ELECTION RESULT

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 86, 8 October 1943, Page 3

ELECTION RESULT

STATE OF PARTIES

CHANGE IN PROSPECT

Additional returns giving the final count of civilian votes recorded at the recent General Election point to the prospect of the Government's representation in the new Parliament being a little stronger than was indicated by the results of the preliminary count. The present figures—civilian voting finals and Forces' preliminaries —show that Palmerston North is added to the list of seats likely to be retained by the Government on voting by the Services. The final civilian count gives Mr. Mansford, the, Independent candidate, who was not opposed by the National Party, a majority of 20, but the preliminary totals of servicemen's votes follow the general trend of favouring the sitting member. That trend may also have an important bearing upon the final result for Eden, where Lt.-Col. Fortune (National) has had the greater part of his civilian vote majority reduced by the Services' voting already announced. The New Plymouth result would also appear to depend upon the leeway that can be made up by Mr. Frost (Labour) in the final count of the Services' vote. The following returns since yesterday show the final civilian count with the preliminary Services' voting figures:— Bay of Plenty. Civilinn Prelim. Present . final. Service, total. Sullivan (N.) 4763 487 5250 Jonasen (L.) 3182 421 3603 Majority for Sullivan: 1647. Wellington North. Chapman (L.) 6552 659 7211 Hislop (N.) 4927 447 5374 Herring (D.L.) 894 143 1037 Malcolm (I.) 386 33 419 Carman (I.) 237 58 29a Majority for Chapman: 1837. Central Otago. Bodkin (N.) 5012 346 5358 Mackay (L.) 2399 294 2693 Newland (I.) 398 33 431 Majority for Bodkin: 2665. Clutha. Roy (X.) .......'5. 4897 307 5204 Edie (L.) 3354 269 3623 Majority for Roy: 1581. Dunedin North: Munro (L.) 7073 779 7852 Cassie (N.) 4853 301 5154 Keane (I.) 803 43 846 Moss (D.L.) 161 98 259 Majority for Munro: 2698. Manawatu: Oram (N.) ,*.... 5692 GO2 0194 . Oliver (L.) 3413 470 3883 Closey (I.) 595 69 664 Majority for Oram: 2311. New Plymouth. ♦ Aderman (N.) ..*. 6073 430 6503 I Frost (L.) 5649 742 6391 McCreedy (I.) .... 537 127 664 Jury (D.L.) 201 88 259 Majority for Aderman: 112. Palmerston North: Hodgens (L.) .... 6450 723 7173 Mansford (I.) .... 6470 421 6891 Hiudmarsh (D,L.) . 508 79 587 Majority for Hodgens: 282. Raglan : Coulter (L.) .... 4435 311 4746 Glasgow (X.) 4357 269 4656 Dillon (D.L.) .... 243 85 278 Burton (R.D.M.) .. 101 25 216 I, Majority for Coulter: 90. Temuka: Acland (N.) 4931 305 5236 Harris (L.) '. .3216 337 35D3 Majority for Acland: 1683. Wairarapa (amertdod): Roberts (L.) ' 4210 510 4720 Mataer (N.) .... 4289 299 4588 Crawford (D.L.) .. 362 52 414 Smlthaon (I.) .... 103 la 118 Majority for Roberts: 132. i Waitomo. Broadfoot (X.) .... 4670 372 5042 j Waters (I,) 2912 287 3199 Xesfleld (D.L.) .... 282 49 331 Majority for Broadfoot: 1843. Wallace. Hamilton (N.) 4400 253 4683 Lynch (L.) 2796 284 3080 McMullan (I.) 620 37 6u7 Majority for Hamilton: 1603. Eastern Maori. r Oman'a (L.) 5181 227 5408 Ngata (N.) ........ 4629 500 5129 Majority for Omana: 279. Northern Maori. Paikea (L.) 4184 100 4284 t» ou (X ) 1862 03 192d I'oata (LL.) 456 98 554 Toka (1.L.) 239 2o 264 Harawira (I.) 249 1 250 Taylor (L) 222 7 229 Witehira (D.L.) .... 134 3 137 Maioha (1.L.) , 119 1* 134 lTuwhare (I.) .... 14 2 16 Majority for Paikea, 2309. Southern Maori. Thikatene (L.) ..... G94 29 722 Tikao-Barrctt (K.D.M.) 171 9 ISO Thomas (N.) 131 1 132 Pitama (1.D.L.) 46 2 48 ' Majority for Tirikatene, 542. Franklin. Massey (N.) 6044 432 6476 Best (L.) 2891 320 3211 Lloyd (D.L.) 485 87 572 Moss (R.D.M.) .... 222 7 229 Majority for Massey, 3265.