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The votes so counted for such remaining candidates shall 
be added to the votes originally given for them, and the 
candidate who receives the greatest number of votes, includ- 
ing the votes so counted (if any), shall be elected. 
24. When two members are to be returned, and there are 
not more than four candidates, the two candidates who 
receive the greatest number of votes shall be elected. 
25. When two members are to be returned, and there are 
more than four candidates, if there is no candidate who 
receives an absolute majority of votes, all the candidates 
except those four who receive the greatest number of votes 
shall be deemed defeated candidates. 
The vote or votes of every elector who has voted for a 
defeated candidate or defeated candidates shall be counted for 
that one or those two of the remaining four candidates 
for whom the elector has not voted in the first instance, 
but for whom he has indicated in the manner aforesaid that 
he desires his vote or votes to be counted. 
The votes so counted for such remaining candidates shall 
be added to the votes originally given for them, and the 
candidates who receive the greatest number of votes, includ- 
ing the votes so counted (if any), shall be elected. 
If only one candidate receives an absolute majority of 
votes, he shall be elected. 
In that case all the other candidates except those two who 
receive the next greatest number of votes shall be deemed 
defeated candidates. 
The vote of every elector who has voted for a defeated 
candidate shall be counted for that one (if any) of the remain- 
ing two candidates for whom the elector has not voted in 
the first instance, but for whom he has indicated in the 
manner aforesaid that he desires his vote to be counted. 
The votes so counted for such remaining candidates shall 
be added to the votes originally given for them, and the 
candidate who receives the greatest number of votes, includ- 
ing the votes so counted (if any) shall be elected. 
26. When two or more candidates, neither of whom is 
elected, receive an equal number of votes, the returning 
officer shall decide by his casting vote which of them havo 
or has the greatest number of votes. 
The system is clearly not a success when more than one 
member is to be returned. It exists also under the Electoral 
Act, 1907, in Western Australia.l 
' See Parl. Pap., Cd. 5163, pp. 46-50. It has been proposed, and steps