MR. HISLOP'S EASY WIN

Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 116, 19 May 1941, Page 9

MR. HISLOP'S EASY WIN

MAJORITY OF 8938

POLLING PLACE DETAILS

Mr. T. C. A. Hislop gained an easy victory over Mr. R. McKeen, by a majority of almost 9000 votes, about 3000 greater than his majority over Mr. C. H. Chapman in the 1938 election, when the voting was Hislop 24,368, Chapman 18,198. It was evident from even the earliest of the returns received at the Town Hall that Mr. Hislop would be reelected with a wide margin, and though there were fluctuations in the posted progressfve totals there was never any doubt about the result. The totals on the first count were: T. C. A. Hislop (C.) 19,896 R. McKeen 10,958 Majority 8,938 Informal, 273. Mr. Hislop received a majority of the votes at no less than 57 of the 73 polling places. The .16 polling places where Mr. McKeen polled more heavily than Mr. Hislop were Basin Reserve. Adelaide Road, Luxford Street, Aro Street, Cambridge Terrace, Trades Hall, Webb Street, the wharf, Melrose, Miramar Central, Newtown Library. St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown, Vivian Street;' Houghton Bay, Mornirigton. and VGgeltown. The details of voting at the separate polling places are:— Hislop. McKeen. Basin Reserve 157 230 Adelaide Road - 206 282 Luxford Street , 152 213 Ohiro Road 513 302 Washington Avenue 178 91 Abel Smith Street 427 304 Aro Street 143 212 Brandon Street 419 58 Buckle Street 47 36 Cambridge Terrace 184 201 , Town Hall 1614 612 Ghuznee Street 294 146 Glenmore Road 139 11G Talavera T.C 43 4 Hankey Street 127 98 Kelburn Avenue 380 95 Kent Terrace, Oddfellows 684 266 Kent Terrace, Presbyterian .. 397 213 Lambton Quay 438 91 MoleswortH Street 632 154 Stout Street ■. 109 46 Sydney Street 513 .317 Terrace 381 43 Vivian Street, Baptist 53 82 Trades Hall 140 402 Webb Street 96 109 Wharf 95 246 Hataitai, School 228 41 Hataitai, Methodist 890 166 Houghton Bay 24 76 Island Bay, Humber Street .. 398 275 Island Bay, Parade 424 229 Kaiwarra 53 48 Karori West School 165 104 Karori, Public School ...... 888 180 Karori, Masonic 300 94 Kelburn, Training College .. 100 19 Kelburn, Presbyterian 113 33 Kelburn. Anglican 309 65 Kelourn Kiosk 474 33 Khandallah, School 90 42 Khandallah, Hall 587 112 Kilbirnie, R.S.A. Hall 460 , 287 Kilbirnie, Presbyterian 166 73 Kilbirnie, School 151 41 lower Hutt 1 143 23 Lyall Bay, Methodist 107 83 Xyall Bay, School 172 78 Lyall Bay. Surf Club 136 100 Lyall Bay, Salvation Army 44 34 lyall Bay, Baptist 109 42 Melrose 81 96 Miramar Central 319 400 Miramar North 212 . 182 Miramar South, Broadway .. 192 156 Miramar South, Infant School 296 270 Momington 82 87 Newtown, Congregational ... 276 263 Newtown, Library ..... 421 438 Newtown. St. Thomas's .... 529 673 Newtown, Hospital 78 53 Ngaio 358 245 Northland 299 195 Ohiro Bay 14 51 Oriental Bay 105 2 Petone '. 81 6 Rongotai 142 74 Roseneath, Presbyterian .... 110 41 Roseneath, School 124 57 Seatoun, Kiosk 463 178 Vogeltown 45 74 Wadestown 525 156 Worser Bay 53 15

Mr. Hislop's term of office had come in a period which was an unenviable one, and he .and the Mayoress would have to work very hard to keep up with the duties that they would be called on to undertake, Mr. McKeen said. He knew they would be able to carry those duties out and he hoped the Mayor would have a most successful term: Mr. McKeen closed by calling for three cheers for the Mayor and Mayoress.