The Court had to consider the validity of votes .
Whether Court had been properly accepted or rejected , and the extent to which disputed votes were proved to have affected the result of the election , by reference to section 200 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902 .
The Court had to consider the validity of votes , and whether they had been properly accepted or rejected , and the extent to which disputed votes were proved to have affected the result of the election , by reference to section 200 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1902 .