Any person who desires to stand as a candidate for election as a Member of Parliament (MP) in a single member constituency must complete the Nomination Paper in duplicate.
The Nomination Paper (in duplicate) must be accompanied by the following when it is filed
election deposit (or receipt of the deposit if it had already been paid at the Accountant-General’s Department).
Once the Nomination Paper is accepted by the Assistant Returning Officer at the Nomination Centre, the candidate will need to –
indicate how he/she wishes his/her name to appear on the ballot paper; and
inform the Returning Officer of the name and address of the person whom he/she has appointed as his/her election agent.
To do the above, the candidate should make use of the following three forms:
Name for Ballot Paper
Appointment of Election Agent
Particulars of Election Agent
In addition to the proposer, seconder and assentors, the aspiring candidate may appoint one other person to enter the Nomination Centre with him/her to file his/her Nomination Paper. To do this, the aspiring candidate should make use of the Appointment of One Other Person form.
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