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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1928 (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, 1928; 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 (6) to the Total Number of Electors on Roll; and the Population of each Electoral District at the Census in 1926.

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Percentage Number of Votes recorded. of ( recorded Number for Candldates in »m»er Numbgr elected , ,. Electoral Districts and Names ™ °t of Population of Candidates. E eot °. 1 , s Electors (») (&) a \ C „ e " eu8 > who did on Rol] To Total To Total 1926. For each Informal ™ , n0 ' V0^8 Valid Number Candidate. Votes. a " Votes of re- Electors corded, on Roll r Auckland Central — Hewitt .. .. .. 2,741 Joiner .. .. .. 281 Lvsnar .. .. .. 822 Parry .. .. .. 5,765 187 9,796 2,461 12,257 60-00 47-03 19,572 Auckland East — Donald .. .. .. 4,254 Lee .. .. .. 4,217 Maguire .. .. .. 2,274 220 10,965 2,837 13,802 39-59 30-82 19,439 Auckland Suburbs — Allen 2,191 Gunson .. .. .. 3,259 Mason .. .. .. 4,357 85 9,892 1,154 11,046 44-43' 39-44 17,330 Auckland West — Adeane .. .. .. 2,021 Savage .. .. .. 5,361 Speirs ... .. .. 4,020 97 11,499 1,832 13,331 47-02 40-21 19,564 Avon — Baker .. .. .. 2,531 Hughes .. .. .. 2,387 Sullivan .. .. .. 6,376 136 11,430 1,523 12,953 56-45 49-22 20,030 Awarua —■ de la Perrelle .. .. 4,358 Denham .. .. .. 262 Hamilton .. .. 3,353 72 8,045 532 8,577 54-66 50-81 15,372 Bay of Islands — Bell 3,818 Hornblow .. . . 349 Rushworth .. .. : 3,820: 59 8,046 1,263 9,309 47-83: 41-04 16,169