ELECTION DETAILS.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 December 1922, Page 5

ELECTION DETAILS.

CORRECTED RESULTS. ' MR. GUTHRIE SAFE. DOUBTFUL SEATS. Corrected returns received last night (G. Government; O. Opposition; L. Labor) are: OROUA. Hon. D. H. Guthrie (G) .... 3606 R. Cobbe (O) 3563 Majority for Guthrie .... 43 There are 60 votes to count and the result is not in doubt. 1919—D. H. Guthrie 3891, E. J. Tunnioliffe 2048. KAIPARA. Hon. J. G. Coates (G) 4887 R. E. Hornblow (O) 2474 Majority for Coates 2413 1919 —J. G. Coates 4314, A. Gregory 923. WAIMARINO. F. Langstone (L) 2774 (R. W. Smith (O) 1924 D. D. 'McLean (G) 1606 H. W. Littlewood (O) 9 Majority for Langstone .. 850 OAMARU. J. A. McPherson (O) 3946 Hon. E. P. Lee (G) .... 3945 Majority for McPherson .. 1 259 absent votes to come. 1919—E. P. 3819, J. A. McPherson 3543. KAIAPOI. Hon. D. Buddo (O) 3250 D. Jones (G) 2209 'Majority if or Buddo 41 188 absentees to come. 1919—D. Jones 2580, D. Buddo 2530, C. M. Williams 1521. WAITAKI. J. Bitchener (R) 3962 W. J. Paul (L) 3499 Majority for Bitchener .. 463 1919 —J. Bitchener 2550, J. Anstey 2078, W. G. Paul 1665. MATAURA. Hon. G. J. Anderson (G) .. 4016 D. McDougall (0) 2952 Majority for Anderson .. 1064 1919—G. J. Anderson 3042, D. McDougall 1766, A. McLachlan 848, N. Mclntvre 181. EDEN. Hon. C. J. Parr (G) 35R6 H. Mason (L) 2901 F. 8. Morton (O) 1256 Majority for Parr 085 1919— C. J. Parr 3431, O. Mcßrine 1577, R. E. Horniblow 1500.

WELLINGTON SUBURBS. R. A. Wright (G) . 482(1 A. W. Croskery (L) 4671 Majority for Wright 168 1919—R. A. Wright 4091, A. W. Croskery 2064, A. D. Sloane 2073. TAURANGA. Sir W. H. Berries (G) 4400 L. Johnston (O) 2944 Majority for Berries ...... 1456 1919—W. H. Berries 3946, B. C. Robbins 2086. RANGITIKEL W. S. Glenn (G) 3853 F. P. Brady (L) 2899 H. S. ‘Montgomery (O) .... 761 Majority for Glenn 954 1919—W. S. Glenn 2903, F. P, Brady 2268, W. Meldrum 1655. MOTUEKA. R. P. Hudson (G) 3290 R. Patterson (O) 2835 Majority for Hudson 455 1919—R. P. Hudson 2456. W. P. Power 1795, P. B. Lomaz 1255. HAWKES BAY. G. McKay (O) 3903 Sir Andrew Russell (G) .... 3552 C. H. Chapman (L) 955 Majority for McKay 351 1919—H. M. Campbell 3234, G. McKay 2292, C. H. Chapman 2176. OHINEMURI. H. Poland (O) 3782 S. S. Alien (G) 2776 Majority for Poland 1006 1919—H. Poland 3173, J. Clark 2618.

MR. HOLLAND’S REFLECTIONS. “LABOR TO HOLD BALANCE OF POWER.” Westport, Dec. 7. Speaking after some of the results were known, the Leader of the Labor Party (Mr. Holland) remarked that Labor had lost none of the seats held in the last Parliament, and had made immense gains in voting strength. Al! the Auckland seats and the Lyttelton seats were won last time on minority votes. This time each was won by a substantial majority. He was especially gratified at the victories in Nap Fer, Auckland East, Christchurch East, and Westland. At the time of speaking, he was awaiting the results in other centres, and anticipated additional victories. Labor* had made a great advance, and in tne event of its not securing the position of the Official Opposition it would hold the balance of power between the other two parties. This would result in a speedy driving of the anti-Labor elements into