Bishop v Deakin    Local Government – Election – Disqualification – By conviction before election – Local
Government Act 1933 (c 51), ss 59(1)(e), 84(1).
By the Local Government Act 1933, s 59(1)(e) a person shall be disqualified for being
elected or being a member of a local authority if he has within five years before the date of
election or since election been convicted of any offence and ordered to be imprisoned for a
period of not less than three months without the option of a fine.