ELECTION RESULTS
MID-CANTERBURY SAFE FOR NATIONAL LEAD INCREASED [Pee United Press Association.] ASHBURTON, Oct. 26. With one absentee vote to be dealt with, the position in regard to the Mid-Canterbury seat is as follows: A. N. Grigg (National) .. 5504 H. E. Herring (Labour) •. 5429 Majority for Grigg .. 75 Mr Herring was the previous member. Additional votes were cast as follows: Declaration—Grigg 2, Herring 4, Absentee—Grigg 257, Herring 263. Postal—Grigg 119, Herring 96. Informal —36. On the night of the poll Mr Grigg had a majority of 48. NORTHERN ELECTORATES
Following the official counts and the counting of postal votes, etc., final election results have been announced as follows. Figures showing the variation from the provisional result on the night of the election are also given. Previous members are denoted by an asterisk:— Raglan *W. Lee Martin (Labour) .. 5062 A. S. Sutherland (National) 4458 A. J. Gallichan( Independent) 115 Informal 95 Majority for Lee Martin.. 604 Increase 73 Manawatu (Absorbing Oroua) *J. G. Cobbe (National) .. 6245 *C. L. Hunter (Labour) .. 4601 Majority for Cobbe .. 1644 • Decrease 44. Marlborough *E. P. Meachen (Labour) .. 6579 E. F. Healy (National) .. 5054 Majority for Meachen .. 1525 Increase 161. Nelse i *H. Atmore (Independent) .. 6092 J. R. Kerr (National) .. .. 5206 Informal 46 Majority for Atmore .. 886 Increase 20. Otahulm /.New electorate) *C. R. Petrie (Labour) .. .. 7020 K. B. Tennent (National) .. 4753 Majority for Petrie .. .. 2267 Increase 85. Onehunga *A. G. Osborne (Labour) .. 9412 J. Park (National) .. •. 5098 Majority for Osborne •. 4314 Increase 218. Remuera (Formerly Parnell) *W. P. Endean (National) .. 9605 Mrs M. M. Dreaver (Labour) 6744 Majority for Endean .. 2816 Increase 272.
Temuka *T. D. Burnett (National) .. 5494 J. Kearton (Labour) .. .. 4245 Informal .. 28 Majority for Burnett .. 1249 Decrease 20. Buller *P. C. Webb (Labour) .. .. 7976 T. 0. Maddison (National) ~ 1832 Majority for Webb .. .. 6144 Increase 264. Additional Votes Absentee: Webb 196, Maddison 62. Postal: Webb 96, Maddison 24. Seamen’s: Webb 7, Maddison 1. Declaration: Webb 24, Maddison 1. Auckland' East *F. W. Schramm (Labour) .. 8807 H. T. Merritt (National) .. 6261 Majority for Schramm 2626 Increase 4
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Evening Star, Issue 23099, 27 October 1938, Page 16
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342ELECTION RESULTS Evening Star, Issue 23099, 27 October 1938, Page 16
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