Form 2 Rule 8 (1) Constituency Petition (Title) To the High Court of New Zealand THE petition of A.B., of .........., (and C.D., of .........., as the case may be), whose name is (or names are) subscribed hereto, shows,--- 1. An election for a member of Parliament for the .......... Electoral District was held. 2. The polling day appointed for that election was the .............. dayof ...... 19.. 3. At that election L.M. and P.Q. were candidates, and the Returning Officer has returned L.M. as being duly elected [or as the case may be]. 4. Your petitioner, A.B., is a person who voted at that election, or is a person who had a right to vote at that election, or was entitled to be returned at that election, or was entitled to be elected at that election, or was a constituency candidate at that election [as the case may be]. 5. Your petitioner, C.D. [Here state in like manner the right of each petitioner]. 6. Your petitioner(s) say(s) that [Here state in numbered subparagraphs the facts on which the petitioner relies]. 7. The specific grounds on which your petitioner('s)(s') complaint is founded are as follows: [Here state the grounds either expressly or by reference to numbered subparagraphs of paragraph 6]. 8. [If the case so requires] Your petitioner(s) complains (or complain) of the conduct of [Name], the Returning Officer (or Registrar of Electors), who, by operation of section 230 (2) of the Electoral Act 1993, is a respondent to this petition. The petitioner(s) pray(s) that it may be determined that the said L.M. was not duly elected (or returned) and that the election was void (or that the said N.O. was duly elected and ought to have been returned, or as the case may be). Dated this .... day of .......... 19.. Signature(s) of Petitioner(s) .................... This petition is filed by the above-named petitioner in person. The address for service of the above-named petitioner is or This petition is filed by A.B., solicitor for the above-named petitioner, of the firm of X.Y.Z. The address for service of the above-named petitioner is Documents for service on the above-named petitioner may be left at that address for service or may be--- (a) Posted to the solicitor at [Insert Post Office box address]; or (b) Left for the solicitor at a document exchange for direction to [Insert document exchange box number]; or (c) Transmitted to the solicitor by facsimile to [Insert facsimile number]. or This petition is filed by A.B., solicitor for the above-named petitioner, of the firm of X.Y.Z., whose postal address is The solicitor's agent in the proceeding is The address for service of the above-named petitioner is Documents for service on the above-named petitioner may be left at that address for service or may be--- (a) Posted to the solicitor at [Insert Post Office box address]; or (b) Left for the solicitor at a document exchange for direction to [Insert document exchange box number]; or (c) Transmitted to the solicitor by facsimile to [Insert facsimile number]. ----