MR J. J. MAHER WINS OTAKI SEAT

Chronicle (Levin), 7 December 1946, Page 4

MR J. J. MAHER WINS OTAKI SEAT

MAJORITY OF 44 VOTES Result of OfScial Count Mr. J. J. Maher,- the. National Party's candidate, has won the Otaki seat from Mr. James Thorn, the Labour candidate. The offieial count of votes cast at the election last week was cojnpleted at 11.15 a.m. today and increased Mr. Maher's election night majority of 11 to 44. Details of the voting are: — ' J. J. Maher (National) 6762; J. Thorn (Labour) 6718 Informal 92 Ma.jority for Maher 44 Included in the above figures were 764 absentee, 285 postal, 41 declaration and 159 service votes, and they went as*under: Maher Thorn Postal 164 121 Absentee 37,1 393 Declaration 22 19 Service 56 103 The election night count gave Mr. ' Maher 6191 votes and Mr. Thorn 6180. These are not the final figures as there are still a few service votes to come, but they cannot affect the result. In the 194*. election the preliminary count gave Mr. L. G. Lowry (Labour) 4621 votes and Mr. B. V. Cooksley (National) 4562, a majoritv of 59 for Mr. Lowry. There were two independents, who poll- ! ed a total of 863 votes. On the offieial count Mr. Lowry had 5131 I votes and Mr. Cooksley 4932, a Jmajority of 199 for Mr. Lowry. The independent vote was unchanged iby the offieial count. !• As a result of the change in electoral boundaries, the Otaki elec.torate became one of the largj est in the Dominion. The roll closed with 14,798 names and of jthat total 13,572 exercised their | right to vote. In the 1943 election : there were 12,299 names on the roll I and 10,997 voted. | The Otaki seat was won by Mr. ! L. G. Lowry for Labour at the 1935 election and was held by him until i his retirement just before the last I election. Prior to that it was rei presented by the late Mr. W. H. i Field (Coalition), who did not_conT test the 1935 election. From Other Electorates The following are final figures from further outside electorates Iwnere recounts have been completed, the change in majorities on the election night count also being given: — Arch Hill: *W. E. Parry (L) 9541, E. J. Clark (N) 2962, V. G. Wilcox C) 533. Majority for Parry 6579, an increase of 314. Auckland Central: *W. T. Anderton (L) 6849, F. L. A. Gotz (N) 3380. Majority for Anderton 3469, an increase of 103. Ashburton: *R. G. Gerard (N) 7382, Mrs. A L. Newlands (L) 5924. Majority for Gerard 1458, an increase of 22. Christchurch Central: *L. R. C. Macfarlane (L) 8309, A. J. Wills (Ni 3889, A. Ostler (C) 302. Majority for Macfarlane 4420, an increase cf 236. Dunedin Central: *P. G. Connolly (L) 7624, T. K. S. Sidey (N) 5522. Majority for Connolly 2102, an increase of 102. Eden: W. H. Fortune (N) 7055, W. Freer (L) 5774. Majority for Fortune 1281, an increase of-3.94. Fendalton; :':S. G. Holland (N i

8065, A. G: Williams (L) 5061. Majority fnr Holland 3004, an increase of 390. Gisborne: *D. W. Coleman (L) . 8237, H. H. Barker (N) 8223. Majority for Coleman 2014, an increase of 42. Hauraki: *A. S. Sutherland (N) ■7965, J. W. Neate (L) 5075. Majofity for Sutherland 2890, an increase of -111. . Ha-sdngs: :;:S'. L. Cullen (L) 7233, E. N. Pryor (N) 6766. Majority for Cullen 457, a decrease of 29. Hurunui: "W. H. Gillespie (N) 7131, J. Mathiscn (L) 5®B1, Major- v v ity for Gillespie 1450, an° increase of h 81. ' Island . Bay: *R. McKeen (L) 8289, H. E. Ghilds (N) 4332, B. K. Berg (C) 345. Majority for McKeen 3957, "an increase of 220. Karori: *C. M. Bowden (N) 7775, P. C. McGavin (L) 5733. Majority Ifor Bowden 2042, an increase of 269. Lyttelton: *T. H. Coombs (L)7957, E. B. E. Taylor (N) 6310. Majority for Coombs 1547, a decrease l of 69.. Marsden: :;:A. J. Murdoch (N) 7826, J. S. Stewart L) 5682. Majority for Murdoch 2144, an increase of 59. Mount Albert: '::A. S., Richards (D .7681, F. A. Hosking (N) 5824. Majority for Richards 1857, an increase of 80. • . Mount Victoria: J. R. Marshall (N) 6520, E. Casey (L) 5608, J. T. L. H. Parry (I.P.L.) 154. Majority for Marshall 912, an increase of 178. Marlborough: T. P. Shand (N) 6925, *E P. Meachen (L) 6742. Majority for Shand 183, an increase of 53. Miramar: *R. Semple L) 8052, L. T. Jacobsen (N) 5581. Majority for Semple 2471, an increase of 134. Nelson: E. R. Neale (N) 7265, C.' H. Goodman (L) 6680. Majority Ifor Neale 585, an increase of 153. North Dunedin: *R. Walls (L) 7841, N. H. Jones (N) 6214. Majoritv for Walls 1627, a decrease of 71. Onslow: *H. £. Coomps (L) 7865, P. P. Lyneh (N) 6299. Majority for Coombs 1566, an increase of 37. Oamaru: *A. H. Nordmeyer (L) 17079, T. R. Beatty (N) 6847, G. P. ! Cuttriss (I. Lib.) 55. Majority for Nordmeyer 232, an increase of 58. i Parnell: D. M. Rae N) 6059, *F. ! W. Schramm (L) 5858. Majority for Rae 206, an --increase of 156. Pahiatua: !K. J. Holyoake (N) 8413, O. E. Niederer (L) 4713. Mai iority for Holyoake 3700, an in■crease of 180. I Ponsonby: R. MacDonald (L) 8304, P. E. Denqpsey (N) 4878. Ma|jority for MacDonald 3426, an increase of 77. i Piako: *W. S. Goosman (N) 8925, | E. A. W-atcrs (L) 3824. Majority for ! Goosman 5101, an increase of 281. • Roskill: *F. Langstone (L) 6656, 5 R. G. McElroy (N) 6487. Majority l for Langstone 169, a decrease of 43. ; Rodney: :;:T. C. Webb (N) 8177, A. ;B. Dixon (L) 5327. Majority for- • Webb 2850, a decrease of 170. I St Kilda: *F. Jones (L) 7655, L. • J. T. Ireland (N) 6408. Majorltv for Jones 1247, an increase of 128. Tamaki: T. E. Skinner (L) 6772, J. G. C. Wales (N) 6543. Majority for Skinner 229, a decrease of 91. Wairarapa: :;:G. H. Mackley (N) 7095, G. A. Hansen (L) 6860. Majoritv for Mackley 235, an increase of 17. Waitakere: *H. G. R. Mason -CL) 8280, A M. Laing (N) 5484, F. Allen (I) 235. Majority for Mason 2796, an increase of 235. Wanganui: *J. B. F. Cotterill (L) 7773, E. W. Mereweather' (N) 5868. Majority for Cotterill 1905, an increase of 105. Wellington Central: *C. H. Chapman L) 6201, Mrs. A. L. Weston (N) 4520. Majority for Chapman 1681, an increase of 97. -:Denotes a member of the last Parliament.