MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 494, 29 April 1909, Page 7

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

tBY TBLEGttArH—riHSSS ASSOCIATION,) . invercarglij, /April 28. Tho Mayoral election resulted in tho dofeat of Mr. Scandretfc; who has held the office for five consecutive years. Mr. 0. S. Longuet, who was Mayor som&> years ago, has been returned by a majority of 250.,..,..' ', ; . Blehhoim,\Aprir2S.) In the Mnyosi!: contest, Mr. ".) Archibald M'Callum was ■ re-elected by a majority ol 140 votos over MrY John Conolly. Tho total polling was" 803 votes; . ' ~ ( :. ' ' , ' Nelson, April 28. ' : Mr. Jfisso Piper was re-elected Mayor for the fifth Bupcessive termt'by a majority of 317 over Mr. W. S. 'fiampson, tho only qilipr candidate. Tho half-holiday poll resultedln . favour of Wednesday over Saturday by a majority of 888. U'Jtere was' fairly heavy polling. The .chief interest centred in tho half-holiday question."'■; . ■ / ' •••r y/almate, April 28. Great interest was taken'in tho boroueji elections to-day, when the following; candidates wore elected,:—Messrs. Jones, 11. Inlcster, A. J. Manchester, 6. Cdllett,. E. Saunders, W, Miller, A. Cox, J. Hunt, and R. Hunt. •■ .'"5. ■,■'■■! ■-■ . '-. "'■ Westport, April' 28. . In tho Mayoral election to-day, Mr; J. H. Greenwood was : re-clocted. for the third' year in succession, defeating Mr.- Hans Larsen by I 313 votes. Of tho' former council -fiW) stood again, but only-two wero oleoted, Councillor A.,C: Hansen leading the poll. • .'■'■',.'., Oisborne, April 28. The Mayoral election resulted in Mr. W; D. Lysuar being re-elected. Ho polled 1230 votes, and Mr. AV. Miller 934. \Tlio'defeated candidate was absent.in Sydney, on business during the. campaign, this militating-against his ohances. .■> ■ - :'. '■' ~ '■ '.. •>■=-." x,"':,' Clirlstoliuroh, April 28. • The half-holiday poll fontho' city resulted lv as follows:—Thursda>\ sG2svotes,i Saturday, 3225.. For tho Mayoralty, Mr. C..Allison, tho present Mayor, polled 0426 votes, and' Mr. H. H. Louglihaiv33lß. Council:—Central Ward—Messrs. • W.. H.'Cooper, C. D. M<ht|s, T. Gapes, H. •B. Sorehsen' (old Winoiliore), and J., J.-Do-ugall and Dr.' Thacker (new .men) ; .;> :Linwood Ward—Messrs. H. 3. ''Otley and. T. N.-; ; Hors3ey (old' counciilorsy. ••' St.' Alba-ns—Me«?srs. H. Williams and iW. Hyde (old, councillors);, arid A. H.- Anderson ; (new. mail).,, Sj"'deai'ham—Messrs.'' J. Forrester. G. W. J. Parsons,- C. Taylor, 'and A. ; H- "Vfrbb (old. councillors).' .; The'la&t result is'incomplete, .'but'tho latest returns 'show only ten votes bdtweeii Messrs. Taylor and. A.' D;' Hart.\;.;..'. '..-;> ;}..- ■.'.'.' ; : /..v-''^-:".',-;•'. : '.:i: