THE ELECTION

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 77, 24 December 1919, Page 8

THE ELECTION

RESULTS OF OFFICIAL COUNTS RETURN OF WRITS Results of official counts of tho votes cast at the general election havo been reported to the Chief Electoral Officer as | foll ° ff: - EDEN. Parr (Reform) '. •■ 3415 Hornblow (Liberal) J'^J M'Brino (Labour) l^ Informal • J1 AUCKLAND CENTRAL. Parry (Labour) 4001 Glover (Liberal) s^l Thomas (Reform) 10;!;) Informal •••• 1(K) MASTEKTON. Sykes (Independent) 2«4 Holms (Independent Democrat) ... 2100 Jl'Leod (Labour) 1730 Matheson (Independent Reform) ... 701 WAIRAU. M'Callum (Liberal) '. 2«2 Cooko (Labour) 185G Corry (Independent Liberal) 1430 Penny (Reform) 134S Informal > •.- ROSICILL. Potter (Reform) 4200 Gunson (Independent) 2348 Davis (Labour) 1998 Peddle (Independent) ■ 728 Informal y i> s . PAENELL. Dickson (Itefonn) 5700 Bloodwortii (Labour) 228< Mrs. Baume\ (Independent Liberal) 1020 ' DUNEDIN NORTH. Kellett ■ (Independent) 4784 Walker (Labour) : 3978 Informal ™ Recounts are, likely to bo demanded in eonio electorates, whero tho majority for the lending candidate. is n narrow one. Tho law provides that application for a recount must bo made lo a magistrate within three days of tho official declaration, of too result of tho poll. ! BRUCE. By TetaraDli-Prcss Association. Dunedin, December 23: Following is the result of the official count for Bruce:— Sir James Allen (Reform) 2993 Edie • ' M \ Informal ■ 5 » RETURN OF WRITS. NEARLY ALL FINA*L RESULTS EXPECTED TO-NIGHT. Writs in connection with tho general election were made returnable by Deceniher 2G. The Clerk of Writs (Sir. James Hislop) telegraphed to all the returning officers throughout the country yesterday seeking information as to how they stood in respect to the work of getting out the official results. In the majority of cases ihe was advised that there was ever} , prospect of the work being completed by this evening, and every elfort was being made to bring about that result. Sir. Hislop informed a Dominion reporter that if there wero some returning officers ■unable to furnish their final figures by to-night they wero being- instructed to continue the ivork on Boxing Day. If, again, they wero not able to finish up tiiat day it would be necessary to issue an Order-in-Council advancing toe date for the return of write, which ho did jiot think was likely to bo necessary. It was highly important that the returns should bo got out with as littlo delay as.' possible, and the only day on ivihich work would be suspended until that wns> achieved would be Christmas Day. He hoped, however, that all the return's •would be in by to-night. AN COMMENT MAJORITY FOE STABILITY AND PROGRESS. Sydney, December 23. Tho Sydney "Jjaily Telegraph," in a leader commenting on the Australian cud New Zealand elections, says, iegarding New Zealand, tlwit the victory of the Government is a sign that tho electors •will not tolerate reckless finance, that they resent political manoeuvring and quack remedies, and that they will vott> for tho iiian who puU facts before them most honestly and ciearly. "Tho feeling expressed by electors in both Australia and Now Zealand is not so 'mubh confidence in a political leader, as apprehensivoness for tho future of the country. In both countries, mon who aro interested, not. merely in sound government, but in stability and progress of industry, havo been found to be'in the majority ."—Press Assn.