MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 79, 29 April 1909, Page 3

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

WELLINGTON. By Telcgrajm —Press Association. Wellington, Last Xight. Th e election of Mayor and councillors took place to-day. Though considerable interest appeared to bo taken in the polling throughout the city, the results of the mayoralty contest show that out of twenty-nine thousand electors on the I roll less "than fourteen thousand voted. Result:— Dr. A. K. Newman •. 4522 T M. Wilford, Mai". .. 4230 F. M. B. Fisher, II.P. .. 3208 Hon. J. Rigg (Labor candidate) 824 F. (j. Bolton .. .. 010 ONSLOW. The mayoral election resulted:—J. G. Harkness 308, Charles Mainwaring 120. EASTBOURNE. John Parr 182, H. W. Shortt 172. KARORI. C. I. Dasent 199, W. A. Kellow 184. BLENHEIM. Blenheim, Last Xiglit. The mayoral contest resulted: Archibald McCallum re-elected with a majority of HO over John Conolly. The total polling was 808. WANGANUI. i Wanganui, Last Night. , The mayoral election resulted:—Mackay 1480, Muir 276, Battle 197. !, The Council poll resulted:—Povnter 1332, Carson 1328, Liffiton 1312, Burgess , 1154, Spriggens 1055, Williams 1040, Calver 908, Young 889, Holloway 885. i The half-holiday poll resulted in the re- , tention of Thursday bv 1770, against 644. " ' , The Wanganui East Borough Council ] resulted:—McCaul, Burton, Christie, ( Holloway. O'Leary, Willis, Allen and i Neilson. ( DUXEDIX. j Duncdin, Last Night. s The city mayoral election resulted in j the retiring Mayor (J. McDonald) being ~ defeated bv 40 votes, the figures being ] as follows:—Walker 3343, McDonald j 3303. Last vear Mr. McDonald defeat- i cd Mr. AValker by about 1200 votes. „ A. H. Bridger "was elected Mayor of ], Mornington and D. A. De Maus Mayor of 0 Port Chalmers. ' i, NELSON. I Nelson, Last Night. i Jesse Piper was re-elected Mayor by a r majority of 317 over W. S. Hampson, „ the the only other candidate. The half-holiday poll resulted in fa- - vor of Wednesday by a majority of 388 over Saturday. IXVERCAROILL. Invereargill, Last Niglit. Tlie mayoral election resulted in the defeat of Mr. Seandrett, who has held a office for five consecutive years. Mr. a C. H. Longvet, wJio was Mayor some i;: years ago, was returned by a majority tl of 250. ti ■ 01 PALMERSTON NORTH. m Palmerston N., Last Night. ii The municipal elections resulted:— ri Mayor, Mr. Nash (unopposed); Council: ft Messrs Mowlem, Haydon, Clausen, Arm- G strong, Stubbs, Palmer, W. Mckenzie, w M.O'Reillv, and Hewitt. pi fr JIASTERTON. al ' Masterton, Last Night. ti P. L. Hallings defeated J. Hunter for m the mayoralty by 264 votes. w hi GISBORNE. a< Gisborne, Last Night. fo The mayoral election resulted:—W. tl D. Lysnar (re-elected) 1230 votes, W. a Miller 934. The defeated candidate was In absent in Sydney on business during the e; """"'Sin, this militating against his pi tfkUf& ■:' it DANNEVIRKE. T Dannevirke, Last Night. fr For the Dannevirke mayoralty, H. M. di Ries (sitting Mayor) defeated J. Drum- tl luond. w hi HASTINGS. ai Hastings, Last Niglit. ol J. W. Miller Has been elected Mayor to of Hastings. 1" hi MARTON. M Marton, Last Night. tr The mayoral election was the keenest tr on record. Mr. P. E. Beckett defeated cc Mr. John McEldowncy (tlie present si mayor) bv 17 votes. ' so STRATFORD. m Stratford, Last Xight. ju The mavoral election resulted: Mr. T Sangster, 302; Mr. Kirkwood, 230. of FEILDING. tl Feilding, Last Xight. bi At the borough election to-day Mr. lit W. J. H. Krewi'n was again returned n. as mavor for the fourth year, beating w Mr. S.'W. Fitzhcrhcrt. cc The poll taken on the half-holiday a; question resulted in Wednesday being X" chosen bv a large majority over Satur- H day. ' G M LOWER HUTT. a Wellington, Last Night. oa The mavoral election at Lower Mutt w resulted:—E. P. Bunny 604, W. H. Rus- et sell 358, J. T. Hawthorn 287. t< ■ in WESTPORT. in Westport, Last Night. ja In the mayoral election to-day, J. H. M Greenwood was re-elected for the third "• year in succession, defeating Hans Lsir- b; sen by 313 votes. Gf the former Council pi five stood again, but only two we elect- II ed. sa GREYMOUTH. cc Greymouth, Last Niglit. di Elden Coatcs was re-elected Mayor s] ■with a majoritv over Alfred Russell of 11 votes. TIMARU. Timaru,,Last Night. a The Borough Council elections created t more than usual interest. There were s 18 candidates for 12 seats. The polling I was heavy, and resulted in five new men d being returned. Among those defeated n were several who have been for many s years on the Council. c i n CHRISTCHURCII. Ii Christchureh, Last Night. v The mavoral election resulted:—C. - Allison (present Mayor). 5424; H. H. v Loughnan 3318. a NEW PLYMOUTH. i Only one ward, the west, was inter- I ested in the biennial municipal election ' yesterday, and there was little excite- f inent. Of the 391 votes recorded, Mr. 1 H. J. Gilbert topped the poll with 128 •' votes. Mr. G. W. Browne following with t 128. Mr. J. F. Hooker defeated Mr. * H. R. C'attley, a member of the late ' Council, bv the narrow margin of one ' vote, 79 to 78. Mr. Gilbert and Mr. s Hooker are new members or the Council. The poll under the Factories Act allowing certain factories to observe the weeklv half-holiday on Thursday, was carried by 195 to 83.