GENERAL ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1925, Page 4

GENERAL ELECTIONS

101-I—lol9—lo2'-’. YOTLXC AX 11 H Kl’R IvSI'i.XTATIOX. Tlit* following figures show (.1) the number of valid votes polled by each party in Kuropean constituencies tit the general elections of 1914, 1919 and 1992; i/2.i the percentage of the total nttinher of votes polled by each party; Cl) the number oi seats secured by each party, and <1) the number of -cat-, each party would have secured under the system of proportional representation. the Dominion voting as one constituency:— 191-1 votes:—Deform 2h'1.470; Lib-eral-Labour 272.-11)1 ; total 510,907. Percentage of total votes: —Reform 47.2 ; Liberal-Labour 52.8; total 190. Meats : —Reform 99; Liberal-Labour 07 ; total 7(5. Proportional Representation :Re form. 95.87, Liberal-Labour 40.10; total I (). 1919 Voles : Reform 20(5,-101 ; Lib-eral-Labour 1914,007 ; Official Labour 127,C12; Independents 12.045; total 542.GG7. Percentage of total votes:—Reform 118.2; Liberal-Labour 015.0; OHicial Labour 20.2; Independent 2.0; total 109. Seats: Reform 41 : Liberal-Labour 22; Official Labour v ; Indopondent 2; total 70. Proport iontil Reprcscntal ion :—Reform 28.811 ; Liberal-Labour 27.59; OiTtcial l.itbour 17.82: Imlependent 1.70; total 70. 1i)22 votes Reform. 200.972 ; Liber-al-Labour 189,109; OHicial Labour 142.001; Independent 25.701: total 018.140.

Percentage of total votes:--Return] ■12.0; Liberal-Labour 00.5; OHicial Labour 20.1 ; Independent 4.1 ; total 100. Seats :—Reform 00 : Liberal-Labour 21; OHicial Labour 17; Independent 2: total 70. Rrojiorlional Ropreseitlattoil :- Reform 02.08; Liberal-].abour 20.21; OHicial Labour 17.50; Independent 0.18; total 79. Libera! and Labour voted as one party in 1914 am! no Independent candidate was in the Held. Ray of I’letitv. which was not contested m 1922. is assumed in the above figures to have polled as it did at the bye-election which returned the present member dir K. S. Williams). The present Speaker (Mr ('. K Stalliam) and Mr A. Hell were elected as Independents in 1922. Mr L. M. Isitt nnd .Mr (4. Witty, who aero elected tts Liberals, have since voted with the Reform (loveriinionl. on tio-eonlideneo mot inns.