MORE ELECTION COUNTS

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 9, 6 October 1943, Page 4

MORE ELECTION COUNTS

Mr. Nordmeyer Leads

In Oamaru

SERVICE VOTES NOT

YET FINAL

The olliciiil count of civilian votes in a further njiinber of the electorates has now been completed, but it is likely to be some days yet before the oilic'ial counts of servicemen and servicewomen’s votes for inclusion in a final official tola! will be available and' it will be possible to arrive at .‘in exact, and final result in any electorate. Among the electorates for which the final civilian figures are now available are two of those in which the majorities originally returned were small, Oamaru am! Otaki. In Oamaru, according to a Press Association message, tlie election night majority of six for the National candidate, Mr. T. R. Beatty, has, with the inclusion of service votes subject to recount, been changed to a majority of 105 for the Minister of Health, Mr. Nordmeyer, the sitting Labour member. Tlie figures, including tlie services vote subject to recount, are:—

In Otaki, the majority in favour of the sitting Labour member, Mr. L. G. Lowry, when the official civilian count is bulked with the preliminary count of service votes, is 178, compared with the 59 at which it stood on the preliminary count. In tlie following list of results, the main total after each name is the sum of the civilian votes finally counted and the preliminary count of service votes credited to the candidate on election night, the number of tlie latter being shown in parentheses following the main total. These service figures are subject to the inclusion of a considerable number ot service votes not j.et counted, but which will be included in the final count. These figures are supplied by the Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. L. Irwin.

Mackley a majority of 417. The returning officer lor the Wellington East electorate has supplied the following figures for the final count o. civilian votes in the electorate: —

Majority for Semple 2068 The respective candidates gained the following postal, seamen’s, declaration and absentee votes, which arc included m tlie above main totals:— Semple 496 Jacobsen 443, Bishop 49, Russell 16, BarringThe counts in the Waitemata and Eden electorates have proceeded in the presence of justices of the peace and scrutineers representing the various candidates, says the Auckland “Star. It was not expected that tlie results xvould be available till last night. The scrutiny of the rolls was completed on Saturday.

Nordmeyer, A. IT. (L) .. 5079 Beatty, T. It. (N.) .. 4974 Barclay, G. (D.L.) .. 334 Cuttriss, C. P. (I.G.) ......... .. 153 Majority for Nordmeyer .. .. 105

