MANAWATU ABSENT VOTERS RETURNS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2516, 9 December 1922, Page 3

MANAWATU ABSENT VOTERS RETURNS.

The following absent voters returns have come to.hand: Electoral —Flyger 17, Linklater 68, Whibley 38. . Licensing issue: Continuance 61, State Control 3, Prohibition 64. The above-increases the candidates total votes as follows: Flyger 968, Linklater 3,634, Whibley 2,134. Licensing—Continuance 3,422, State Control 186, Prohibition 8,154. .-•if- .. : r RETURNS FROM ALL ELECTOR- - f.' ATES. NORTH ISLAND. Following is a statement of the preliminary returns in all electorates. In many cases the majorities at present indicated are small, and the results may be affected by the counting of- absentee and seamen - $ votes.. Th,e:numbers of these votes in each electorate are shown on the list. BAY OF ISLANDS. Bell, A. (I. Lib.) 3491 •Reed, V. H. (R.) 3339 MARSDEN. Murdoch, A. J. (I.) 3651 Jones, W. (R.) " 3524 OHINEMURI. •Poland, H. (Lib. Lab.) 2970 Allen, Colonel S. S. (R.) 1973 KAIPARA. •Coates, Hon. J. G. (R.) 4842 Hornblow, R. E. (Lib. Lab.) 2468 WAIMATE. •Harris, A. (R.) 4343 Burbush, F. H. (Lib. Lab.) 3203 Way, R. P> (Lab.) ’ 2046 EDEN. •Parr, lion. C. J. ( K.) 3586 Mason, 11. G. R. (L.) - 2901 Morton, F. S. (Lib. Lab.) 125(> AUCKLAND EAST. J. A. Lee (Lab.) 4961 •Clutha Mackenzie (R.) 4282 AUCKLAND CENTRAL. * •Parry, W. E. (Lab.) 4502 Glover, A. E. {I. Lib.) 3610 AUCKLAND WEST. •Savage, M. J. (Lab.) 5764 *. Farrell, J. (R.) ■ 4267

GREY LYNN. ' F. N. • Bertram (Lab.) 5483 W. J. Holdsworth (1.R.) 4078 v ROSKILL. •V. H. Potter (I.L) 4556 A. Hall Skelton (I.) 2730 'Wlirts Ellen Melville (1.R.) 1557 •J. Purtell (Lab.) 1414 ~j||- , • PARNELL. •J. S. Dickson (R.) 4553 S- IV. Wren (IL) 2389 O. Mcßrine (Lab.) 2009 W. Noton. (Lib. Lab.) 1217 MANUKAU. v Tf-W: J. Jordan (Lab.) 4540 *. Lion. Sir Fred. Lang (R.) 4251 iW/5). Adnams (I.) 295 FRANKLIN. '% •Rt.'Hon. W. F. Massey ( R.) 5167 J.. Rea (Lib. Lab.) 2475 RAGLAN. *R. F. Bollard (R.) 3289 ,S. Lye (Lib.-Lab.) 2652 THAMES. •Rhodes, T. W. (R.) 3767 Allen,'W. A. G. (Lib. Lab.) 3032 ' ■/ TAURANGA.. •HeWies, Sir W. H. (R.) 4400 Johnstone, L. (1.L.) 2944 X'r HAMILTON. *J, A. Young (R.) 49(i6 ; V . i?S. Richards (Lab.) 3000 t:. Lafferty (I.) 502 WAIKATO. Lye, F. (Lib. Lab.) 2355 Johnston, J. T. (R-) 2328 'Dent, A. G. (1.R.) ' 1521 ROTORUA. •Hockley, F. F. (R.) / 3299 Clinkard, C. (Lib. Lab.) 2911 _.fe\ waitomo. ' _ t J.- G. Rolleston (R.) 336.1 ' -few. T. Jennings (Lib.-Lab.) 3240 GISBORNE. •Lysnar, W. D, (R.> • 3352 .Wildish, G. (Lib. Lalv.) 2872 ' • : Brindle, T. (Lab.) 2314 - HAWKE’S BAY. M’Kav, G. (Lib. Lab.) 3893 Russell, Sir A. (1.R.) • 3529 Chapman, C. H. (Lab.) 949 . NAPIER, • ' MLlvride (Lab.) 3357 H Mason, J. (R.) 2601 ; . Mull, A. E. (L) 1918 “'Brown, J. V. (R.) 836 ? f • J'’ WAIPAWA. ■•Hunter, Sir George (R.) 3745 ■ -TM'Langridge, J. J. (Lib. Lab.) 2705 PAHIATUA. I ::• vfe Slansom, A. E. (Lib. Lab.) 3410 * A. (R,) 3379 gffife . ‘ MASTERTON. J/fe >g y kes, G. R. (R.) , 8111 Holms, A. C. (I. Lib.) 2662 ; F. C. (Lab.) , - 1561 fefe . ~ wairarapa/ - y MsyfA. D. McLeod (R.) fe 3670 .'; fe J. AY. Card (Lib.-Lab.) 2985 STRATFORD. Masters (Lib.-Lab.fe, 3498 l J. J». Hiae IK.) ■# »? 317 S

