MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 April 1921, Page 2

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

christchurcbTcity council. FINAL RESULTS UNKNOWN. FOR TWO OR THREE DAYS, (Special to the Star.) i CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Big surprises may be in store for some of the candidates in the City Council election. The scientific accuracy of proportional representation is such that the race is never won until the numbers go tip. dhe distribution of surplus votes in the order of preference and the elimination one by one of the lowest candidates as the count proceeds will show where the preferences lie. At the Harbour Board election in 1917 there was noted an instance of a candidate who looked to be a certainty for election, as his first preferences were almost within striking distance of the quota. This was the case of the late Charles Allison. Curiously enough, he received practically no subsequent preferences from the other ballot papers, and he was defeated, much to his disgust. The same fate may await some of the City Council candidates, while others who appeared to be in a hopeless position may receive an unexpected lift. If party voting has been as consistent as it wax in Kl 7, tiie Cit.zens’ Association will probably secure in addition to Agar, Flesher, and Brunt, who are certain of election, three or four other seats. In the case of Labour, Sullivan and Rev. Archer are sure of election, but two more Labour seats should be filled and possibly three. Aimstrong should be the next nominee to secure election, but it is impossible to say how the surpluses will go, whether alphabetically or otherwise. If alphabetically, then Cooke and Hunter may be in the running. As the Independents represent no party, it is unsafe to assume that those who gave first preferences to the Independents would cast their subsequent preferences for Independents also. Therefore the Independents are hard to deal with. They might get two. three, or even four seats, but the probabilities arc in favour of three seats. It will be two or three days at least before the composition of the new Council is known. FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES.

Details of the first preference votes recorded for the various candidates are the fo'lowing figures. Assuming the informal votes were properly disallowed the quota was 826: —

D. G. Sullivan (L). 1880; C. P. Agar (C), 1168; J. K. Archer (L), 999; W. H. Winsor (I), 950; J. A. Flesher (C), 936; J R. Brunt (C), 841. The above have been elected outright. Following are the positions of the various other candidates: — H. F. Herbert (I), 762; H. T. Armstrong (L), 699; A. McKellar (C), 581; A. Williams (C). 555; C. W. Hervey (I), 490; A. Manhire (C), 484; E. H. Andrews (('), 403: W. Machin (C). 336; Mrs E. R. M-.Cdmbs (L), 324: C. Buchanan (C), 323; F. R. Cooke (L). 301; F. Burgoyne (I), 277; W. Congreve (I). 275; 11. Hunter (L). 212; W. H. Cooper (I). 178: J. O. Jameson (C), 178; C. Renn (L), 166; Mrs A. Wells (L), 149: E. E. Langley (L), 133; R. St. C. McKenzie (I), 124; W. G. Hutchinson (I), 117; T. H. Butterfield (L), 105; H. Thompson (C), 92. W ELLINGTO N ROLLING. HOSPITAL BOARD VOTING. WELLINGTON, April 28. All the retiring members of the Hospital Board who sought re-election were succt.sful. Rev. H. Van Staveren, with a record poll of 13,697 votes, headed the list. The new members of the Board are: Messrs Vane, Hornblow, Underwood and Butler. Labour secured three seats. The details are: H. Van Staveren, 13,697; C. JI. Luke, 12,214 ; F. Castle, 12,159; J. Elliott, 12,124; Annie McVicar, 11.764; Nash, 10,664; C. J. Petherick, 10.458; A. L. Hornblow, 10.314; S. M. Underwood, 9.829; J. W. Butler, 9,475; C. H. ChapinVui, 8,440; Sarah Snow, 7,557; J. Glover, 7.266. All the above were elected. Following are the other results: Monteith. 7.115 : McKendie, 7,066 ; Janet Fraser, 6.901; Edith Carmichael, 6,875; Sarah Cat low. 5,534 : Ellen Lawlor, 5,529 ; Berras, 5.521; Eagle, 5,233; Gordon, 4734.

IN OTHER PLACES. Mount Albert (Auckland)—-Mayoralty: Bennett 1142, Fray 646. Newmarket —Mayoralty : G. Donaldson, 502; C. Leek, 381. Onehunga—Mayoralty: Park, 916; Boyd, 697. Napier—Mayoralty : J. B. Andrew 2296, J. Vigor Brown, M.P. (retiring Mayor) 1040. Timaru.—Mr F. J. Rolleston was elected Mayor of Timaru, polling 2949 votes. His opponent, Mr W. Augland (a former Mayor) polled 1067 votes. The Citizens’ Association secured the return of eight nominees. There were three Labour candidates, and one was returned, but as he has only a majority of one, the seat is uncertain till the recount result is known. Saturday half-holiday and rating on unimproved values were carried.

ROSS BOROUGH COUNCIL. . ROSS, April 28. The 'poll for nine Councillors resulted as follows:—J. Pcthig 105, J. Thomson 104, A. W. Upjohn 95, C. Black 93, W. A. Jones 91, H, McMullan 86, N. J. Phillips 86, John Minehan 78, D. A. Roberts 71, F. Moore 68.