Mr F. L. Gotz Increases Majority In Manukau

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29383, 9 December 1960, Page 16

Mr F. L. Gotz Increases Majority In Manukau

(New Zealand Press Association)

WELLINGTON, Dec. 8. The National Government will have a majority of 13 in the House of Representatives. In the final 'count, declared today, in the one remaining marginal electorate, Manukau, Mr F. L. A. Gotz, the sitting National member, 'increased his election-night majority of six to 245. Before the Manukau, where there has been considerable house-building in the last three years, was being freely picked by some observers as a seat that Labour would win from National. Instead, Mr Gotz improved on his 1957 majority of 159. In the new Parliament National will have 46 seats and Labour 34. In the last Parliament Labour had 41 seats and National 39

Final counts are outstanding in 10 electorates, including the four Maori seats, but all are regarded as safe seats for the candidates who led on election night. Biggest majority in the seats declared so far belongs to Mr R M. Algie (National, Remuera) who polled 6109 more votes than his nearest opponent, Mr B. Gustafson (Labour). Next to Mr Algie in large majorities are Messrs B. E. Taiboys (National, Wallace), 5736; W. S. Goosman (National, Piako), 5376; G. A. Walsh (National, Tauranga) 5239; and A. E. Allen (National, Franklin), 5197.

Miss M. B. Howard (Sydenham), with a majority of 4793, and Mr H. Watt (.Onehunga), with 4705, have the biggest leads for the defeated Labour Party. s-The final result for Buller has been amended. The final figure for Mr C. F. Skinner (Labour) was 6380, not 6387 as reported yesterday, bringing his majority down from 1553 to 1546. In the following final returns announced today,, N. denotes National Party candidates, L. Labour, S.C. Social Credit, C. Communists, and I. Independents, sitting m.embers being denoted by an asterisk:— Auckland Central.—N. V. Douglas (L.), 6915; R. J. Presland (N>, 5069; L. Liddle (S.C.), 586; W. McAra (C.), 164. Majority for Douglas, 1846. Franklin.—‘A. H. Allen (N.). 9442; H. T. Preston (L.), 4245; T. A. Wheeler (S.C.), 1219. Majority for Allen, 5197. Hauraki.—*A. E. Kinsella (N.), 7401; C. Tucker (L.), 4766; W. A. Donovan (S.C), 1611. Majority for Kinsella, 2635. Manukau.—*F L. A Gotz (N.), 9723; C. D. Stamp (L.), 9478; T W. O. Higham (S.C.). 778. Majority for Gotz, 245. North Shore.—*D. J. Eyre (N.), 8727: P. L. Smith (L), 6910; A. H. Richards (S.C.), 431; Miss B V. Holloway (I.), 97 Majority for Eyre, 1817. Onehunga.—»H. Watt (L.), 8785; P. B. Phillips (N.), 4080; ■J. G. Leitch /S.C.), 534; D. McEwen (C.), 97. Majority for Watt, 4705. Otahuhu.—*J. M. Deas (L.), 9247; T. J. Tucker (N.), 6473;. A. R. Donovan (S.C.), 622; S. Hieatt (C.). 114. Majority for Deas, 2774. Patea.—*H. E. Jack (N.), 6420; D- C. Valley (L.), 4116; T. G. Millins (S.C.). 2076. Majority for Jack, 2304. Remuera.—*R. M. Algie (N.). 10,212; B. Gustafson (L.), 4103; Mrs M. Morley (S.C.). 692 Majority for Algie, 6109. Timaru.—*C. L. Carr (L.), 7617; R. E. White (N.), 7260; F. C. Isitt (S.C.), 542; J.. R. Rae (I.), 90 Majority for Carr, 357.

Waitakere.—*H. G. R. Mason (L.), 10,680; J. H. Wilkinson (N.), 6971; K. E. Robertson (S.C.), 1239; V. Wilcox (C.), 201. Majority for Mason, 3709. Waitakl.—*T. L. Hayman (N.), 8492; L. J. McKay (L.), 6520; A. W. Barwood (S.C.), 1358. Majority for Hayman, 1972. Waitemata.—»N. J. King (L.), 9241; J. R. Firth (N.I, 7992; B A. Jordan (S.C.), 1174; N. J McLeod (C.), 139 Majority for King, 1249. Wallace.—*B. E. Talboys (N), 8786; Mrs E. -iarris (L.), 3050; J. P. Stock (S.C.), 990. Majority for Talboys, 5736. Westland.—P. Blanchfleld (L.), 8153; D. A. Hogg (N.), 4309; I. M. Fraser (S.C.), 1175; R. H. Mitchell (C), 208 Majority for Blanchfield, 3844.