53¢ PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [part II 
least, calculated as from the first day of March of the year 
in which he was last elected, and for such further period 
as is provided for in the next succeeding section. Provided 
nevertheless, if the seat of any member of the Legislative 
Council becomes vacant by death, resignation, or otherwise 
before the expiration of his term of service, and a member 
is returned from the electoral district in which the vacancy 
occurred, he shall hold office only for the unexpired term of 
the member whose seat has been vacated as aforesaid, and 
shall, for the purpose of retirement, be deemed to have been 
elected at the time when such last-mentioned member was 
or was deemed to be elected : Provided also that where two 
or more members are so returned at the same time to fill 
vacated seats of unequal terms, such terms shall be deemed 
to be held by the said members according to their position 
on the poll at their election, and that he who receives the 
greatest number of votes shall hold the seat which has 
the longest term to run, and in the event of a tie the matter 
shall be determined by lot. 
11. Whenever the House of Assembly is dissolved by the 
Governor, or expires by effluxion of time, so many members 
of the Legislative Council, not exceeding three for the 
Central District and two for each of the other districts, as 
have completed the minimum term of service provided by 
5. 10 shall retire and vacate their seats, and, subject to s. 21, 
an election to supply the vacancies so created shall take place 
on the day of the next general election of the House of 
Assembly. 
12. The periodical retirement of members of the Legis- 
lative Council under the provisions of the last preceding 
section shall be determined as follows :— 
(i) The members retiring in each Council district shall be 
those who have represented such district for the longest 
time, calculated from the date of their last election : 
(ii) If two or more members have represented the same 
Council district for an equal time, calculated as aforesaid, 
the order of retirement as between them shall be determined 
by their position on the poll at their election, and he or they 
who had the least number of votes shall retire first. If their 
position is equal in this respect, or if no poll was taken, the 
order of retirement between them shall be determined by lot: 
(iii) The Legislative Council shall keep a roll of its members 
containing all particulars necessary for the application of 
the foregoing rules as to their periodical retirement. 
A Legislative Councillor must be a man of the full age of