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Sess. 11.—1879. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1879. RETURN SHOWING THE ADULT MALE POPULATION OF EACH ELECTORAL DISTRICT, THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS ON THE ROLLS, THE TOTAL NUMBER WHO VOTED IN EACH CONTEST, AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES RESPECTIVELY.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Electoral Districts. £ S.06 ill c £■ §<» CU m w "3 . IX o -, 55_o__ S-ol 8 & a W >3 Successful — o .j Candidates. o j= 2 • a J! °.§ o t. 1 ! > I Unsuccessful Candidates. •d o -o ._ E ° 5 6 a U o > d 55 1 City of Auckland East... 1.131 1,038 737 Speight... 371 371 Clark ... Clark ... 363 2 City of Auckland West i 2,248 2,390 f Wallis ... 1.384 } (. Hurst ... 1.045 ■) 1,010 ) 1.045 ) Stark ... f Newman Stark ... Newman 232 128 3 City of Auckland West 1,010 4 East Coast ... 1.833 1.346 864 Macdonald 464 { 464 (" Morris... Morris... Johnson 298 102 5 Eden 1,285 870 731 Tole ... 409 409 Whitaker Whitaker 309 6 Franklin 7 F'ranklin t 2,209 1.957 C Hamlin ... 1.372] (. Harris ... 919 868 919 868 Hobbs Buckland Hobbs Buckland 463 401 8 Marsden i.5'7 1,278 765 Colbeck... 39° { 390 ( Dargaville i_ Bruce ... Dargaville Bruce ... 206 162 9 Mongonui 820 1,076 620 Lundon... 298 > 298 ("Williams < Katene (. McLeod 'Williams Katene 159 118 a 45 10 ! Newton 1.378 2,224 no contest Swanson . McLeod 2 11 Parnell 1,064 905 „ Moss 12 Rodney 974 833 ,, George 13 j Thames 1- 3499 4,446 ( Sir G. Grey (. Sheehan 14 Thames 15 Onehunga ... 443 45' 305 O'Rorke 228 228 Graham Graham 6 9 16 Waikato 1,110 577 403 Whyte ... 215 215 Campbell Campbell 183 17 , Waipa 1,227 '.015 7 1 s Whitaker -{ 371 ("Cunningham < McMinn (.Roche... ' Cunningham McMinn .Roche... 262 49 26 18 Waitemata ... '.055 9i3 624 Wood ... 433 433 Macfarlane Macfarlane '83 19 Egmont 948 729 442 Atkinson 322 322 Sherwood Sherwood 118 CM S s I03 20 : Grey and Bell 938 680 510 Trimble 289 289 Skeet ... Skeet ... 221 21 New Plymouth 646 462 330 Kelly 227 227 Fookes Fookes 100 Carried forward ... 24.325 23.'9° 9,802 9,802 7.859 7.859 4.197 . „. \n : 1 r-u: