THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3865, 1 November 1928, Page 1

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

231 CANDIDATES NOMINATED. ' A total of 212 candidates will contest the 76 European seats at the general election on November 14th. The Maori nominations total nineteen. Reform candidates head the list, there being 68 nominees for the European scats. Labour is sending 57 candidates to the poll, and the United Party 55. There are now twelve Independents, seven Independent Reformers, five Country Party representatives, three supporters of Liberal-Labour, two of Independent Labour, one of Independent Liberal-Labour, one Independent United candidate, and one Christian Socialist. 'There will now be straight-out contests in 26 electorates, triangular contests in 40 electorates, and four-cornered contests in ten electorates.

Party association is indicated thus: —Reform, R; Labour, L; United, U; Independent, I; Independent Reform, 1.R.; Independent United, 1.U.; Country Party, C; Liberal-La-bour, Lib-Lab.; Independent Liberal Labour, I. Lib.-La'b.; Independent Labour, 1.L.; Christian Socialist, Chris.-Soc.; Sitting members are donated by an asterisk (*), and members who previously sat in the House by a, dagger (j). AUCKLAND CENTRAL. F. J. Lysnar RIW. E. Parry* L. W. C. Hewitt U. J. Joiner L AUCKLAND EAST. Mrs. C. E. Maguire R. J. A. Lee* L. J. B. Donald U. AUCKLAND WEST. F. Adeane BM. J. Savage* L. R. B. Speirs U. AUCKLAND SUBURBS Sir James Gunson R. H. G. R. Mason* L. E. R. Allen U. PARNELL. J. S. Dickson* RJ. % Yarnall - L. H. R. Jenkins U. GREY LYNN. P. 18. Fitzherbert RF. N. Bartram* L. J. S. Fletcher U. Miss L. Paterson lEDEN (New Electorate). V. H. Potter* R. ■WI. T. Anderton L. • A. J. Stallworthy U. O. E. Burton Chis.-Soc. ROSKILL. Miss E. Melville R. A. S. Richards L. G. (C. Munns ' U. MANUKAU. B. Bunn RW. J. Jordan* L. W. T. F. Kells Mason U. WAITEMATA. A. Harris* LR. A. G. Osborne L. R. H. Greville U. BAY OF ISLANDiS. Allen Bell* RH. M. Rushworth C. R. E. Homblow Lib.-La'b. MARSDEN. W. Jones* . RW. H. Chetham L. A. j. Murdochf U. A. H. Cui’tis R KAIPARA. Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates* R. J. G. Barclay • L. FRANKLIN. J. N. Massey R* H. 0. Mellsop C. HAURAKI. A. W. Hall RC. R. Petrie U. Ebenezer Allen . U. RAGLAN. Wl Seavill RW. Brown RR* W. L. Martin* L. HAMILTON. Hon. J. A. Young* RF. W. Schramm L. S. C. G. Lye Lib.-Lab. WAIKATO. D. S. Reid* R* F. Lyef U. P. Keegan U. THAMES. A. M. Samuel* RJ. S. Montgomerie L. E. McGregor U. TAURANGA. C. E. Macmillan* R* D. C. Chalmers U. F. Colbeok U. BAY OF PLENTY. Hon. K. S. Williams* RA. F. Moncur L. GISBORNE. W. D. Lysnar* RR* D. W. Coleman L. W. L. Clayton U. ROTORUA. F. F. Hockly* R* A. G. Christopher L. C. H. Clinkard U. ,S. H. Judd U. WAITOMO. J. C. Rolleston* R* C. Croall R* \y. Broadfoot U. NAPIER. J. Mason* R* W. E. Barnard L. (Concluded on Page d).