THE NEW PARLIAMENT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 518, 22 November 1928, Page 13

THE NEW PARLIAMENT

Reform 28: United 27: Labour 19

SiR JOHN LUKE DEFEATED

United Holds Auckland East

By the loss of Wellington North, where Sir John Luke has been replaced in the final count by Mr. C. H. Chapman (Labour), the Government has lost another seat. In Dunedin South, where Mr. R. W. Hall previously led, the official count has also brought about another change in the doubtful seats, Mr. W. B. Taverner winning the seat for the United Party by a majority of 33. The United Party also now decisively holds Auckland East, Mr. J. B. Donald having a majority of 37 in the official recount. With two doubtful seats provisionally credited to the leading candidates, the state of the parties is: Government 28, United 27, Labour 19.

i r J'HE position of the parties as shown by the official counts completed is as follow, their relative strength at the dissolution being shown by the figures in parentheses: Reform 28 (53) United . . 27 (11) Labour 19 (14) Country 1 ( —) Independent 5 (2) The doubtful seats have now been reduced to two. In the list given below Government candidates are denoted by R, United by U„ Labour by L and Country by C: —- Votes Leading. Major- to ity. Come. Bay of Islds. Rushworth (C) S2 350 Temuka .... Burnett (R) . 70 220 SOUTHERN CHANGES With a lead of only 8 votes over his opponent and 1,138 votes to come, it was generally realised that Sir John Luke had a very precarious hold over Wellington North. Previously Mr. Chapman had a majority of 60, but it was subsequently discovered that a parcel of 34 votes had been wrongly credited to him. The final figures are: C. H. Chapman (L) 5,609 Sir John Luke (R) 5,563 Informal 263 Majority for Chapman: 46. Sir John Luke has represented the electorate since 1908. The defeat of Mr. R. W. Hall (Labour) who was leading Mr. Taverner in Dunedin South by eight votes, with 828 absentees to come, has given another seat to United. Although it was expected by many that the absentee and seamen’s votes would give sl final majority for Labour, the result is consistent with the previous history of the electorate, Mr. T. K. Sidey having held the seat first as a Liberal and later as a Nationalist for 27 years. The final figures are: W. B. Taverner (U) .. .. 4,462 R. W. Hall (L) 4,429 C. Todd (R) 2,205 ' Majority for Taverner: 33. THE NEW PARLIAMENT The new Parliament now is as follows, showing the leading candidates as returned in the doubtful seats: REFORM (28). A. HARRIS Waitemata P.T. HON. J. G. COATES Kaipara J. N. MASSEY Franklin A. W. HALL Haui-aki HON. J. A. YOUNG Hamilton A. M. SAMUEL Thames C. E. MACMILLAN Tauranga HON. K. S. WILLIAMS Bay of Plenty W. D. LYSNAR Gisborne HI. M. CAMPBELL Hawke’s Bay SIR GEORGE H U NTE R Waipawa H. G. DICKIE Patea J. A. NASH Palmerston J. LINK LATER Manawatau W. H. FIELD Otaki G. R. SYKES Masterton HON. R. A. WRIGHT W’gton Sub. H. HOLLAND Christ. N. H. S. S. KYLE Riccarton D. JONES Mid-Canty T. D. BURNETT Temuka J. BiTCHENER Waitaki A. E. ANSELL Chalmers HON. W. D. STE WA RT Dunedin W. F. WAITE Clutha A. HAMILTON Wallace T. HENARE North. Maori SIR MAUI POM ARE West. Maori UNITED (27). J. DONALD Auckland East H. R. JENKINS Parnell J. S. FLETCHER Grey Lynn A. J. STALLWORTHY Eden G. C. MUNNS Roskill T. M. WILFORD Hutt E. F. HEALEY Wairau G. BLACK Motueka G. W. FORBES Hurunui R. W. HAWKE Kaiapoi A. J. MURDOCH Marsden J, A. MacPHERSON Oamaru F. LYE Waikato W. A. BODKIN Central Otago W. B. TAVERNER Dunedin S. H. McDOUGALL Mataura C. H. CLINKARD Rotorua W. J. BROADFOOT Waitomo P. A. de la PERELLE Awarua E. A. RANSOM Pahiatua SIR JOSEPH WARD Invercargill S. G. SMITH New Plymouth SIR A. T. NGATA Eastern Maori W. A. VEITH Wanganui TUITI MAKITANARA Southern Maori J. G. COBBE Oroua T. W. McDonald Wairarapa LABOUR (19). W. E. PARRY Auckland Central R. McKEEN Wellington South M. J. SAVAGE Auckland West W. J. JORDAN Manukau H. G. R. MASON Auckland Sub. J. O’BRIEN Westland H. E. HOLLAND Buller H. T. ARMSTRONG Christchurch E. W. LEE MARTIN Ragian E. J. HOWARD Christchurch S. V/. E. BARNARD Napier D. G. SULLIVAN Avon F. LANGSTONE Waimarino J. McCOMBS Lyttelton P. FRASER Wellington Cen. REV. C. CARR Timaru R. SEMFLE Wellington E. J. W. MUNRO Dunedin North C. H. CHAPMAN Wellington North COUNTRY (1). H. M. RUSHWORTH Bay of Islands INDEPENDENT (5). W. J. POLSON Stratford H. ATMORE Nelson C. A. WILKINSON Egmont SIR CHAS. STATHAM Dunedin Cent J. T. HOGAN Rangitikei IN THE PROVINCE COUNTS COMPLETED Another seat in the Auckland Pro- j vince has been removed from the 1

