34 Candidates for election to Parliament 56.—(1) A candidate for election to Parliament must be either nominated by a registered political party or nominated as an independent candidate in accordance with the laws governing elections. (2) A person may be a candidate for election to Parliament only if the person— (a) is a citizen of Fiji, and does not hold citizenship of any other country; (b) is registered on the Register of Voters; (c) is ordinarily resident in Fiji for at least 2 years immediately before being nominated; (d) is not an undischarged bankrupt; (e) is not a member of the Electoral Commission, and has not been a member of that Commission at any time during the 4 years immediately before being nominated; (f) is not subject to a sentence of imprisonment when nominated; (g) has not, at any time during the 8 years immediately before being nominated, been convicted of any offence under any law for which the maximum penalty is a term of imprisonment of 12 months or more; and (h) has not been found guilty of any offence under a law relating to elections, registration of political parties or registration of voters. (3) The total number of candidates which a political party may nominate for any general election must not be more than the total number of seats in Parliament, and the total number of candidates which a political party may nominate for any by-election must not be more than the total number of vacant seats in Parliament for which the byelection is being held. (4) A written law may make provision relating to the nomination of candidates for election to Parliament. (5) Every candidate, and every political party nominating a candidate, must comply with any written law governing elections. Candidates who are public officers 57.—(1) A person who holds a public office is deemed to have vacated that office at the time at which his or her signed nomination as a candidate for election to Parliament is delivered to the relevant returning officer or to the person who under the laws governing elections is authorised to receive nominations of candidates. (2) A person who has held office as a member of the Electoral Commission or as the Supervisor of Elections is ineligible to be nominated as a candidate for election to Parliament for 4 years after ceasing to hold that office.