ELECTION RESULTS

THE LATEST FIGURES

MORE OFFICIAL COUNTS

Official counts of votes cast at the General Election are coming in freely now, and within the next few days all electorates should have finished the final count. The following are further official counts (the preliminary figures being shown in parentheses for purposes of comparison):— Wellington South. R. McKeen (L.) 8170 H. F. Toogood (N.) 2111 J. 1. Goldsmith (D.) 1849 ■ Informal 68 Majority for McKeen .. 6059 (5728) Wellington Suburbs. R. A. Wright (I.) 8947 P. M. Butler (L.) 7091 Informal 104 Majority for Wright .... 1856 (1552) Wellington East. R. Semple (L.) .8208 O. C. Mazengarb (N.) ; 4885 W.Duncan (D.) ...1189 W. J. Gaudin (I.) .' 657 E. W. Nicolaus (C.L.P.) 433 Miss Rawcliffe (Comm.) 70 Informal 86 Majority for Semple 3323 (3182) Pahiatua. Sir A. Ransom (N.) 4249 R. A. Gower (L.) 3074 D. H. McGhie (D.) 1308 Majority for Ransom 1175 (1086) Waitemata. W. J. Lyon (L.) 6578 A. Harris (1.N.) 3894 A. W. Donald (D.) 2045 J. Guiniven (Lib.) 252 Informal votes 222 Majority for Lyon 2684 (2649) Auckland Central.) W. E. Parry (L.) 6874 C. Dodd (D.) 1573 J. R. Lundon (Lib.-Lab.) 284 G. V. Mullenger (I.) 264 T. Stanley (Com.) 179 Informal votes 177 Majority for Parry 5301 (4911) Wanganui. J. B. F. Cotterill (L.) .. ¥ ; 4887 W. A. Veitch (D.) ; 3318 N. R. Bain (N.) 1754 J. T. Hogan (Lib.) 524 Informal 70 Majority for Cotterill ... 1569 (1354) Mid-Canterbury. H. E. Herring 4422 J. Carr ; 3960 W. H. Woods 1861 Informal . 50 Majority for Herring ... 462 f40o) Christclmrch North. S. G. Holland (N.) 6174 R. Macfarlane (L.) 5203 D. F. Dennehy (Lib.) 2018 Majority for Holland ... 971 (739) Christchurch East. H. T. Armstrong (L.) 8299 S. W. Richardson (N.) V 2571 ; B. Ahlfeld (I.) 422 Informal 129 Majority for Armstrong . 5728 (5448) Wallace. Adam Hamilton (N.) 4674 L. S. Edmond (L.) 2640 W. Hinchey (D.) 1821 T. Rewcastle (1.L.P.) 91 . Majority for Hamilton .2034 (1910) Riccarton. H. S. S.'Kyle' (N.) .........;.... 5123 G. T. Thurston (L.) 3984 F. G. Dunn (D.) 1566 J. E. Colechin (I.) 1342 Majority for Kyle 1139 (1020) Christchurch South. E. J. Howard (L.) ......; 8464 . M. T. Milliken (N.) 2879 F. C. Evans (D.) 861 Majority for Howard ... .5585 .".•■ (5323) Hurunui. Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes (N.) ...4897 D: C. Davie (L.) 3694 O. Duff (I.) -1362 Majority for Forbes ..... 1203 (1154) Marsden.. J. G. Barclay (E.) ~.. 5215 A. J. Murdoch (N.) 4868 R. Johns (D.) 602 . St. C. Jounneaux (I.) 163 Majority for Barclay 347 ..-■■■ (304) Mataura. D. McDougall (I.) .4743 T. Golden (N.) 3085 A. T. Newman (D.). ........ 1444 Majority for McDougall . > 1658 (1481) Wairau, E. P. Meechen (L.) 3790 E. F. Healy (N.) 3438 M. McKenzie (D.) ' 2640 M. Grace (I.) . 219 Informal 54 Majority for Meachen .. 352 (352) Eden. W. T. Anderton (L.) 5946 A. J. Stallworthy (D.) 3481 C. E. Clarke (N.) ...,; 3458 C. W. Pickering (I.) 155 Informal 80 Majority for Anderton . 2465 ' . (2375) Effmonl. C. A. Wilkinson (I.) 5582 J. Ross (1.L.) "... 2410 Informal 93 Majority for Wilkinson .. 3172 (3028) Grey Lynn. J. A. Lee (L.) 9828 G. T. Wildish (N.) ■•■ 1816 H. B. M. Arthur (D.) .....;... 1290 H. Smith (Com.) 210 Informal 379 Majority for Lee .....:. .8012 ; (7705) Auckland Suburbs. H. G. R. Mason (L.) 7749 W. A. Bishop (N.) 2853 W. Clark (D.) 781 Informal 83 Majority for Mason . '. .'... 4896 ' ' ■ ':] (4600) Avon. ■" - ~ D. G. Sullivan (L.) ......;;».. C 955 ' L. C. Walker (I.) 354.) Informal ...:......... 93 4- — ■ Majority for Sullivan .. 5410 .15133).