The Election.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3607, 7 December 1905, Page 2

The Election.

‘THE MANAWATU SEAT.

Great interest was taken throughout the electorate yesterday in the election of a member for this district, which .resulted ill the return of Mr John Stevens, the Government candidate. We cannot suppi/ our readers with the correct figure 1 - throughout the electorate, though thw total figures read; —Stevens, 2362 ; VE®» *9B* % Gardner, 230, In Foxton, the polling WAS ? Stevens, 424; Vile, 127; GardjaSTj 76 ‘ LOCAL OPTION POLli For continuance of the liquor traffic throughout the electorate there were 1795 votes cast, for reduction 1489, and for no license 2185. Although a bare majority was polled in favour of no license, the'bare.figures supplied fall 203 short of the number required to . * filter the existing order of things. In Foxton itself, a majority was polled, though the number fell 40 odd sL l ort effectively. Complete figures will be published on Saturday. . ‘ !i An electorate to cajry no-license ■ was Oamaru and Invercargill is Uncertain.'

OTHER ELECTORATES.

RETURNED MEMBERS.

®Dunedin (Central) —Millar, G.; (North) —Barclay, G. ; (South)— Arnold, G, Masterton — Hogg, G. ■JVairarapa—Hornsby, G. / ■* Otaki —Field, G. . ,■ Wellington (Central)—Fisher,} N.L. ' - Newtown—Barber, LL. Avon—Tanner, G. ' Taieri —Reid Invercargill —Hanan. Wellington Nth—lzard, G, Parnell —Lawry, G. Thames—McGowan, G. ■ ■ Egmont—Jennings, Oroua —Lethbridge, .0. Taranaki —Smith, G. Bay of Islands—Houstan, G. Hawera—Major, G. Hurunui —Rutherford, G. Marsden —Manders, O.

Auckland (West)—Poole, G.; (Central) —Kidd, G ; (East)— Baume, G, Grey Lynn—Fowlds, G. Manakau —Kirkbride, 0. Bay of Plenty—Herris, 0. Napier—'Frazer, G. Hawke’s Bay—Dillon, G, Waipawa—Hall, G. . Pahiatua —Ross, G. Patea— Symes, G. FrankhV-Massey, 0. Rangitikei—Kemington, G. , Wanganui— G.,, Palmerston—Wood, 0* Hutt—Wilford, G. Nelson —Graham, G. Motueka—McKenzie, G, Buller—Colvin, G. Gray—Guinness, G. Westland—Seddon, G. Wairau—Mills, G. , Kaipoi —Buddo, G. Christchurch South— ElL 1.L.; (North)— Gray, I ; (East)— Davey G.

Riccarton —Witty, G. Ellesmere —Rhodes, O, Courtenay—Mcßride, I. Selwyn—Hardy, O. Ashburton —Mcßachlan, G. Geraldine —Flatman, G. Oamaru—■-Duncan, G. Mount Eden— Macpherson, G. Chalmers—Allen, G. Caversham— Sidey, G. Bruce—Allen, 0. Tuapeka—Bennett, G. Wallace—McPherson, G. Awarua —Ward, G. The revised and complete list will appear on Saturday.