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Jonh
the place to find the number of lots is the Strata plan. You should have a copy of it attached to your purchase contract. Failing that, you can get a copy of the Strata plan fromLPI for a few dollars online.
older strata often had a separate lot for the living and the garage spaces. If all the lots have one living and one garage lot, it does not affect the votes. In a show of hands vote, every owner gets either one or two votes. As long as owners are considered consistently, the outcome of the vote is the same.
The same applies in a poll vote.
and the concept of a proxy vote is not an issue. Every owner has the right to two votes as they own two lots. A proxy vote is only a proxy vote when an owner gives their vote to someone who represents them , but is not the owner.
in terms of the 5% rule, it is based on the number of unit entitlements. So the 5% is neither 2 proxies or 5 proxies, but 5% of the unit entitlements. {this is not the case – see below}
in order to defeat the proxy harvesters always ask for a poll vote. Any votes they hold over 5% of the unit entitlements don’t count