You need to know that some rules about electoral systems do not apply to certain elections. The election on 13 October 2001 and any polls with it must use the First Past the Post system. This also applies to any election to fill an extraordinary vacancy before October 2004.

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Government and voting > Elections

152: Repeals and revocations, or

"Changing old laws and rules to make new ones"

154: Transitional provisions relating to returning officers, or

"What happens to returning officers when the law changes"

Part 8Miscellaneous provisions

153Transitional provisions relating to electoral systems

Sections 27 to 35 (which relate to electoral systems for elections and polls) do not apply to the triennial general election to be held on 13 October 2001 or to any poll taken in conjunction with that election, and that election (and any poll taken in conjunction with that election), and any election to fill an extraordinary vacancy held before the triennial general election in October 2004, must be conducted using the First Past the Post electoral system.

Notes

Section 153: amended, on 25 December 2002, by section 47 of the Local Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 85).