CHRISTCHURCH

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

CHRISTCHURCH

(P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 18. Labour was overwhelmingly beaten in Christchurch. It lost the Mayoralty and control of the City Council, suffered a heavy reduction on the Christchurch Tramway Board, lost three of its four city seats for the Lyttelton Harbour Board, and won only three of 10 city seats for the North Canterbury Hospital Board, on which it had held six.

In a small poll Mr. E. H. Andrews. Citizens' Association Mayoral candidate, had a lead of 1192 votes from the Labour candidate, Mr. E Parlane. Mr J. K. Moloney, Independent, who headed what ho called a "win-the-war" group, gained 4672 votes. Mr. C. T. Rodda, Independent, lost his deposit. In the City Council Labour has four seats out of 16, whereas in the last council it had 10. The six city seats on the Tramway Board were divided equally among Labour and Citizens' Association candidates. Another Lab. our member. Sergeant J. S. Barr, is serving overseas. In the previous board, seven of nine members were Labour supporters. Mr. H E. Denton. Labour, chairman, and Corporal R. M Macfarlane, retiring Mayor, deputychairman, lost their seats. This was the only seat Corporal Macfarlane contested. * Mrs. Macfarlane stood unsuccessfully for the Hospital Board and the City Council. DUNEDIN (P.A.) DUNEDIN, May 18. Labour lost one representative on each of the city local bodies. The Citizens' candidate, Mr. A. H. Allen, retained the Mayoralty, defeating Dr. McMillan, M.P. The voting was: Allen, 13,685; McMillan, 12,524. On the City Council the Citizens' Association, which did not oppose Lieu-tenant-Commander P. G. Connolly, now on active service, obtained nine of the 12 seats. The Citizens' Association also has a majority of six to one on the Hospital Board. Among the defeated candidates was Dr. McMillan. Mrs. McMillan, a sitting member, lost her seat. Out of a roll of 41,048, only 26,715 cast their votes in the Mayoral election.