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A petition succeeds where returning officer misdirection and erroneous polling‑district allocations rendered the election not free and fair.
Electoral law – parliamentary election – validity – free and fair election – Returning Officer misdirection – inaccurate/contradictory gazetted maps and polling‑district allocations – Section 18(4) Electoral Act – limitation of statutory protection where a candidate is specifically disadvantaged – amendment of gazetted documents.
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