Death of candidate
130S Death of candidate
If a candidate for whom eligible votes were given in an election dies, a payment under section 130P in respect of the eligible votes given for the candidate may be made despite the death of the candidate.
If a candidate referred to in subsection (1) was not endorsed by a registered political party, any amount payable to the candidate may be paid to the legal personal representative of the candidate.
If a member of a group for whom eligible votes were given in a
Legislative Council election dies, a payment under section 130P in respect of the eligible votes given for the group may be made notwithstanding the death of the member and, if—
the group was not a group the members of which were endorsed by a registered political party or by registered political parties; and
the candidate was the agent of the group for the purposes of this Part, the payment may be made to another member of the group as if the other member were the agent of the group for the purposes of this Part.
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