In various parliamentary systems, a returning officer is responsible for overseeing elections in one or more constituencies. ==Australia== In Australia a returning officer is an employee of the Australian Electoral Commission or a State Electoral Commission who heads the local divisional office full-time, and oversees elections in their division, ...
The official in charge of elections in each of the constituencies.
The official in charge of elections in each of the constituencies.
See electoral system: UK. ...
[n] - (United Kingdom and Canada and Australia and New Zealand) the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results
noun the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results