GENERAL ELECTION

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 227, 8 July 1941, Page 2

GENERAL ELECTION

NATIONAL PARTY CANDIDATES.

FORTY-ONE SELECTIONS MADE. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Forty-one candidates to contest seats at the General Election have been approved to date by the Dominion executive of the National Party. The list issued includes 22 sitting members, four of whom are serving overseas. 1 hey are Brigadier J. Hargest (Awarua), Sergt-. T. L. Macdonald (Mataura), Major A. N. Grigg (Mid-Can-terbury), Capt, J. M. Allen (Hauraki). I'hrec sitting members who are this year retiring from politics are the Rt. Hon. G. AA 7 . Forbes (Hurunui), Sir Alfred Ransom (Pahiatua) and the Hon J. G. Cobbe (Oroua). The party will not contest scats held by Labour members who are serving overseas. Selected candidates are:

Canterbury Division. Ivaiapoi—Mr M. E. Lyons (to be approved. Christchurch North—Mr S. G. Holland (sitting member). Avon —Dr. A. L. Jones. Iticearton—Mr H. S. S. Kyle (sitting member). MicltCanterbury—-Major A.N.Grigg (sitting member).. Temuka—Mr T. D. Burnett (sitting member). AVaitaki—Mr D. C. Kidd (sitting hiember). Westland—Mr E. B. Taylor. Otago-Southland Division. Awarua—Brigadier J. Hargest (sitting member). Mat-aura—Sergt. Macdonald (sitting member). Clutha—Mr J. A. MoL. Roy (sitting member). Otago Central—Mr W. A. Bodkin (sitting member). Wallace—The Hon. A. Hamilton (Sitting member). Auckland Division. Auckland Central—Mr C. J. Carrington. Auckland East—Mr H. T. Walker. Bay of Islands—Mr H. F. Guy. Eden—Mr AY. Fortune. Franklin—Air J. N. Massey sitting member). Grey Lynn—Mr H. J. Wooller. Kaipara—The Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates sitting member). Marsden—Mr A. J. Murdoch. Onehunga—Air J. Park. Qtahuhu—Air H. P. Congdon. Remuera—Air AA 7 . P. Endean (sitting member). Roskill—l*)r. R. G. AlcElroy. South Auckland Division. Hauraki—Capt.J. M.Allen (sitting member). Tauranga—Air F. AY. Doidge (sitting member). AA 7 aikato—Air AY. S. Goosman (sitting member). AYaitomo—Air AA 7 . J. Broadfoot (sitting member).

Wellington Division. Egmont—Mr E. B. Corbett. Manawatu—Mr E. W. Barnett. Masterton—Mr G. H. Mackley. Otaki—Mr B. V. Cooksley. Pahiatua—Mr K. J. Holyoake. Patea—Mr H. G. Dickie (sitting member). * Rangitikei—Mr E. B. Gordon (Sitting member). Stratford —Mr W. J. Poison (sitting member). Wairarapa—Mr J. Maher. Waipawa—Mr C. G. E. Harkov (sitting member).

Mairo Electorate. Eastern Maori —The Hon. Sir Apirana T. Ngata (sitting member). C