Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) The returning
officer is to declare the result of the election by giving written notice of
the result to the secretary.
(2) The returning
officer’s notice of the result given to the secretary in respect of the
election is also to declare —
(a) the
number of ballot papers printed, as certified by the printer; and
(b) the
number of ballot papers (other than duplicate ballot papers) issued; and
(c) the
number of duplicate ballot papers issued; and
(d) the
number of unused ballot papers; and
(e) the
number of ballot paper envelopes rejected under regulation 24(2); and
(f) the
number of ballot papers admitted as formal; and
(g) the
number of ballot papers rejected as informal; and
(h) the
number of votes admitted as recorded in favour of each candidate; and
(i)
the number of votes recorded in favour of the last
2 candidates after any distribution of preferences.