ELECTION COUNTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 102, 27 October 1938, Page 11

ELECTION COUNTS

MID-CANTERBURY SEAT

WON BY NATIONAL PARTY

OTHER RESULTS

In the final count Mr. A. N. Grigg (National) has increased his election night majority over the former member for Mid-Canter-bury, Mr. H. E. Herring (Labour), from 48 to 75, a rise of 27. The result of the official count is:— . A. N. Grigg (N.) 5504 *H. Ei Herring (L.) 5429 Informal 36 Majority for Grigg 75 Increase, 27. Declaration votes: Grigg 2, Herring 4. Absentee votes: Grigg 257, Herring 263. Postal votes: Grigg 119, Herring 96. Raglan. *Hon. W. L. Martin (L.) 5062 A. S. Sutherland (N.) 4458 A. G. Gallichan (I.) .115 Informal ■ ..: 95 Majority for Martin 604 Increase, 114. Declaration votes: Martin 9, Sutherland 1, Gallichan 1. Absentee votes: Martin 283, Sutherland 181, Gallichan 5. informal: 16. Postal votes: Martin 57, Sutherland 44, Gallichan 0. Manawatu. ♦Hon. J. G. Cobbe (N.) ...... 6245 •C L. Hunter (L.) 4601 Majority for Cobbe ,'••• 1644 Increase, 163. Mr. Cobbe represented Oroua in the previous Parliament. Nelson. *H. Atmore (I.) 6092 J.R. Kerr (N.) ..... 5206 Informal .... 46 Majority for'Atmore 886 No change in majority. \. Buller. *Hon. P. C. Webb (L.) ...... 7976 T. O. Maddison (N.) 1832 " Majority for Webb 6144 _ ■"■■' Increase, 264. Onehunga. "*A. G. Osborne (L.) 9412 J. Park (N.) ..'..... 509.8 Majority for Osborne .. 4314 Increase 218. OTAHUHU. «C. B. Petrie (L.) 7020 K. B. Tennent (N.) ... 4753 Majority for Petrie 2267 Increase 85. Egmont. *C. A. Wilkinson (I.) 5063 T. E. Trask (L.) 3661 Irtformal /.. 82 Majority for Wilkinson .. 1402 Increase 27. Absentee votes: Wilkinson 103, Trask 108; postal votes, Wilkinson 85, Trask 48; declaration votes, Wilkinson 6, Trask 11 > Voting percentage of roll, 95.2. , , ..v;. ■ Auckland East. ' »F; "W, Schramm (L.) 8887 H. T. Merritt (N.) ........ 6261 Majority, for Schramm'■ ..-.» 2626 Increased. ' '■■'■■' ■ V ' .. '.•■-■ Mid-Canterbury. .: A, NY Grigg (N.) ■ ..„ ...... 5504 *H, E. Herring (L.) ........ 5430 informal ........ >.;.., 34 •;'..' Majority for Grigg ...... 74 ' increase 26. Tauranga. F. W. Doidge (N.) 5915 *C. H. Burnett (L.) « 4777 ,H. C. Barker (I.) .©., 78 Informal ,^,.. 76 , Majority for Doidge .. 1138 Decrease 9. Kaiapoi. ♦C. M. Williams (X) 6348 jS. C. Warren (N.) \ ... 4813 : Majority for Williams .' 1535 _: Increase 185. Absentee votes, Williams 258, Warren 183, informal 11; postal and seamen's votes, Williams 80, Warren 74, informal 1; declaration votes, WilIjains 4, Warren 4. Patea * *H. G. Dickie (N.) ......••* 5510 C. J. Duggan <L.) 4701 Informal ...........i.. 90 Majority for Dickie ... 809 Increase 37. -Absentee votes, Dickie 231, Duggan 224; declaration votes, Dickie 5, Duggan 11. ; Voting percentage of roll, 96.2.

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