TARANAKI. •Smith, S. G. (Lib. Lab.) 4256 Bellringer, C. E. (R.) 4192 Tweedie, G. (I.) 29 EGMONT. •Hawkens, O. J. (R.) 3375 Astbury, D. L. (Lib. Lab.) 3044 PATEA. •E. R. Dixon (R.) •* 3162 G. V. Pearce (R.) 1015 J. R/- Corrigan (Lib.-Lab.) 3265 WANGANUI. •Veitcli, W. A. (Lib. Lab.) 4451 Coull, J. (R.) 3438 Ross, J. (Lab.) . 728 WAIMARINO. Langstone, F. (Lab.) 2006 •Smith, R, W. (Lib. Lab.) 1269 M'Lean, D. D. (R.) 1150 Goldfinch, G. J. (Lib. Lab.) 298 OROUA. •Hon. D. 11. Guthrie (R.) 3537 Richard Cobbe (Lib. Lab.) 3509 RANGITIKEI. •Glenn, W. S. (R.) 3853 Brady, F. P. (Lab.) 2899 Montgomery, H. S. (Lib. Lab.) 761 PALMERSTON NORTH. •J. A. Nash (R,) ' 4535 J. Hodgens (Lab.) 3552 V, A. Christensen (Lab.) 539 OTAKI. •Field, W. 11. (R.) 2725 M'Clure, G. H. (Lib. Lab.) 2665 Harkness, C. I. (1.R.) 703 HUTT. •Wilfoul, T. M. (Lib. Lab.) 3572 Pritchard, D. K. (Lab.) 2809 Bennett, H. D. (R.) 2271 WELLINGTON NO RTH •Sir John Luke (R.) 4332 11. E. Combs (Lab.) 3963 J. Young (Lib.-Lab.) 143,> WELLINGTON CENTRAL. *P. Eraser (Lab.) 5472 A. R. Seivwright (Lib.-Lab.) 15(/5 W. H. Bennett (1.R.) 1409 * WELLINGTON EAST. A L. -Monteith (Lab.) 4094 T. Forsyth (It.) • 3(592 T W. McDonald (I.) 1749 Mrs A. Me Vi car (K.) 383

WELLINGTON SOUTH. R. McKeen (Lab.) ‘ . 4855 *G.,Mitchell- (W 4370 WELLINGTON SUBURBS. *Wrigtli, E. A. (R.) 4839 Croskery, A. W. (Lab.) 4671 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON. ‘Atmore, 11. (Lib. Lab.) 5038 Gilbert, A. I. (R.) 2923 MOTUEKA. •Hudson, R. P. (R.) 3299 Patterson, R. (Lib. Lab.) 2830 BULLER, •Holland, H. E. (Lab.) 4343 Menzies, J, (1.R.) 2,08 WESTLAND. j. O’Brien - (Lab.) 2883 *T E Y. Seddon (Lib.-Lab.)-Jesse Steer (R.) 4949 J. D. Lynch (1.R.) . ° 49 WAIRAU. Girling, W. -J. (R-) 3394 •M'Callum, R. (XL.) 3a ° HURUNUT. •G. W. Forbes (Lib.-Lab.) 2814 S. Andrews (R-) ~ /1S kaiapoi. Buddo, Hon. D. (Lib. Lab.) 3250 •Jones, D. (R.) 3299 Marlin : CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. •Isitt, L. M. (Lib. Lab.) 4305 Archer, Rev. J. K. (Lab.) 2496 Andrews, E. 1 11. (R.O 1 CHRISTCHURCH EAST. H. T. Armstrong (Lab.) 4498 *H. T. J. Tlmeker (Lib.-Lab.) 343 a W, R. Devereux (R.) 1971 SOUTH. «(• I. Howard (Lab.) 5443 11. G. Ell (L.) 1 H. C. Lane (R.) R. M. Thompson (R.V riccarton. -Witty, a. (Wit Wilt) Kyle, H. S. (li.) M‘Cullough, J. A.

AVON. •Sullivan, D. G. (Lab.) 3993 Russell, Hon. G. W. (L. Lab.) Loiteli, A. E. (Lib. Lab.) 1 ; Herbert, Mrs' A. K (I"<U 1134 LYTTELTON. *J. McCombs (Lab.) 4r>6B R. McCartney (R.) W 72 ELLESMERE. •Rhodes, Sir R, H. (>) 378 J. Free, J. C. (Lib. Lab.) ASHBURTON. •lion. W. Nos worthy (U.) 3 "1 11. M. Jones (XL.) 2474 F. R. Cooke (Lab.) 1161 TIMARU. Rolleston, F. J. (RO 4^ 4 Vinnell, P. C. (Lab.) 4 -'“ TEMUKA. ; *T. B. Burnett (R.) , i 3596 T. H. Langford (Lib. Lab.) 3225 P. R, Needham (I.) 29 WAITAKI. , r _ •J. Biteheuer (IL) -3962 W: J. Paul (Lal(,) ' 3459 0 AMARU. ♦Lee, Hon. E. P. (R.) 3947 MacPherson, J. A. (Lb. Lab.) 3946

