Part III Legal Proceedings

Questioning of a parliamentary election

120 Method of questioning parliamentary election.

(1)

No parliamentary election and no return to Parliament shall be questioned except by a petition complaining of an undue election or undue return (“a parliamentary election petition”) presented in accordance with this Part of this Act.

(2)

A petition complaining of no return shall be deemed to be a parliamentary election petition and the High Court—

(a)

may make such order on the petition as they think expedient for compelling a return to be made; or

(b)

may allow the petition to be heard by an election court as provided with respect to ordinary election petitions.