THE INANGAHUA ELECTION.
The election of a representative for the Inangahua district in the place of Mr Weston, Who resigned, tobk'place'.Yesterday, ~ and resulted in the return of Mr Shaw by a majority of 46. The successful candidate was 118 -ahead at, Reeftoh, but in' regal'd to other polling places success varied. Mr Wakefield had large ma-< joyitieaat Brunnerton and Blaok,’s' Point.' When all the returns were in, except Moonlight and Little Grey, Mr Wake-,, field was 40 behind, bifk his supporters in Beeftou did not despair, and in their en-, thusiasm they carried him shoulder high through the town. The following., is; the result of the voting : • ■ Shaw Wakefield Reofton ... y :. ;^' 260 142 Boatman’s 129 79 Ahaura 45 52 Black’s Point,.*/ u' 5 i.'.Jt 94 144 No Town 54 84 i Brunnerton 48 116 INhisihi Creek. 74 73 Orrell Creek 42 12 Granville. ... ... 39 4J ”’■ Little' 1 ’Grisy-’ ,i’, r,r Y.U :,n -29 ul#- •
;Total,, ... , rJ .814 761 • i Those figut'o’a givb'Mt Sbiw W majority of fifty-three, but they do not include the returns from Moonlight, at which place there final majority was 46, it seems that Mr Wakefield must have had a majority of 7 at Moonlight.,j jrr,, l
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 943, 15 May 1883, Page 2
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200THE INANGAHUA ELECTION. Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 943, 15 May 1883, Page 2
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