REFORM LOSES A SEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 270, 14 November 1928, Page 8

REFORM LOSES A SEAT.

RESULT OF MAORI ELECTION.

THREE MEMBERS RE-ELECTED SOUTHERN WON BY UNITED. One Reform member lost his seat in the election of the four Maori members of Parliament yesterday. Sir Apirana Ngata (United), Sir Maui Pomare (Government), and Mr. Tau Henare (Government) were re-elected, cach with a substantial majority. The Southern Maori electorate has returned Mr. Tuiti Makitanara (United), who polled one vote more than Mr. E. T. Tirikatane, the Ratana candidate. Details of the polling follow: — NORTHERN MAORI. Tau Henare (G.) 2486 Para ire Paikea (Ratana) .. 1000 11. Iv. Waiaua (Waitangi) .. 470 Ilone Heke (1.G.) 208 R. Wi Honsri (Waitangi) .. 192 Tamaho Maika (U.) 189 L. W. Parore (I.) 9 Majority for Henare 880 Last Election.—Tau Henare (G.), 24 34; H"ue WU Raitaia (I.). 82.". ; Paratene Kipi Hong! (L.), 611. Majority for llenare, IGO9. EASTERN MAORI Sir Apirana Ngata (U.) 4507 P. T. T. Moko (Ratana) ... 1614 T. P. Stewart (L.) 210 Majority for Ngata 2893 There are five returns to come. Last Election. — Sir Apirana Turupa S?, ata ., Hone Mokena (L,.), 864. Majority for Ngata, 3604. WESTERN MAORI. Sir Maui Pomare (G.) 4542 H. T. Ratana (Ratana) .... 2982 Majority for Pomare ... 1560 There are six returns to come. Last Election. — Sir Maui Npatata l°S7 ar ? r , ( . G - h 4 010; Rangi Mawhete (L.), 1287. Majority for Pomare. 2723. SOUTHERN MAORI. Tuiti Makitanara (IT.) 198 E. T. Tirikatene (Ratana) .. 197 H. W. Uru (G.) J. C. T. Tikao (G.) jq7 P. H. MaeDonald (L.) "" 70 W. T. Pitama (I.) 42 T. M. Erihana (I.) **"" 33 Majority for Makitanara 1 (G L ? Bt oii*. 0t T"; H — He " are Whakatu Uru T«nno «V Tuiti MacDonaM (G ) 10:. Teone Matapura Erihana (I ) 1*.7 • Tainui I'itama (I.), AiV j„ h „ W % e ™ Patuki (G.), 28. Majority for Uru, 1«° P 1