ELECTION RESULTS

Evening Star, Issue 23100, 28 October 1938, Page 1

ELECTION RESULTS

MR BODKIN'S LEAD REDUCED The official count for the Central Otago seat was completed yesterday. The final figures are:— W A. Bodkin (National) ~ 5646 J. M. Mackay (Labour) .. 4415 Informal 41 Majority for Bodkin .. 1231 Mr Bodkin’s majority on election night was 1329. Additional votes were counted as follows: — „ Absentee.—Bodkin 234, Mackay 348. Postal. —Bodkin 85. Mackay 72. Declaration. —Bodkin 2, Mackay 3. 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;— GREY LYNN. »J. A. Lee (Labour) .. .. 11.584 J. A. Govan (National) .. 2.977 Majority for Lee -. •• 8,607 Increase. 342. EG M 0 NT. *C. A. Wilkinson (National) 5063 T. E. Trask (Labour) .. .. 3661 Informal 82 Majority for Wilkinson 1402 Increase. 27. Details o'f additional votes counted: — Absentee; Wilkinson 103, Trask 103. Postal: Wilkinson 85, Trask 48. Declaration; Wilkinson 6, Trask IX. The electors on the roll numbed 9249. The votes cast totalled 8806, or 95.2 per cent. WANGANUI. *J. B. Cotterill (Labour) .. 8630 H. C. Veitch (National) .. 4710 Informal 62 3920 Increase 257. Out of 14,887 electors on the roll 1485 did not vote. WAITOMO. *W. J. Broadfoot (National) 4858 J. Jones (Labour) .. .. 4529 Informal .. 43 Majority for Broadfoot 329 Decrease 16. A total of 493 absentee votes. 118 postal votes and nine declaration votes was allowed. Mr Jones received 314 and Mr Broadfoot 302, while four were informal. WELLINGTON WEST. Mrs C. Stew art (Labov’o . ,>- 8989 *R. A. Wright (Independent) '7J33 Informal .. .. .. . • 64 Majority for Stewart .. 956 Decrease 102 Additional votes were allocated as follows: — , Absentee: Stewart 332, Wright 446. Postal: Stewart 108, Wright 128. Declaration: Stewart 9, Wright 8. Seamen’s: Stewart 46, Wright 24. KAIAPOI. *C. M. Williams (Labour) .. 6348 G. C. Warren (National) ... 4813 Majority for Williams .. 1535 Increase 185. Details of additional votes counted: — Absentee; Williams 258, Warren 183; informal 1. Postal and seamen’s: Williams 80, Warren 74; informal 11. Declaration; Williams 4. Warren 4. The outstanding absentee vote cast in the Mid-Canterbury electorate favoured Mr H. E. Herring, the Labour candidate. The final majority secured by the new member, Mr A. N. Grigg (National) is 74. EDEN. *W. T. Anderton (Labour) .. 8969 D. Pool (National) .. .. 6636 A. F. Robinson (Independent) 144 Majority lor Anderton.. 2333 Increase 14. ROSKILL. *A. S. Richards (Labour) .. 8272 A. S. Bailey (National) .. 6131 Majority for Richards .. 2141 Increase 15. AUCKLAND CENTRAL. *W. E. Parry (Labour) .. 10,151 C. R. Dodd (National) ..- 3,970 Majority for Parry .. 6,181 Increase 116. AUCKLAND SUBURBS. *H. G. R. Mason (Labour) .. 8164 M. S. Walker (National) ~ 3302 F. Allen (Independent) .. 238 Majority for Mason .. 4862 * Increase 284. WAITEMATA. *W. J. Lyon (Labour) .. ~ 7806 J. E. Close (National) .. .. 5545 Majority for Lyon .. 2261 Increase 88.