I doubtful list by tbe election of Mr. J. N. Massey in Franklin. The official count of the Franklin electorate was completed yesterday. Previously Mr. J. N. Massey (Government) held a lead of 89 over Mr. H. O. Mellsop (Country), and the counting of the absent votes increased his majority to 134. The final figures are: J. N. Massey (R.) 4,025 H. O. Mellsop (C.) .. .. 3,891 Majority for Massey .. 134 PARNELL In Parnell, the official count is as follows: —- H. R. Jenkins (U.) 5,<142 J. S. Dickson (R.) .. -. 4,793 J. W. Yarnall (L.) 1,661 Informal . “83 Majority for Jenkins .. 849 Jenkins. Dickson. Yarnall. Absentees . 233 326 86 Postal . . 49 74 10 Seamen’s . . 4 3 8 AUCKLAND SUBURBS In Auckland Suburbs, the majority for Mr. Mason has been increased from 1,008 to 1,098, as follows: —- H. G. R. Mason (L.) .. .. 4,357 Sir James Gunson (R.) .. 3,259 E. R. Allen (U.) 2,191 Majority for Mason .. .. 1,098 RAGLAN W. Lee Martin (L.) .. .. 4,205 W. Seavill (G.) 3,165 Y/. Brown (Ind. R.) .. .. 216 Majority for Lee Martin 1,040 HAMILTON Hon. J. A. Young (R.) .. 4,529 S. C. G. Lye (IT.) 3,456 F. W. Schramm (L.) .. .. 2,123 Majority for Young .. .. 1,073 ROTORUA The Rotorua seat, which was considered to be in "doubt, has now been decided by the return of Mr. C. H. Clinkard (United). With 450 votes to come Mr. Clinkard held a lead of 184 votes over Mr. Hockly, the- late' Reform member, a majority he had increased to 200 when the following final figures were announced this morning: C. H. Clinkard (U.) .. .. 3,617 F. F. Hockly (R.) 3.417 A. G. Christopher (L.) .. 659 S. E. Judd (C.) 624 Informal .. 125 Majority for Clinkard ~ 200 COMPULSORY ENROLMENT CHANGE OF ADDRESS MUST BE NOTIFIED That electors must notify change of address within the electoral district in which they reside is stressed by the Registrar of Electors, Mr. F. Evans. Two months are allowed for this and non-compliance with the law renders them liable to prosecution. Electors who have resided in New Zealand for one year and have moved from one electorate to another, but have not yet registered in their new electoral district, are qualified to apply for registration upon completion of three months’ residence therein. Failure to register within one month therafter is an offence punishable by fine. RICCARTON SEAT POSSIBILITY OF PETITION Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. Although no action has yet been decided upon, there is a possibility that a petition may be lodged against the election of Mr. H. S. S. Kyle for the Riccarton seat, on the ground that certain voters were wrongly enrolled in the Riccarton electorate. Mr. McLachlan’s committee is considering the matter. Mr. Kyle’s majority at the final count was 45, the figures being: H. S.S. Kyle (R.), 4,515, A. A. McLachlan (U-), 4,470 G. H. Thompson (L.), 1,671.