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Electoral Act 1993

Elections - Nominations

146: Withdrawal of nomination

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"How to cancel your nomination to be an MP"

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If you are a constituency candidate, you can withdraw your nomination by giving a signed notice. The notice must be in a form that the Electoral Commission has approved and it must be witnessed as specified in the form. You need to fill it out correctly for it to be accepted.

You must lodge the notice with the Returning Officer before noon on nomination day for it to have any effect. If you withdraw your nomination on time, the person who paid your deposit will get their money back. This happens when you have properly withdrawn your nomination.

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Part 6Elections
Nominations

146Withdrawal of nomination

  1. A constituency candidate may, by giving signed notice, withdraw his or her nomination.

  2. The notice must—

  3. be in a form that the Electoral Commission has approved; and
    1. be witnessed as specified in the form.

      1. No withdrawal of nomination shall have any effect unless it is lodged with the Returning Officer not later than noon on nomination day.

      2. Where a candidate has duly withdrawn his or her nomination his or her deposit shall be returned to the person who paid it.

      Notes
      • Section 146(1): replaced, on , by section 72 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).
      • Section 146(1A): inserted, on , by section 72 of the Electoral Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 9).