AUCKLAND CENTRAL. . Parry, AV. E. (L.) . Swabey, Wr G. (1A-) • • • • Wheatley, L. A. (D.L.) .. McClure, D. M. (I.) 7865 (615) 3194 (155) 381 (38) Majority for Parry .... 4671 AUCKLAND SUBURBS. Mason, IL G. IL (L.) ... 6966 (553) Bishop, T.- A. (N.) • • • • • • I'on ne father, ,S. S. (D.L.) • 1.101) (22< > (97) Allen, F. (I.) Williams, J. I. F. (I.L.) •• 463 ISO (4'1) (IS) Donovan, J. T. (I.G.) ■ • 14'5 (10) Majority for Mason .. ■ 2977 BAY OF ISLANDS. Smith. S. W. (N.) -M46 (316) Boswell, C. AV. (L.) 3148 (3(1) Young, C. (D.L.) 639 (82) Majority for Smith .... 129S BULLER. Webb, P. C. (L.) 66S0 (388) Nicolaus, E. W. (I.) •••• 2123 (101) Majority for AV ebb .... 4557 CHRISTCHURCH EAST. Howard, Mabel B. (L.) •• 8739 (749; Brown, R. G. (N.) 3316 (214)-. Schou, II. T. (D.L.) .... 1241 (96) Whiley, F. (R.D.M.) .... (13) Majority for Howard .. 5423 GIIRISTOHURC'II NORTH Holland, 'S. G. (N.) 8351 (573) Manning, G. (L.) 5758 (»21) J. T. L. II. Parry (D.L.) 492 (9-:>) (31) AValker, L. C. (1.) 450 Majority for Holland .. 2593 CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH. Maefarlane, R. M. (L.) .. S695 (74-1) Guthrey, A. R. (N.) 4396 (238) Pearson. R. (D.L.) 642 (94) Efford, L. A. (Peace) .... 259 (7) Hollings, L. (I.) 104 (14) Majority for Maefarlane 4299 HAURAKI. Sutherland. A. S. (N.) .. 5588 (304) Robinson, E. 0. N. (L.) .. 2160 (221). Young, R. G, (R.D.M.) .. 329 (a) Beloe, D. C. (D.L.) 302 (36) Head, II. T. (I.G.) 103 (4) Majority for Sutherland 3128 IIAAV KE’S BAY. Cullen, E. L. (L.) 6698 (771) Pryor, 13. N. (N.) 5140 (393) Butcher, D. II. (D.L.) ... 266 (61) Winter, J. II. (I.N.O.) ... 153 (21) Majority for Cullen .... 1558 HURUNUI. Gillespie, AV. LI. (N.) .... 5151 (306) Morgan, J. AV. (L.) 3600 (321) McLean, Alary (I.) 484 (34) Hotchkin, Mrs. E. A. (1.) .. 59 (15) Majority for Gillespie • • 1551 MARLBOROUGH (644) Meaehen, E. P. (L.) .... 5733 Shand, T. 1*. (N.) 5360 (351) Grace, M. AV. (D.L.) .... 542 (81) Mackinuon, A. (C.) 49 (4) Majority for Meaehen .. 373 NAPIER. Armstrong. A. E. (L.) .... 5471 (447) Spence, M. S. (N.) 4211 (290) Barnard, AV. E. (I.) .... 2700 (447) Majority for Armstrong- . 1260

OTA KI. 51176 (504) Cooksley, B. V. (N.) .... 481)8 (249) Barnett, R. >1. (D.L.) • • • • 448 (53) Crawford. W. J. (I.G.) .. 409 (27) Majority for Lowry .. . 176 PA11IATUA. llolyoake, K. J. (N.) .... 3635 (403) Hansen, G. A. (L.) 3818 <401) Ellis, E. A. (D.L.) 174 (54) Majority for llolyoake . . 1817 PATE A. Sheet. W. A. (X.) 5123 (307) Langslbw, A. II. (L.) . 4210 (373) Clayton, 11. (I.G.) 98 (39) Majority for Slieiit 913 R1CCART0X. Watts, J. T. (N.) 7335 (425) Denton, 11. E. (L.) 5S71 (568) Beauchamp, R. R. (D.L.) . Kyle, 11. 8. 8. (I.G.) .... 956 (109) 246 (81) .Majority for Watts .... 1484 STRATFORD. Polson, IV. .1. (N.) 5259 (388) Richmond, E. E. (L.) .... 3222 (271) Markwick, A. E. (D.L.) . . 289 (49) Majority for Polson .... 2037 A Press Association messa ge from New Plymouth gives these figures for the tinal count of the civilian votes only in the Egmonl electorate: — (’orbelt, E. B. (N.) 4988 (’nv E T (L) .... 2612 Informal ■ < «•> Majority for Corbett . 2376 A “Dominion*’ special service message from .Masterton gives the following progress report on the count; in the Masterion electorate. The figures include service votes, absentee votes and postal votes so far to hand, but a few i more service votes may yet come in. Maekley, G. II. (N.) 4992 Robertson, .1. (L.) 44(2 Thompson. 1). A. (D.L.) ... Power, J. N. (I.G.) ;;;;; 299 Majority for Maekley . 520 The election night count gave Mr.

Jacobsen. L. T. (N.) Bishop, W. G. (D.L.) Russell, E. 0. (LGJ -•••••• Barrington, A. C. (C.P.) • ••• .... 5220 .... 867 .... 402 .... 244