CIVIC BY-ELECTION.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1443, 18 May 1912, Page 6

CIVIC BY-ELECTION.

MR. E- TREGEAR ELECTED

POLL PARTICULARS

VOTING FAIRLY HEAVY

It was generally assumed that the voting ill the City Council by-election yesterday would bo .-very small, but the event proved otherwise. In ai1,8410 valid votes were cast, and this total would no doubi. have boon considerably augmented but for a downtiour of rain which commenced shortly after 5 o'clock, just, as many people were leaving their yl.atcs of work and business to go home, Only mild interest was displayed in the election during the day. In the forenoon many poll clerks practically had a sinecure. to to 11.30 a.m. only 159 people had voted at the Town Hall, about 70 at Svdney Street, 9 at the Botanical Oardens 12 at the Tinakori Road Schoolroom', 10 at St. Mark's, and 14 at the booth in Kent Terrace. The great majority of the voting was done after midday. 'Following is tho result of the poll-.— Jfr. E. Trogoar 4,487 Mr. W. J. Thompson 3,(194 Mr. I 'A. 11. Fullford 259

Mr. Tregear has a majority of 793 rotes over the candidate who comes second on the list (.Mr. Thompson). The remaining candidate, Mr, Fullford, forfeits liis deposit under the rule that to recover this sum a candidate must poll not less than one-eighth of the votes recorded for the candidate who heads the jioli. The result of the election was made known by the returning officer (Mr. J. Ames) at 7.10 p.m. Mr. Tregear'was congratulated upon his victory by a number of his friends who had assembled at the Town Hull, but there were no speeches by candidates. Following are detnils of the polling at the various booths:— o •g' S c 111 Town Hall 37 554 470 TiirnbuH's Auction Rooms G 298 IG3 Harcourt's Auction Rooms 18 422 217 X Harbour Shod 14 53 300 Sydney St. Schoolroom ... H 285 327 Kechabite Hall 28 352 235 Druids' Hall 31 178 354 Century Hall . 9 261 273 St. Mark's Schoolroom ... . 2 82 C 9 Victoria Hail 18 93 196 Newtown Library 7 89 152 St. Thomas's Schoolroom 18 233 415 Masonic Hall 2 40 113 Island Bay Schoolroom ... 2 42 (18 Maranui Churchroom ... 2 25 38 Kilbirnie nail 4 9S 13G Hataitai Bowling Pavilion 1 81 i l Roscncath 1 Alexandra Hall 18 211 --0 Brooklyn 21 105 20J Churchroom, Aro Street I 29 108 Kelburne Churchroom ... 0 43 30 Northland 0 -Jl 44 Wadestown 0 1» i. St. Paul's Schoolroom ... 1 43 M Kearney's 'J'ea Rooms, „„ Tinakori Road 6 -9 o3 Totals 25' 8691 4437