TRAMWAY BOARD.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20101, 3 December 1930, Page 13

TRAMWAY BOARD.

| ELECTION OF MEMBERS. OFFICIAL RESULT. The official result of the triennial election of members of the Christchurch Tramway Board, held last Thursday, was announced yesterday afternoon by the Returning Officer, Mr Prank Thompson. The official count has made no alteration in the personnel of the new Board as set out on the morning after the election. "With one exception, that of Mr H. Pearce (Central Sub-district) the figure* of the official result show increases as compared with those given out on election night. Mr Pearce was credited with 5352 votes on election night, but with 5288 in the official result; this does not, however, alter hi* position on the poll. The votes polled by each candidate, a* given in the official announcement, are as follows: 1 ' Central Sub-Distrlrt. W. HATWAED .. „ 561* E. H. ANDREWS 5591 G. T. BOOTH .. 'Jm- 5485 H. PEABCE .. >- 5288 W. H. WILLIAMSON « 5227 J. McCombs —. .»-• 4285 G. Manning .. 3832 B. M. Macfarlane « 3763 P. C. Webb . —. 3493 A. BL Scales ». 3182 Informal votes . w 822 Messrs Hayward, Andrews, Booth, Pearce, and Williamson have-been, declared elected. Spreydon-Addinston 3ub-Diitiict. X>. SYKES G. T. Thurston mm: 1111 Informal votes. 16 Mr Sykes has been declared elected. The election night fignres gave. M* Sykes a majority of 424.; the official result reduces his majority to 276. Avon-Brighton ; Sub-District. •W. J. WALTEB '-mm ' 1398 J. N. Harle 619 "Informal votes -w. • 8 Mr Walter has been declared electedMr Walter's election night majority; of 787 has been reduced to 779. Blccarton-Fesuialton-A. A. McLACffT.AK ; .♦ 96*. | 3. Wood Informal votes Mt McLaehlan has been declared elected. ' Mr MeLaehlan's majority of « MS been increased to 53. Hilla-Snmzier Sub-District. , ELIZABETH B. MeCOMBS 1151 j M. E. Lyons m -»: Informal votes 8 Mrs McCombs has been declared elected. Mrs McCombs's majority ha* been increased from 430 to. 439. .. The official result was arrived at,with considerable promptitude, . reflecting credit on the Returning Officer and his staff. The scrutiny of the roll was started at 9.30 ajn. on Friday, and was completed at 12,15 pjn. on Saturday. At 1.30 p.m. the same day the official count was started, and was completed at 11.55 a.m. on Monday. A total of 337 votes were made by declaration, and these had to be investigated at the different local body offices; this was completed yesterday morning. Of the total, 198 declaration votes were allowed. In the official count no fewer than 98 rolls had to be compared.