The Elections

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3365, 18 December 1919, Page 5

The Elections

.._._...—éi . From—;)‘p;eiiing of the polling boothsi in the morning asteadff -Stream °fP.9o' ple poured in during the day: the P01‘? ling in the evening being particularly gmavy. After dark, as the returns came to hand from all over the Dominion, this hifice screenefi them from Mr L_ B, H. De Lautour’s rooms, and in this connection it is our pleasure to convey to Mr‘De Lautour the public/S appreciation of his generous publicspiritedness, knowing that his rooms being manopolised for so long 9. time must cause him some considerable in= convenience. We alsohave to than ' Mr De Lautour and others for assist’ ing in writing the lantern slides ‘as ‘H’ E figures came to hand; they enabled the results being displayed to the pub_ lic only a few seconds after ‘l'ecr~" " from the telegraph office. Following are the results as received up to late -‘this -morning:—- 0 AUCKLAND PROVINCE. UARSDEN. 1 F. Mander (s), G. 2 A. J. Murdoch, I. 3 D, A McLean, I. Lab. 4; ‘A. E. Curtis, Mod. Lab. KAIPARA. 1 Hun. J. G. Coa«’(‘es (s) G, 2 A. Gregory, Lab. (Not complete.) ~ VVAITEIWATA. 1 A._ Harris, G. 2A. E. Grecnslade, O. -. .... .. . 3193 EDEN. 1 C, J. Piarr (S), G. 2 O. MCBI-ine Lab. 3 R, E. Hornblow, O. -........ 1186 (Not complete.) ROSKILL (New Electorate.) 1 V. H. Potter, G. 2 J. H. Gunson, I.R. 3 G_. Davis, Lab.’ 4 F. W. Peddle, 0. . 0 GREY LYNN. IF, N. Bartram, Lab. ..A...... 2901 2 Miss E. Melville, G. 3 Hon. G. Fowlds, O_ .......-.. 2297 4.‘ L. ‘J. Gfa-TIDSOH, LR. uICO,ODOO.' SP. Richardson, Mod‘. Lab. 1.-... 171 AUCKLAND WEST. 1 M. J. Savage, Lab_ ...a.;..«.; 3750 2 C. F. Bennett,’ G. .........-.. 3270 3 A. .1. Entrican, 0. AUCKLAND CENTRAL. IW. E.A‘_Parry Lab. ;.. . ..... .. 36.73 2A. E. Glover (S) 0.,........ 2967‘ 3 J. J. Thomas, G. AUCKLAND EAST. 1 Hon. A. M. Myres (s), 0. ..~.. 3432 2 Cluthla. Mackenzie, G. 3 R. F_ Way, Lab, PARNELL. 2 T. Bloodworth, Lab. 1 J. s. Dickson (s), G. 3. Mrs F. E. Baume, O. l. .... .. . 982 MANAKAU. _« Sir Frederick Lang (s) Gr. .. 4063 2H.G. R. Mason, Lab_._....-...'. 2267 3 C. E. Major (p) O. . FRANKLIN, _ 1 Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey (S), G. 4141 ‘ THAMES. 1 T. W_ Rhodes (s) G. 2 W. J. McCormick, 0. 3 J. Purtell, ILab., 4 Mrs Lindsay Cooke», -O‘. ..V.... 61 ST. F. Long, I.L. .'.......—§..... 59 . OHINEMURI.

J. Clark G. H. Poialld(s),O. Other returns to come. ‘ RAGLAN. R_ F. Bollard (s) G. C. Johnstone O.J. Jordan I.Lab. WAIKATO. C. Lafferty Lib.-La*b. .. . .. . 740 P. H. V. Wa'tt.s,‘ I.L. .... .. . .. . 1896 J. A. Young (:s.) G. __........ 4700 WAITOMO (late Taumarunui.) Gabriel Elliott Lab. ..... .. ~ 327 A W. T. Jennings (s) O. .0 2821 C. K. Wilson (p) LR. . TAURANGA. Hon. W. H. Herries (S) G. .._ _ 4108 B. C. Robbins O. .......... 2045 ‘ROTORUA (New Electorate.) W. C_ Hewitt 1. F. F. Hockley G. ..... ... _ _ 2151 G. T. Jones Lab. P. Keegan IR. ....___...... 269 M. Larney O. .‘=. ..... .. ._ 1235 ’ BAY OF PLENTY. . ' Hon. W. D. S. MacDonald (s) 0. 2873 K’. S. Williams G. ~ GISBORNE. T. Brindle Lab. Sir J. Carroll (5) O’. .... .. . . 2551 ‘W- D- Lvsnar G. w HAWKF-’s BAY pnovmca. NAPIER. J. B. Brown (S) o_o .. . . . . 1957 F. (3. Evans Lab. ... 1774 H. Hill LR. More returns to come. , HAWKE’S_ BAY_ °H. M_' Campbell r(p)" I.R. _ ,_ 3094 C. H. Champan, Ltb. .... ~ , _ _ 2120 G. McKa',v O. ‘ 2233 " WAIPAWA.‘ _ . VG. Hunter (S) G.;;. ‘A. E_Jull,o. .0 PAHIATUA. - VA; McNicol G. _’ *‘ ‘..~t§_"’;’. ‘ .;R,_.s. L./“Rice Lab.. .2; . _fMlt.‘r.r%B.;’_‘Ross ~(p‘)“ 0. as ». .;.' . to come. ‘. _ .

