New Councillor From Waimairi County Tie

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30886, 20 October 1965, Page 10

New Councillor From Waimairi County Tie

Mr M. P. Hobby has won the Papanui riding seat on the Waimari County Council from the sitting member, Mr W. T. Rice, with whom he tied with 557 votes on election night The official count, completed yesterday by the Returning Officer (Mr.K. Maclachlan), gave Mr Hobby 593 votes and 564 to Mr Rice. The official count did not alter the provisional results in the other eight ridings, and confirmed the election of four more new councilors, Messrs R. C. Neville. J. DAshby, D. B. Rich and F. S. Blogg. One candidate, Mr A. W. Johns, lost his £3 deposit.

Mr Madachlan said that the unusually large total of 1200 special votes had to be counted. ■ - ■ ’ Details of the final count were:—

Avonhead riding: *R. -C. Harrow 934 (elected), R. H. Dude 616, W. G. Hoiioban 614. -

Belfast riding: *W. E. Cassidy 541 (elected), - D. J. Hattaway 250. Fendalton: R. C. Neville 2221, *O. C. Mitchell 1904 (elected), R. A. Witbrock 1482, ’A. E. Wagner 1425, N. G. L. Scott 1107, B. N. Evans 994. ,; -

Harewood: J. D. Ashby 820 (elected), *H. J. Reynolds 552, R. McL. Stewart 449. Marshland: D. B. Rich 529 (elected), J. MeV. Morell 426, *J. W. Green 157, A. W. Johns 56. ' , ,

Middleton: *A. C. Rhodes 658 (elected), M. P. Williamson 582, B. H. WHson 273. Papanuii: M. P. Hobby 593 (elected). *W. T. Rice 564. Styx: *A. A. ' ’cock 475

E. R. Stead 237, L. L. J. Griffiths 87, R. G. Searle 80. Wairarapa: F. S. Blogg 941 (elected), R. F. Lawrence 686, *C. B. Baker 505. Final figures for the board’s two North Canterbury Hospital Board seats were: *D. Macmillan 5276, R. G. Armstrong 3578 (elected), G. F. Whitty 3401.

(An asterisk denotes a former member.)