1999 District Councils Election
Report on the 1999 District Councils Election (3.4.2000)
Appendix XI - 1999 District Councils Election Outcome of Complaint Cases investigated by the Complaints Committee
| Nature | Outcome | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withdrawn | No further action | Referred to Police/ICAC/RO | Unsubstantiated | Partly substantiated | Substantiated | Total | ||
| 1 | Election advertisements | 1 |
18
(3 lack of evidence)(10 advised) (2 no means of contact) (1 resolved) (2 outside CC's purview) |
130(9 NFA) (24 advised) (19 investigating) (45 resolved) (24 unsubstantiated) (9 warned) |
27 | 7(2 resolved) (4 warned) (1 handled by the Police) |
18(2 advised) (1 noted for review) (6 resolved) (9 warned) |
201 |
| 2 | Electioneering activities on private premises | 3 | 11(8 advised) (1 resolved) (2 outside CC's purview) |
49(3 NFA) (10 advised) (8 investigating) (8 resolved) (14 unsubstantiated) (6 warned) |
32 |
2
(1 advised)(1 handled by RO)
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15(2 advised) (4 resolved) (8 warned) (1 reprimand)
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112 |
| 3 | Entitlement to vote | 0 | 8(6 advised) (1 noted for review) (1 resolved) |
0 | 1 | 0 |
6
(2 advised)(4 resolved) |
15 |
| 4 | Allocation of polling stations | 0 | 5(3 advised) (2 resolved) |
0 | 3 | 0 |
1
(1 resolved) |
9 |
| 5 | Nomination and candidature | 0 | 2(1 lack of evidence) (1 advised) |
2
(2 investigating) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Election expenses | 0 | 3(3 advised) |
7
(7 investigating) |
10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | False statements | 0 | 9(1 lack of evidence) (4 advised) (1 no means of contact) (1 resolved) (1 handled by RO) (1 complainant disagreed the referral) |
76
(2 NFA)(2 advised) (65 investigating) (7 unsubstantiated) |
22 |
2
(1 advised)(1 warned) |
0 | 109 |
| 8 | False claims of support | 0 | 2(1 advised) (1 outside CC's purview) |
22
(19 investigating)(3 unsubstantiated) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Omission of printing details on election advertisements | 0 | 0 | 15(1 NFA) (4 advised) (8 investigating) (2 unsubstantiated) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Corruption and illegal practices | 0 | 0 | 22(21 investigating) (1 unsubstantiated) |
6 | 0 | 1 |
28 |
| 11 | Employment of young persons under 18 years of age for canvassing/electioneering activities | 0 | 1(1 noted for review) |
7
(1 resolved)(6 unsubstantiated) |
2 | 0 |
1
(1 noted for review) |
11 |
| 12 | False/mass registration | 0 | 2(1 advised) (1 resolved) |
10
(10 investigating) |
3 | 0 |
8
(5 advised)(1 resolved) (2 warned) |
16 |
| 13 | Disturbances to electors caused by use of loudspeakers/telephone canvassing/shouting electors' names in common areas of the premises | 0 | 98(85 advised) (8 no means of contact) (5 resolved) |
5
(1 advised)(1 investigating) (2 resolved) (1 unsubstantiated) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 14 | Personal data privacy | 0 | 4(3 advised) (1 no means of contact) |
2
(1 NFA)(1 investigating) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Unfair and unequal treatment by the media | 1 | 2(2 advised) |
5
(3 investigating)(2 unsubstantiated) |
13 | 2(1 advised) (1 warned) |
23 | |
| 16 | Polling arrangements | 0 | 14(4 advised) (5 noted for review) (5 resolved) |
1
(1 resolved) |
5 | 0 | 1(1 noted for review) | 21 |
| 17 | No-canvassing zone arrangements | 0 | 1(1 advised) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Canvassing activities in no-canvassing zones/no-staying zones | 0 | 15(1 advised) (1 no means of contact) (13 resolved) |
24(13 resolved) (11 unsubstantiated) |
24 |
2
(2 resolved) |
7
(7 resolved) |
72 |
| 19 | Conduct of exit polls | 0 | 1(1 resolved) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Complaints against Returning Officers | 0 | 2(2 advised) | 2(1 advised) (1 investigating) |
5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 21 | Complaints against polling staff | 0 | 24(15 advised) (4 no means of contact) (4 resolved) (1 handled by the Police) |
6(1 resolved) (5 unsubstantiated) |
18 | 0 |
2
(1 advised)(1 resolved) |
50 |
| 22 | Counting arrangements | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Complaints outside the Complaints Committee's purview | 0 | 3(1 advised) (2 outside CC's purview) |
1(1 investigating) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | Others | 2 | 32(1 lack of evidence) (19 advised) (1 no means of contact) (1 noted for review) (3 resolved) (6 outside CC's purview) (1 handled by the Police) |
25(2 NFA) (2 advised) (15 investigating) (3 resolved) (3 unsubstantiated) |
17 |
2
(2 resolved) |
10
(2 advised)(3 noted for review) (4 resolved) (1 warned) |
88 |
| Total | 7 | 257 | 411 | 213 | 15 | 72 | 975 | |