TARANAKI PROVINCE. TARANAKI. , 1 G. H. Buckeridge G_ .... ~. . 3143 1 S. G. Smith (S) I.Lab. ... .. . 4033 EGMONT. D_ L _A__.‘Astbul'y O: ........ Z 8621 o.J_Hawken G. STRATFORD. 1 Hon. J. B. Hine (s) G. R. Masters Ll:‘b.La.b. ... .<. .. . 3030 ‘ PATEA. P. B_ Fitzherbert Lab. .... ._ . . 445 W. Morison O. V W. D. Powdrell, G. WELLINGTON PROVINCE. _ WANGANUI. ZVV. J. Cuile, G. 1 W. A. Veifih (s), Mod. Lab... 4173 3L. Mcllvride, L-awb. ..... ... . . 1040 . MASTERTON. ;1 G. R. Sykes (5) LR. 12 A. C.Holms 1. Lab. 3 A, McLe6d, Lab. '4 W_ B. Matheson, G. A. .... .. . 732 WAIMARINO. T 1 R. W. Smith (8) 0. I2 F. Langston, Lab. .. . .. . 2296 '1 J WAIRARAPA. 1 11. D. McLeod, G. '2 J. T. M. Homsby (s) O. 3C. Danahey, I.L. ... . . WELLINGTON EAST. 1 Dr. A. K. Newman (s) G. .. . . 4089 2A. L. Monteith, Lab. ... .. . 3261 3L. MCK€{H'ZIB, O. '. .. . . .. . 2329 .WELLINGTON CENTRAL. 1 P. Fraser (5), Lab. .. . .;. .. .1 4257 2F. Pirani, O. WELLINGTON NORTH. » 1 J. P. Luke (s) G. 2H. 0. Browne, 0, 3J. Read,lLab. * VVELLINGTON SOUTH. .1 G. Mitchell, I.L. 2 R. Semple (s), Lab." . VVELLINGTON SUBURBS. 1 R. A. Wright (5) G. '2 A, VV. Croskery, Lab. .... .. . . 3033 '3 D_ Slo-ane, O. '* HUTT. ‘ 1 T. M. Wilforgd (s) 2D. K. Pritchard, Lab. ... .. . 2895 3 E. P. Rishwidrth, G. OTAKL 1 W. H. Field (s), G. ! J. McKenzie, |Lab. .... .. . . 1554 i 3 E. Macdonald, Lib. Lab. .. .. 389 j, 4A. ‘J, R. ‘lsherwo-od, O_ ... .. . 190 .;‘ PALMERSTON. = 1J.'A.Na511_(5),G............ 4407 62 M. Ayrton, Léb. MANAWATU (New Electorate). iIE. Newman (5) G, E2 A, C. Hillier, Lab. .... .. . . 2103 ' OROUA, '1 Hon. D. H. Guthrie (s) G. .. 3755 2» E. J. Tunnicliif, Lab. ... .. . 1968 7 -- RANGITIKEI. 91W. S. Glenn, G. 12 F. P. Brady, Lab. ‘3 W. Meldrum, 0. ‘ NELSON PROVINCE. I NELSON, 1 2H. Atmore (p) O. .... .. . .~, 3293 ’2T.A.H.Field(é) .3J.»G. Price, Lab. ‘ _ MOTUEKA. 1 R_ P. Iluldson (S) G. 2W. P. Power, Lab. .... .. . . 1460 SP. L. Lomax,-O. ‘ BULLER. A 1 H. E. Holland (s) Lab. f2D. G. O’Bri'en, 0. MARLBOROUGH PROVINCE. } WAIRAU. 72 B’. J. Cook, -‘Lab, ‘I Ra McCa.llum . (s) O. ... . . .7. .. 2352 133'. .T,bCor‘ry, I. ............ 1373 4 E. H. Penny, G. A WESTLAND PROVINCE. 3 -WESTLAND. 1 VJ. -o’B~rien Lab. ‘T. E. Y_ Seddon (s) 0.

