HOW THE COUNTRY VOTED.
A glance over the election returns, and a comparison of tho figures, affords some in' teresting information. As nearly as it is possiblo to ascertain, the total number of votes reoorded was 80,743, out of which the 51 elected Opposition candidates palled 25,009, and tho Ministerial candidates who were successful polled 19>i26) the one mem"-ber-elect who ii <sld,BSed vs. ft "doubtful" having T79 supporters: Thus the Sew House represent* rather mdro than oho. half the electors who voted. The unsuccessful Opposition candidates polled i..'5?4- • votßa > and the unsuccessful Ministerial candidates 18,497, while 2660 votes, were cast for "doubtful" candidates whoiwore rejected. Excluding tho " doubtfnls,' suoeessful and unfluecesßful, wo Bnd that the verdiot of the electors Wns Against the Government by Ino small majority tff 2058, the number df electors who Voted for Qppbsitidn candidates beinfc 30,<-81, while 37,023 electors VoM for Ministerialists, ya'e.VjftMttWon members reprssent, within a Traction, on average of 465 electors each, and tbQ Ministerial members a fraction over 478 each. Mr. Guinness, the Ministerial member for Groymouth, polled tho largest number of votes of any candidate, 1185, while his unsuccessful opponent, Mr. Potrie, polled more than double the average of votes recorded for the members of the now House. Mr. Marchant, tho member-elect for Taranaki, polled tho smallest number of votes (382) of any of the successful candidates.
HOW THE COUNTRY VOTED.
Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 80, 1 October 1887, Page 2
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