THE MASTERTON SEAT.
To the Editor. Sit-,—ln your leaderette of even .date, dealing with the prospective >:candidature of two Oppositionists for the Mast-erton seat, you appear to overlook the fact that a second ballot has been provided. It does not matter so much, therefore, if there are more than two candidates, so long as neither secures an absolute majority of the votes at the first poll. The strongest man among the Opposition candidates would bo discovered at the first poll, and he would have a very good chance at the second.—l am, etc., BUSH ELECTOR. (Our correspondent- is correct when he says that there would be a second ballot in the event of no candidate securing an absolute majority. The second ballot, however, is unsatisfaotory. Apart from the fact that a considerable number who vote at the first poll do not vote at the second, it frequently happens that the supporters of the candidate who is lowest on the list at the first poll, transfer their votes to the other side when it comes to a second appeal.—Ed. Age.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10157, 31 December 1910, Page 5
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179THE MASTERTON SEAT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10157, 31 December 1910, Page 5
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