CANTERBURY PROVINCE. HURUNUI. J. G. Armstrong I.R. . G.W.Forbes (s) O. G. Gardner I_L. -‘ . KAIAPOI. _ D. Jones G. Hon. D. Buddo (s) O. .. 2457 C. M. Williams Lab. CHRISTCHURCH N OR’l‘H_ ' L. M. Isitt (s-) O. H. T. Armstrong Lab. CHRISTCHURCH EAST. Dr .H. T. J_ Thacker (s) o. .. 5631 H. Hunter Lab. . .—. .. . . .. . 3335 CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH. H. Holland I.L. E. J_ Howard Lab. RICCARTON. W. R. Devereux G. J. Robertson (p) Lab. G. Witty (3)0. /‘ AVON. ‘ J_ Carl G. Hon. G. W. Russell _§) 0. _ . .. 3410 D. G. Sullivan Lab. “ LYTTELTON. J. Mccombs (-s) Lab. R. Macartney G. . NV. T. Lester O. H_ G. 1311 (s) O. A "A * ELLESMERE- ,- Hon. "R. Rhodes (3). G. G__Bal-clay 'O. L

1 AsHI§URToN. - i W. J. Dickie (s) O. H. M. Jones I.L. I Hon. W. Nosworthy (s) G’ ' No returns. I . . TIMARU». A J. Craigie (s) I.L. P. C. Vennell Lab. ... .... .. . 3113 TEMUKA_ ! T. D. Burnett G. C. J. Talbot (s) 0. One return to come. 1 OTAGO PROVINCE. » . VVAITAKI. J. Anstey (s) O_ J. Bitchencr G. ;W. G. Paul Lab. 7 1 OAMARU. E.P.Lce (S) J_ A._Macphel-son (p) O. DUNEDIN NORTH. (E. Kellett I.Lab. s'A. Wallger (s) Lab. -. .... .. . 3756 I DUNEDIN WEST. J.'A. 81-own La.b_ VV. D. Stewart (s) LR. ... .. . 5390 | _ DUNEDIN CENTRAL. 1 C. E. Statham (s) LR. 2 J. VV. Munro, Lab. DUNEDIN SOUTH. J. T. Paul, Lab. T. K. Sidey (s) 0. é (Returns to come.) '- ' CHAJLMERS, 1 J. McC. Dickson (s) G. 2 J. Gilchrist, Lab. 3D. Colquhoun, O, .. . WAKATIPU. A. Ashworth, Lab. 2 . Horn, 0. R. Scoft (s) Gr. | . BRUCE. ’ I Sir;-Tamas Allen (S) Gr. ... ... 2896 2J. Edie, 0. CLUTHA, 1 A. s. Malcolm (s) G. H 2 R. A. Rodger, I.R. ..... .. . . 2012 3 VV. S. Maslin, 0. ~. .... .. . 1207 (4. J. Christie, Liß.La.b. , MATAURA. *1 Gr. J. Anderson (s) G. 2D, McDougall,’ I.L_ ... . . *3 MoLachla.n, Lab. 4 N. Mclntyre, I.Lab. .... .. . . 85 VVADLAOE. !lA.Hamil:ton,G. 2 .T. C. Thomson (s) O. .... .. . . 1321 INVERCARGILL. 1. Hon. J. A_ Hanane (S) O. l2 J. A. Archer, 1213.1). .... .. . . 3217 AWARUA. 1 J. R. Ha_milton,‘- G. 2 Sir J. G. Ward (8') O. -. .... .. . 2323 . __.____._.._. LATEST ‘RETURNS. | Bay of Islands.——B. Reed 3002, Jon{neaux 1810. 1 ' Eden.—C. J. Parr 3302, Mcßl-ine 1537, Hornblow 1420. . . Auckland Ea-st.——Myers 3433, C. MacKenzie 3313, Way‘ 1610. Auckland VVest.——-Savage 3750, Bennett 3270, Entrican 1414. Patea.—Powdre]l’s total is now 3199, making his majorifiy 2153_ .Oroua (Fina.l).——Guthrie 3776, Tunnicliffe 1988. 'Ashburton.———W. 'Noswol'thy 3892'. XV. J. Dickie 3436, H-. M. Jones 263. I Wakatipu.—J. Horn 2244, R. Scott '1492, A_ Ashforth 660. Stratforél.—-Corrected figures of 162 absent voters’ permits yet to come, the larger proportion of which is expected to favour Masters, show Masters 3027, Hine 2914; informal 41. ’llle licensing figures are: Continuance 2274, State Purchase 201, Prohibition [3472, Informal 59. '

POSITION OF PARTIES. / REI«_‘ORM’S BIG LEAD. ‘ THE LATEST ESTIMATE. " WELLINGTON, This Day. A reasonable estimate of the state of parties is:——Reform’ Liberals ‘oflicial Labour Ind. Labour Independents .. 2