

Regional election: effect of countermand or abandonment of constituency poll74

1

Where at an Assembly general election, there is a contested regional election and the poll or declaration of result at a constituency election for an Assembly constituency in the Assembly electoral region is postponed in accordance with rule 71 or 73, rule 63(1)(b) shall be satisfied when the regional returning officer has received the notification required by rule 62(3) in respect of each of the other Assembly constituencies in the Assembly electoral region (other than in respect of an Assembly constituency to which this sub-paragraph also applies).

2

Where paragraph (1) applies, the subsequent election of a candidate for the Assembly constituency shall have no effect upon the validity of the election and return of any member at the regional election.