Those constituency candidates who have polled more than 5% of the total number of valid votes cast in the constituency will have their deposit returned by the Constituency Returning Officer by the next working day following the declaration of result.
Candidates who poll equal to or less than 5% of the total number of valid votes cast in the constituency will lose their deposit.
Regional election
The deposit made by or on behalf of any individual regional candidate or registered party list that has polled more than 5% of the total number of valid votes cast at the regional election will be returned by the Regional Returning Officer by the next working day following the declaration of result.
The deposit will also be returned if a regional list or individual regional candidate is allocated a seat, even if they have not obtained more than 5% of the valid votes cast.