LANGRIN, J.
This is an a p p l i c a t i o n by t h e Constituted Authority pursuant
t o S e c t i o n 52A(1) o f t h e R e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e People A c t i n which
t h e c o n s t i t u t e d A u . t h o r i t y d e t e r m i n e d o n i t s own m o t i o n t h a t a n
a p p l i c a t i o n o u g h t t o b e made t o t h e E l e c t i o n C o u r t t o h a v e t h e
t a k i n g o f t h e P o l l i n t h e C o n s t i t u e n c y o f W e s t C e n t r a l S t . Andrew
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declared void.
A G e n e r a l E l e c t i o n o f M e m b e r s o f t h e House o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s
was h e l d o n t h e 1 8 t h d a y o f D e c e m b e r , 1 9 9 7 .
On t h a t s a m e d a y a
p o l l was t a k e n i n t h e C o n s t i t u e n c y o f W e s t C e n t r a l S t . Andrew f o r
t h e e l e c t i o n o f a member o f t h e House o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s .
The e l e c t i o n was c o n t e s t e d b y D r . W a r r e n B l a k e , Andrew H o l n e s s
and S t e v e Daley w h i l e t h e R e t u r n i n g o f f i c e r f o r t h e C o n s t i t u e n c y
,
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was M r . A n s e l Thomas.
The f i n a l c o u n t o f b a l l o t s f o r t h e C ~ ~ s t i t u e n c y
was a s f o l l o w s :
Andrew H o l n e s s
Warren B l a k e
Steve Daley
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The t o t a l number o f e l e c t o r s i n t h e C o n s t i t u e n c y i s 1 9 , 4 4 5 .
The name o f t h e c a n d i d a t e d e c l a r e d t h e w i n n e r i s Andrew
Holness w i t h a d i f f e r e n c e o f 153 between t h e c a n d i d a t e d e c l a r e d
t h e w i n n e r a n d t h e c a n d i d a t e who i s n o t d e c l a r e d t h e w i n n e r .
I n t h e ~ a g i s t e r i a lR e c o u n t t h e r e s u l t w a s a s f o l l o w s :
Warren B l a k e
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