of his functions in connection with the conduct of elections. Ireland In the Republic of Ireland, the post of returning officer in Dublin and Cork is held by the city sheriff, and in the other areas by the county registrar of the area (a senior court official). For local elections, the position is held by the administrative head of the local council. The returning officer for presidential elections and referendums is a senior official in the franchise section of the Department of the Environment. New Zealand In New Zealand, the returning officer is in charge of overseeing the voting process in each electorate. Singapore The Returning Officer (RO) is in charge of overseeing the conduct of parliamentary (by-elections and general elections) and presidential elections. The Returning Officer declares results for the parliamentary general elections and the presidential elections in the following manner: For single member constituencies (SMCs): (Before 2015) Parliamentary general election year. Results for the electoral division of name of seat. Name of first candidate, party of first candidate, number of votes. Name of following candidate, party of following candidate, number of votes. Rejected votes, number of rejected votes. Total votes cast, number of total votes including rejected votes. The local votes counted for the electoral division of seat name are conclusive of the results. Pursuant to Section 49, Subsection 7E, Paragraph A of the Parliamentary Elections Act, I declare name of winning candidate of the party name as the candidate elected for the electoral division of seat name. (After 2015) Results for name of seat. Name of first candidate, party of first candidate, number of votes. Name of following candidate, party of following candidate, number of votes. Total votes cast for the candidates, number of total votes excluding rejected votes. Rejected votes, number of rejected votes. The votes cast in Singapore counted for seat name are conclusive of the results. I declare name of winning candidate of the party name as the candidate elected for seat name. For group representation constituencies (GRCs): (Before 2015) Parliamentary general election year. Results for the electoral division of name of seat. Names of candidates in first group, party of first group, number of votes. Names of following candidates in following group, party of following group, number of votes. Rejected votes, number of rejected votes. Total votes cast, number of total votes including rejected votes. The local votes counted for the electoral division