o f w h e t h e r t h e r e s u l t was a f f e c t e d o r n o t .
(2)
I f t h e e l e c t i o n - w a s s o c o n d u c t e d t h a t i t was
s u b s t a n t i a l l y i n accordance w i t h t h e law a s t o
e l e c t i o n s , i t i s n o t v i k i a t e d by a b r e a c h o f t h e
r u l e s o r a mistake a t t h e p o l l s
not affect
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the r e s u l t of the e l e c t i o n s .
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n e v e r t h e l e s s i f t h e r e was a b r e a c h o f t h e r u l e s o r
a mistake a t t h e p o l l s and it d i d a f f e c t t h e r e s u l t s ,
then t h e e l e c t i o n i s v i t i a t e d .
The c a s e o f K e i t h W e b s t e r v . D e r r i c k S m i t h
( 1 9 8 4 ) 21 J L R .
&
V e r i l Brown
388 came b e f o r e t h e Supreme C o u r t by E l e c t i o n
P e t i t i o n p r a y i n g t h a t t h e e l e c t i o n be voided on t h e b a s i s o f
numerous i r r e g u l a r i t i e s r e l a t i n g t o o v e r v o t i n g o r a l t e r n a t i v e l y
;
b e c a u s e t h e e l e c t i o n was n o t conducted s u b s t a n t i a l l y i n accordance
w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e R e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e People ~ c t .
The c a s e o f Woodward v .
S a r s o n s ( s u p r a ) was f o l l o w e d , b u t
s i g n i f i c a n t l y t h e r e i s n o m e n t i o n i n t h e judgment o f t h e l a t e r c a s e
o f Morgan v .
Simpson w h i c h d i s a p p r o v e d o f Woodward v . S a r s o n s .
The C o u r t f o l l o w e d s t r i c t l y t h e p r i n c i p l e e n u n c i a t e d i n t h e f i r s t
l i m b o f t h e r u l e i n Woodward v . S a r s o n s .
There t h e f i r s t respondent
was e l e c t e d by 4426 v o t e s a s a g a i n s t 49 f o r h i s o p p o n e n t .
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c o u n t i n g o f a l l t h e v o t e s i n t h e p o l l i n g d i v i s i o n s a f f e c t e d by
i r r e g u l a r i t i e s would h a v e r e s u l t e d i n 2406 v o t e s f o r t h e r e s p o n d e n t
and 19 f o r h i s opponent.
Counsel f o r t h e p e t i t i o n e r conceded t h a t
t h e p e t i t i o n f a i l e d on t h a t ground.