Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any member who would have been eligible to retire under Section 9359.01 had it not been repealed because he or she did not return to office or who would have been eligible to retire under that section had it not been repealed and had he or she chosen not to run or not been returned to office following the reapportionment of his or her district is deemed eligible for retirement for purposes of Sections 9360.7 and 9361.1 at any time thereafter.