A RECORD POLL

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20497, 13 May 1938, Page 8

A RECORD POLL

VOTING IN MATAMATA

MR GORDON RE-ELECTED MAYOR SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES (Special to Times) MATAMATA, Friday On Wednesday, 491 of the 745 electors on the roll of the Matamata Borough voted and created a record poll. Mr W. A. Gordon was returned to the Mayoralty. Six Bor'ough Council seats were filled, four previous councillors being re-elected. A poll was also taken on the rating question, the electors voting against a change to unimproved rating by 115 to 194. The polls resulted:— Mayoralty: *w. A. Gordon, 357; H. E. Scholfleld, 129. Council—Successful: *C. C. Vincent, 387; *A. E. Wrigley, 393; *W. M. Griffiths, *J. McIntyre, G. H. Hawes, 293; F. H. Holmes, 261, Unsuccessful: (R. Arbuckle, 175; A. J. Greville, 130. Informal, 4. ‘Denotes Sitting Members ANTI-LABOUR VICTORY MORE FINANCIAL RESOURCES SUPPORTERS FAIL TO VOTE (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Friday With reference to the Wellington election results Mr J. 11. Collins, secretary of the Labour Representation Committee, said Labour wished to pay a tribute to the intensive propaganda campaign of their opponents. Had Labour had half the financial resources of their opponents the results would have been entirely different. It was obvious that a large number of Labour supporters, confident of a Labour victory, did not cast their votes, while their opponents polled every available vote.

“ On the whole, while disappointed with the result,” said Mr Collins, “ we believeLabour has maintained its position, and will in the not distant future have an opportunity of demonstrating to the citizens of Wellington its administrative ability in local body as well as national affairs.”

TOPPED THE POLL AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL (Special to Times.) AUCKLAND, Friday Mr A. S. Bailey topped the poll for the City Council with a total of 22,553 votes, or 1368 more than the next highest candidate's votes. Mr Bailey is governing director of the Felton-Waikato Transport Company, which was recently taken over by the Government, and for the past four years has been president of the New Zealand Hoad Transport Alliance. “WRITING ON WALL” PEOPLE OPPOSE SOCIALISM (Special to Times.) AUCKLAND, Friday The opinion that the results of the municipal elections throughout the ,country 'indicated a general swing away from Labour was expressed by Mr W. P. Endean, M.P., yesterday. “I think the result of the elections shows that the writing is on the wall and that the people have had their taste of socialism and are now absolutely opposed he said. “I feel certain that at tlie next general election the Socialists will be turned out of office, for the people want the affairs of the country turned into calm waters.” IN OTHER CENTRES Press Association messages gave the following results of voting in other centres:— Paeroa. —Mayoralty: W. Marshall (re-elected), 544; C. M. Gee, 432. Representative on Thames Valley Power Board: F. E. Flatt. Whakatane. . — Mayoralty: B. S. Barry, returned unopposed. Halfholiday: Saturday, 505; Wednesday (observed at present), 190. Opotikl. —Mayoralty: G. S. Moody, re-elected unopposed. Half -holiday: Wednesday (retained), 303; Saturday, 252. Te Puke. —Mayoralty: B. Keyes, elected unopposed. Tauranga. —Mayoralty: L. R. Wilkinson (sitting Mayor), 1131; A. N. lies, 680. Half-holiday: Saturday, 1196; Wednesday (observed at present), 588. Taupo. —Road Board: H. Minett, 96; Dr. Armstrong, 94; J.. E. Story, 86; V. Fai, 71: J. R. Crowther, 57. Unsuccessful: T. Ileath, 56. Otorohanga. —Wharepapa Riding (2 members) : A- Jamieson, 83, W. Thomson (sitting member), 71; R. DymoreBrown (sitting member), 41; W. McGill, 58; C. McDonald, 51; J. A. Maxwell, 29. Honikiwi Riding one seat) : H. C. Grierson (sitting member), 45; E. L. Strawbridge, 40.