THE SECOND BALLOTS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 December 1911, Page 2

THE SECOND BALLOTS.

NORTH ISLAND FOR MASSEY SOUTH ISLAND FOR WARD Parties Nearly Even. Labour Has Balance of Power. The second ballots, held yesterday., resulted in the Government improving its position, though in the general result a confusion of parties | seems assured. The South Island voted solidly for the Government, but the North gave strong support to Opposition and Labour candidates. In our own electorate, the sitting member was defeated by his Labour-Socialist opponent, after an exceedingly close contest. Mr Field's defeat was on a purely party issue; in fact bis opponents are open in their expressions of regret at the personal aspect of Sis unsuccess. The new member—Mr J. Robertson—is a well-known man in the Labour world, and his success at the polls in a farming distirct midh as this has occasioned much surprise. OTAKI ELECTORATE.

THE POLLING. SECOND BALLOT. FIRST BALLOT. f Et 2 § $ ® P ® o H £ (§ « ■ £ a « Otaki (principal) ... 342 253 156 174 201 74. Levin 583 486 251 488 217 164 To Horo 54 58 - 36 38 26 12 Waakanae ... ... 98 45 9 88 33 23 Parapar&unw ... 44 96 20 29 42 59 Manakau ... ... HI 95 67 80 44 24 Paekaikariki ... 64 64 7 48 28 59 OOfeu 33 66 47 24 24 6 Roikiorangi ... ... 45 .21 22 41 3 4 Koputaroa ... ... 65 79 25 45 42 37 Shannon 209 209 58 140 66 186 Moutoa ... ... 39 100 9 32 16 81 To'koimaru ... ... 99 141 20 69 40 104 Minanui (Shannon) ... 27 94 9 21 3 /fl Mti'htmoa East (Ohau 1 ) ... 5 18 10 8 12 2 Poxton ... ... 358 454 168 238 lit 23/ Himatangi ... ... 55 24 12 27 46 3 Eangiotu ... ... 78 46 23 30 46 34 Taikorea ... , ... 42 37 34 28 41 4 GiMw' Mill (Poxton) ... 29 56 4 17 5 51 Ingram's Mill 19 16 .0 12 7 61 Wai'hoanga ... ••• 27 3 10 12 6 4 Akataraflva .... ... 25 3 1 23 3 1 Maunganui (Riki.) ... 9 7 5 4 3 2 Clark's (Akatarcnva ... 9 14 9 5 14 3 Totals 2464 2485 1012 1721 1145 1269