The court drew a lot to decide the outcome of a drawn election.
Citations:
[1972] 1 QB 221
Statutes:
Representation of the People Act 1949 37(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Edgell v Glover, Garnett (Returning Officer) QBD 4-Nov-2003
The constituency had adopted an all postal ballot, resulting in a counted majority of one. One ballot paper’s confirmation of identity had not been signed.
Held: The function of the court, exercising its jurisdiction under section 48(1), is . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Elections
Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.187487
