WIN FOR NATIONAL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 56, 29 November 1946, Page 5

WIN FOR NATIONAL

MR W. SULLIVAN RE-ELECTED

BAY OF PLENTY ELECTORATE HEAVY POLL RECORDED In the General Election last Wednesday, Mr W. Sullivan, sitting member for the Bay of Plenty was re-elected by a majority of 1798 votes. His Labour opponent, Mr R. Boord, polled remarkably well and in the eai’lier stages of the progress reports, appeared to have more than a sporting ehance of success. As the more remote country returns came to hand Mr Sullivan’s position consolidated until his powerful lead placed him well out of danger. It is interesting to note that the total vote recorded amounted toI 13,374 (including 91 servicemen’s), or 934 per cent, of the registered polling strength of the electorate which is 14,313. As far as can be gathered this was a record. The final result Was:— Sullivan, W. (National) 7586 Boord, R. (Labour) 5780 Lead for Sullivan 1798 Voting during the day was continued steadily and from an observer’s point of view the whole atmosphere may be described as distinctly “"sober’ for a general election. There were few last minute votes, and it was obvious that all who participated had taken their privilege seriously and made every provision for recording it in good time. Analysis of the returns shows that Whakatane strongly supported its resident member, and on the main was responsible for offsetting the substantial Labour vote accruing from the Rotorua district polls. It was definitely the Eastern Bay which returned Mr Sullivan, though as figures published below reveal, the Labour candidate, Mr R. Boord, did remarkably well in some of the local TAURANGA ELECTORATE MR DOIDGE RETURNED AGAIN Mr F. W. Doidge sitting member for Tauranga was returned by the substantial majority of 2595 votes. The Labour candidate (Mr D. A. Hill) scarcely improved his position on the 1943 election. Details are:— 1946 Doidge (National) 7449 Hill (Labour) 4854 .'Majority for Doidge 2595 1943 Doidge (Nat) 6719; Hill (Lab) 3325; Wilkinson (Ind) 397; Anguk (R.D.M) 355. On this occasion Labour lost 2000 -votes. POLLING RETURNS DISTRICT BOOTH FIGURES The following are the details of the district booth returns over the Bay of Plenty electorate:—

By way of comparison the following returns taken from the 1943 election when W. Sullivan polled 4932 votes aaginst W. Jonasen (Lab) 3381, will give comparative interest to electors:—

Previous Elections The following records illustrate the trend, of public opinion over the past eight years in the Bay of Plenty:— 1938 Hultquist (Lab) 4962 Sullivan (Nat) .4795 1941 C. Mills (Lab) 3024 Sullivan (Nat) 4675

THE LICENSING POLL • CONTINUANCE AGAIN FAVOURED Although complete figures on the Licensing Poll are not yet available sufficient are to hand to indicate that once again there is an overwhelming majority in favour of Continuance. Also noticeable is a rising tide of opinion favouring State ownership and Control which appears to be gaining headway each successive election. Incomplete Dominion figures are as under:— Continuance 416,656 State Control ........ 102,806 Prohibition 231,317 For the Bay of Plenty the figures were: Continuance 4042; State Control 1151; Prohibition 2125. Tauranga: Continuance 5832; State Control 1123; Prohibition 3119. WAIRARAPA ELECTORATE k . . .. ' \ MR MACKLEY RETURNED Mr G. H. Mackley, Chairman of Directors of the Whakatane Paper Mills, who has many friends in this district, was again returned for the Wairarapa electorate. His majority is fine, being only 218, against the Labour candidate (G. A. Hansen) polling of 6336. In the 1943 election Mr Mackley held the seat for National against J. Robertson, by a margin of 417 votes. COLLECTIVE VOTING TOTALS FROM BOROUGHS ROTORUA, WHAKATANE, OPOTIKI The following gives some idea of the collective voting in the Boroughs of Rotorua, Whakatane and

Boord Booths Sullivan Awakeri 111 186 Edgecumbe 187 250 Galatea 44 57 Kaingaroa 61 18 Kopeopeo 291 362 Kutarere 21 42 Lake Rotoma 29 17 Lower Waiawa 10 35 Mamaku 197 123 Manawahe 19 61 Maraenui 5 1 Matahina 20' 14 Matata 61: 134 Miniginui 7 15 Mourea 15 33 Mt. Tarawera 14 5 Murupara 29 46 Ngakuru 29 107 Ngongotaha 232 285 Nukuhou North 25 67 Ohope Beach 90 122 Omiao ■ 8 9 Opotiki, Courthouse 251 372 Opotiki, Parish Hall 213 320 Otakiri 51 112 Otara 13 60 Paerata Ridge 3 50 Poroporo 6 34 Ruakokore 15 19 Rotoiti 40 42 Rotorua, Devon St. Hall 263 376 Rotorua, Koutu 155 94 Rotorua, Scout Hall .. 288 237 Rotorua, Public School 466 470 Rotorua, Te Ngae Road 20 5,2 Rotorua, Town Hall 1108 1043 Ruatahuna 18 5 Ruatoki North 10 33 Taneatua 145 240 Te Kaha ' 14 21 To Teko 89 148 Te Whaiti 60 21 Thornton 54 111 Toatoa 6 18 Torere 6 5 Waimana 31 129 Wainui 4 34 Waioeka 2 72 Waiohau 1 10

Waiotahi 29 70 Waiotapu 24 18 Wairata 3 9 Whakarewarewa Forestry 29 19 Whaka, Waipa Mill 91 14 Whakatane Borough 486 739 Whakatane County 122 192 Whakatane Paper Mill 87 43 Woodlands 30 124 Forces Votes 50 41 Totals 5788 7586 Majority of Sullivan 179S

1943 Jonasen SulAwakeri 59 livan 150 Edgeeumbe 55 51 Kopeopeo 218 283 Kutarere 34 48 Ohope. 50 57 Opotiki Courthouse 248 332 Opotiki Parish Hall 213 279 Poroporo 10 32 Taneatua 107 198 Thornton 21 55 Waimana 34 ,121 Whakatane Bgh Cl. 162 276 Whakatane Cty Cl. 95 200 Paper Mills 63 36 Soldiers Vote . .. <415 * 485

Opotiki:— Boord Sullivan Rotorua ... 2300 2272 Whakatane . ... 986 1336 Opotiki ... 464 690