THE ELECTIONS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20415, 9 December 1931, Page 10

THE ELECTIONS.

OFFICIAL COUNTS FINISHED The offieial counts of votes polled at tie Goneral Election last 'Wednesday have been completed in several more North Canterbury electorates. In all cases, the majorities of the leading candidates were increased. CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH. Mr E. J. Howard's majority for the Christchurch South seat was increased from 2716 votes to 2798 votes, the final figures being:— Votes. JTirst Official Count. Count. E. J. Howard (Lab.) 6968 7344 C. S. McCully (C.) 4252 454G Totals .. 11,220 11,890 The absentee, postal, and declaration votes were divided as follows: — Absentee. Postal. Dec. Total. Howard .. 293 63 2 358 McCully .. 230. 62 ' ,i 295 There were 28 informal votes at tlie main count, two informal among the absentee, and one informal among the postal votes. At the 1928 election, Mr Howard's majority over Mr McCully was 453 votes. RICCARTON. The official count for Kiccarton increased Mr H. 8. S. Kyle'B majority by 39 votes, giving him the Beat by 4355 votes to Mr A. A. McLachlan's 3766. The first and the official counts compare as follows: Votes. First Official Count. Count. H. S. S. Kyle (C.) .. 4105 4355 A. A. McLachlan (1.C.) 3555 3766 G. T. Thurston (Lab.) 2630 2741 The additional votes, were cast as follows:Absentee. Postal. Dec. Total. Kyle 214 35 1 250 McLachlan .. 187 18 " i 200 Thurston .. 98 9 2 109 Sixty-seven votes were informal. AVON. The final figures for Avon increase Mr D. G. Sullivan's lead from 3007 votes to 3039 votes, as follows: Votes. First Official Count. Count. D. G. Sullivan (tab.) 6912 7166 H. R. Young (C.) .. 3905 4127 The additional votes were cast as follows: Absentee. Postal. Dee. Total. Sullivan .. 246 44 16 306 young .. 181 .29 5 215 There were altogether 34 informal votes. KAIAPOI. In Kaiapoi, the final totals are:— Votes. First Final Count. Count. R. W. -Hawke (C.) .. 5068 5312 J. K. Archer (Lab.) 3698 3898 The absentee, declaration, and postal votes were allocated as follows: — Absentee. Postal. Dec. Total. Hawke .. 212 22 4 238 Archer .. 176 13 There were 25 informal votes, four of these being votes by declaration. HURUNUI. The returning officer fbr Hurunui (Mr V. J. Rhodes, Amberley) is not making his final declaration for another day or two, since he is still receiving an odd few absentee votes from different parts of the Dominion. It is unlikely, however, that the final totals will be greatly different from these:— Votep. First Final Count. Count. G. W. Forbes (C.) .. 5861 6137 R. J. Logan (Lab.) •• 1959 2194 Informal .. .. 67 Disallowed .. .. 29 "With the exception of 25 votes by declaration, which have not yet been decided, the additional votes were allocated as follows: — Absentee. Postal. Total. Forbes .. 263 24 2&7 Logan .. 20!) 13 222 Informal 4 2 6 Disallowed .. 27 2 29 WAIRAU. ASSOCHTJOK TXLS9BAM.) BLENHEIM, December 8. 'Die final figures are: E. F. Healv (C.) ... 4383 W. J. Girling (I.) ... 3029 W. Meachen (Lab.) ... 1875 Miv< ri|.v for Healy, 1354. MANUKAU. (PRESS 4880CIAT10X T*L*OIUM.) AUCKLAND, December 8. The final figures are : W. J. Jordan (L.) ... 7401 S. Rickards (C.R.) ... 4007 Mr Jordan's majority has been increased by 312 to 3394. AUCKLAND EAST. (riasa association tslbssiic.) WELLINGTON, December 8. The Chief Returning Officer for the Dominion announces uie final fiugures for Auckland East, where Mr F. W. Schramm (Labour) has been returned by a majority of 1637. DUNEDIN NORTH. (vitass issofutids tit.voaau.) DtJNEDIN, December 8. The official count is as follows: J. W. Munro (Lab.) .. 5518 J. McCrae (C.) ... 4994 Majority for Munro .. 524