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PATEA BY-ELECTION.

-. « + * OOBBEOTED ITOTBBS. (russ AS9OOUTTOH TE«Ct«AU.) ' HAWEEA, April 14., *• " The corrected figures for thd by,fr> flection ftro:~ B. Dixon (Reform) .... 2620 • W. Morrison (Liberal) .. 2316 v -i 1. Mcllvride (LflboUT) .. 546 !>v The Section was keenly contested » Labour had five Bponkers holpmg their i candidate. T*e Liberals also, taut S'e speakers besides the candidate, r Massey was the only Byeaker who Kiftted Mr Dixon. The polling was tvy considering the day, which was ''"vojry boisterous and wet. A grta* efoWd watched tho posting of numbe-s <" »«*!• tho Port Office, and tfhere was BMWh surprise at Labour's reavy defeat "in |ipite of tne/ attentive meetings be- ' fore the poll. The election was the most f vigorous one. remembered here, ; but '•- waT clean and free from personalities. \> i" The candidate addressed • the crowd n after the poll, Mr Dixori promising to j f flo bis best for all parties. .#f*m Morrison.referred 'to Labour'* ffaitaro, end prfphesied that the Lib-, iittfMi' Would grow In strength, Mr ' > Mcllvride, who was/ subjected to con- j ,*'ilderabie interruption, contended that] -* Labour, though, defeated to-day, would *> ttnew the fight to-morrow. 1 <■' " " ■'■ "V> v << MB MASSB* SATISFIED. " $\ "&**•» Assomttok roanou.) ' ?*V. *' WELLINGTON, April 14. \- tlf Pr|me Minister to-day, made tflie • following statement regarding the re-i Jmb 6f the Patea by-electiotti "I ex- - i|Wict«a Mr Dixon to win, and am naturat the result of the election. UMrDjxoil is a man of inuch more than (average ability, but his principal op.tponftnt had the advantage of being a /farmer, which, in an agricultural dw--jtriot, means a great deal. 1 think, in , the circumstances, the new member did '".Wsll, and I predict that hie constitu?**nts will have good reason to be satisfy with him."

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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17120, 15 April 1921, Page 7

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PATEA BY-ELECTION. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17120, 15 April 1921, Page 7

PATEA BY-ELECTION. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17120, 15 April 1921, Page 7

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