GENERAL ELECTIONS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 66, 9 November 1931, Page 3

GENERAL ELECTIONS

("Post" Special Commissioner).

ANALYSIS OF SELECTED CANDIDATES* PARTY SYMPATHIES SELECTIONS NOT YET MADE

WELLINGTON, Sat. The announcement yesterday of the first batch of endorsed Coalition candidates for the General Elections brings the total list of official selected and announced candidates to 167. These comprise 65 official Coalitionists, 48 Labour selections, 22 Independents, seven Country Party representatives, five Coalitionists selected but not yet endorsed, five Independent Reformers, four Independent United aspirants, one Independent United Coalitionists, one Independent Reform Coalitionist, two Independent Labour supporters, four Independent -Liberals, two Fusionists, one National Government candidate and one Communist. Of the endorsed Coalitionists, 35 are Reform supporters and 30 United supporters. Assuming.that the Coalition selections in Avon, Invercargill, Napier, Dunedin Norfh, and Nelson are endorsed, the Government will have candidates placed in 70 seats, leaving only 10 to be accunted for. In half of these agreements have still to be reached as to which candidate, Reform or United shall carry the standard. These electorates are Auckland West, Manukau, Timaru, Wellington East and Wellington South. Of the final seats, a United Coalitionist yet to be selected will contest Auckland Central and decisions have still to be made with respect to Gisborne, Westtand and Stratford.