2. In a new electoral division or an electoral division whose boundaries have been changed since the last election, the Chief Electoral Officer shall reapportion the results of the last election to the electoral precincts and polling subdivisions included in the new electoral division by calculating the number of valid votes attributed to the candidates of authorized parties and to independent Members elected as such.
A deputy returning officer shall be recommended by the candidate of an authorized party or by the independent Member elected as such who received the greatest number of votes after a reapportionment made under the first paragraph.
A poll clerk shall be recommended by the candidate of an authorized party or by the independent Member elected as such who received the second greatest number of votes after reapportionment.