DUNEDIN NORTH. *J. \V. Munro (Lab.) 4854 J. J. Clark (R.) 4602 DUNEDIN WEST. •Hon. W. D. Stewart (R.) 5213 C. M. Moss (Lab.) 4151 DUNEDIN CENTRAL. *C. E. Statham (Lib.-Lab.) 4830 J. Gilchrist (Lab.) 4199 W. Mnslin (1.-Lib.) 346 DUNEDIN SOUTH. *T. K. Sidev (Lib.-Lab.) 5284 J. E. McManus (Lab.) 3655 CHALMERS. *J, (R.) 3556 J. Stevens (Lab.) 2877 CLUTHA. •Edie, J. (Lib. Lab.) 3707 •Malcolm, A. S. (R,) 3569 MATAURA. •Anderson, Hon. G. J. (R.) ■ 3816 M'Dougall, D. (Lil>. Lab.) 2952 WALLACE. Thomson, J. C. (Lib. Lab.) 3494 •Hamilton, A. (R.) 3252 INVERCARGILL. *Hon. J. A. Ilanan (1.L.) -3607 J, Armstead (R.) 2744 11. J. Parrant (Lab.) 2559 AWAR.UA. . Dt La Perrelle, P. (Lib. Lab.) 3449 •Hamilton, J. R. (R.) . 3417 M'lntyre, N. (I.) 145 STATE OF PARTIES. , The following list indicates the strength of the parties at the present stage:—

GOVERNMENT (38). A Harris (Waiteniafa). W. I -1 . Massey (Franklin). (". .). Parr (Eden). J. S. Dickson (Parnell). J. G. Rolleston (Waitomo). ■J. G. Coates ( Kaipava ). V. 11. Potter (Roskill). R. F. Bollard (Raglan). T. W. Rhodes (Thames). W. 11. Kerries (Tanranga). J. A. Young (Hamilton). ]<’. Hockley (Rotorua). K. S. Williams (Bay of Plenty). O. .). Ilawken (Egmont ). W. D. I.ysnar (Gisborne). G. Hunter (Waipawa). G. R. Sykes (Masterlon). A- D. MeLeod ( Wairarapa). D. H. Guthrie (Oroua). J. Linkater (Manawatu). J. A. Nash (Palmerston). J. P. Luke (Wellington X.). R. A. Wright (Wellington Suburbs) W. S. Glenn (Rangitikei) rf W. 11. Field (Otaki). C W. J. Girling (Waira'u). R. P. Hudson (Motueka). Rl 11. Rhodes-(Ellesmere). W. Xosworthy (Ashburton). F. 3. Rolleston (Timaru). T. D. Burnett (Teinuka). J. Biteliencr (Waitaki). J. MeC. Dickson (Chalmers). W. Downie Stewart (Dunedin W.) G. J. Anderson (Mat-aura). Tan Ilenare (Northern Maori)!Maui Pomare (Western Maori). 11. W. Uru (Southern Maori).

LIBERAL (D). H. Poland (Oliiiienhiri). F. Lye (Waikato). R. Masters (Sti-itlfor’d). .1. R. Corrigan (Patea). G. McKay (Hawke’s Bay). A. E. Ransom (Pnhiatua). W. A. Veiieh tWanganui). T. M. Wilford (Hutt). 11. Atrnore (Nelson). ■ G. W. Forbes (Hunmui). D. Buddo (Kaiapoi). L. M. Isitt (Christchurch N.). J. Edie (Clutha). J. Horn ( Wakatipu). T. K. Sidey (Dunedin S.). De la Perrelle (Awarua). A. T..Ngaty (Eastern Maori). J. A. Maepherson (Oamaru). ,). C. Thomson (W/allaee). INDEPENDENT LIBERA L (5) A. Bell (Bay of Islands). A. J. Murdoch (Marsden). G. Witty (Riccarton). .). A. Ilanan (Invercargill). S. G. Smith (Taranaki). INDEPENDENT (1). E. Statham (Dunedin Central)

LABOUR- (17). W. E. Parry (Auckland Central). W. .1. Jordan (Mnuuknn). J. A. Lee (Auckland East). M. J. Savage (Auckland WOF. N. Bart ram (Grey Lynn). L. M.cllvride (Napier). P. Fraser (Wellington Central). A. L. Monteith (Wellington E.). R. McKeen (Wellington S.). F. Langstone (Waimarino). H. T. Armstrong (Christ church E.). E. J. Howard (Clirisleliureh S.). 1). G. Sullivan (Avon). .J. McCombs (Lyttelton)11. E. Holland (Buller). J. O’Brien (Westland), j. W. Munro (Dunedin N.). The Government has probably a greater actual strength than is apparent from the table, since several - of the Liberals have indicated that they will support the Government on. a no-confidence motion.

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