CIVIC ELECTIONS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 194, 12 May 1919, Page 3

CIVIC ELECTIONS

RECOUNT OF VOTES

LABOUR RETAINS FOUR SEATS ON COUNCIL The official recount in connection with the municipal, Harbour Board, and Charitable Aid Bonrd elections wae concluded shortly 'before 10 o'clock on Saturday night. Owing to the number of candidates who were in the field, the task of checking the votes was no light one, and the under the able direction of Mr. James'Ames, returning officer, had been working day and night since Monday in order that the work might be completed as expeditiously ae possible. So far as the figures for the City Council were concerned the recount did not disclose any alteration in the. position of the candidates as first published after the election, • but in every inst'anco the totals required amendment. Mr. Luke's majority for the Mayoralty was 991. The four Labour candidates for the Council, Messrs. J..Hutchison, P. Fraser, 111'., C. H. Chapman, and G. Glover, retained their seats, but the latter had a very close call, defeating Mr. P. Meadowcroft by the narrow margin of four votes. Seeing that the difference in the two totals is so small, Mr. Meadowcroft may claim a recount. This is not considered likely, however, as great pains were taken to ensure that the chocking of the' votes should be carried out with the utmost accuracy. The recount having been concluded, and the returning officer liaving published his declaration of the result of the poll, it is probable that the first meeting of the new City Council will take place at noon on Wednesday; when tho Mayoral installation ceremony will bo held. ' , . Following are the official figures issued by the returning officer:— MAYORAL. Luke, J. P • 7361 (Elected.) ' Bead, J. ..'. 6367 Barber, W. H. P 3553 CITY COUNCIL. Wright, K, A 7892 Norwood, C. J. B 7408 M'Kenzie, L. B. W. ... TSA Luckiv, M. F 7179 Hutchison, J 7100 Shorinnd, J. 0. 6745 Bfnnett, W. 11. 6684 Atkinson, A. R 6544 Frost, G. 8525 Fraser, 1 J .'. 6509 ■ Dale, J. M 62-12 Chapman, C. H 6239 Foioyth, T 60P3 Thompson, W. J C'iii • ' Glover, J 5097 (Elected.) Meadowcroft, i' 5G93 Bennett, H. D sf/>4 Brindle, T 51-83 Ilildreth, W. T si-W Airke-n,-Jessie "-^ Gaudin, W. -T Ml Manton, F. W -V«6 Oskery, A. TV '-M MonteiHi', A. L -5165 Evans, F. C » 5107 Nathan, S. G 48M Eoyie, B. ..„ 4935 Beck, F,irah «M ■ Swindell, H. C •' 4588 Snow, Sarah E. O. 4511 M'Kcen, R ■•-•■• «« ■ M'Arley, W .' «22 Stickney, R. H .... «64 Eighton, E. J. 4253 Fitzgerald, J. B ■' 4155 . Gibbons, Maud C 3509 Donaldson, Jane 2155 Clark, J. J 2122 ■ Hornblow, A. R 1716 : Mackintosh. C. D 1G65 Edwards, W. H. 1564 HARBOU3 BOARD. Cable, W .8475 Wright, R. A 7895 Norwood, C. J. B. 7140 Chapman, C. H 5789 (Elected.) Brindle, T ■■ 5554 Hildreth, W. T 5382 Fitzgerald,. J. B , 3906 George, A. A : Collins, A.S .3597 Mainland, H 3592 HOSPITAL BOARD. Van Staveren, H 11,644 Luke, C. M 9651 Elliott, J. 1C 9592 Hutchison, J 8915' Aitken, Jessie 8565 Castle, F •• 8251 Thompson, W. J : . 7905 M'Vicar, Annie 78(8 Chapman, C. H. 7828 Snow, Sarah E. O. •...... 7827 . Petherick, G. J 7461 Beck, Sarah 7400 Smith, J 7293 Glover, J. 7180 (Elected.) Macdonald, Flora 7149 Nash, George 6792 Campbell, D 6658 Burn, B. G. H 5875 Lawlor, Ellen 5599 Hulbett. Isabel 5459 Eagle, T. A 5270 Mackintosh, C. D 4539. Lambert, A. E 4219 ' Cavanagh, P 2206