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1926. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1925 (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

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

Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1925; the Number of Informal Votes; the Number of Electors who did not vote; the Number of Electors on the Roll; the Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected (a) to the Total Valid Votes recorded, and (b) to the Total Number of Electors on Roll; and the Population of each Electoral District at the Census in 1921.

Percentage Number of Votes recorded. of . Vo * es forded Number for Candldates i\umoer Number elected. p ... Electoral Districts and Names ,,, . of °',' u a lon of Candidates. Electors „ («> , (*> at Q e ™ U9 ' who dld on Roll. T ° Total To Total 1921 - For each Informal m . . not vote Valid Number Candidate. Votes. 0 Votes of re- Electors corded on Roll Bay of Islands — Bell .. .. 4.211 Bisset .. .. .. 1,268 Hornblow .. . . 273 Sweeney .. .. .. 1,424 Wrathall .. .. 311 75 7.562 839 8,401 56-24 50-12 14.748 Marsden — Jones .. .. • ■ 4,038 Murdoch .. .. 3,387 Richards .. .. 897 55 8,377 852 9,229 48-52 43-75 15,163 Kaipara — Barnard .. .. . . 1,472 Coates .. .. .. 6,307 117 7,896 894 8,790 81-07 71-75 15,457 Waitemata— Harris .. 7,101 Lamont .. .. . . 1,653 Osborne .. .. .. 3,524 63 12,341 1,269 13,610 54-84 52-17 18,212 Eden— Grigg .. .. . 118 Mason .. .. . . 4,822 Parr .. .. .. 7,158 113 12,211 1,168 13,379 59-17 53-50 16,385 Auckland East — Brown .. .. .. 1,293 Lee .. • • • • 4,477 Stewart .. .. .. 4,189 110 10,069 1,504 11,573 44-95 38-68 18,261 Auckland Central — Morton . . . . . . 991 Parry .. . .. 5,672 Wilson .. .. .. 2,172 91 8,926 1,353 10,279 64-20 | 55-18 18,366