MAIN ROLLS IN CHRISTCHURCH

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25933, 13 October 1949, Page 4

MAIN ROLLS IN CHRISTCHURCH

BIG INCREASE IN SELWYN AND AVON

Two of the main rolls for the Parliamentary election this year in electorates in and around Christchurch show substantial increases on the effective roll for the last General Election in 1946. They are Selwyn, which has 15,548 names on the roll, compared with an effective roll in 1946 of 14,463. and Avon, where 15,852 names are on the roll, compared with 14.986. The effective roll in 1£46 was the main roll and supplementary rolls. The figures for the eight electorates were announced yesterday by the Registrar of Electors (Mr A. A. Besley) as follows:

five districts had been received from the primers. Early next week all the rolls would be sent to Post Offices and the offices of local authorities for public inspection. Any person who found that his or her name was not on the main roll should apply immediately for enrolment on the supplementary rolls unless he or she had already done so. The supplementary rolls would probably close about the first week in November.

Main Roll. 1949. Main Roll. 1946. Effective Roll. 1946. Selwyn. 15,548 12,762 14,463 Fendalt'on 13,80.3 12,601 14,399 St. Albans 14,020 12,901 14,334 Sydenham 13,975 13,333 14,761 Christchurch Central 12,593 12,071 14,028 Riccarton 15,397 13,758 15,327 Avon 15,852 13.132 14.986 Lyttelton 15,099 13,955 15,225 Mr Besley said that ; the rolls for