GENERAL ELECTION

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 July 1943, Page 2

GENERAL ELECTION

KAIPARA’S CHOICE. DARGAVILLE, July 15. At a representative meeting of electors, Mr. P. McG. Stewart, of Ruawai, and Mr. Rodney Coates, of Matakohe, were nominated as the Independent candidate to represent Kaipara at the coming election. A vote was taken after the nominees had addressed the meeting for 15 minutes each and resulted in Mr. Stewart’s favour by two to one. At the last election Mr. Stewart opposed the late Mr. J. G. Coates in the Labour interests, polling 3725 votes. The candidate will be given an absolutely free hand. On Saturday, at Paparoa, the selection will be made of a candidate to contest the election as an Independent Nationalist. NELSON. NELSON, July 15. Major F. W. Huggins has been selected as the National Party candidate for the Nelson seat. He is serving with the Army in New Zealand, after two years in the Middle East. In civilian life, he is proprietor of a mercer’s store in Nelson, and was formerly a city councillor for six years, and several times the Nelson provincial golf champion. MARRIAGE & U.S.A. SERVICEMEN WELLINGTON, July 15. A number of New Zealand girls have married United States servicemen, and the question has been raised whether they will have the right to vote at the general election. If they were British subjects before marriage their nationality has not been changed by marriage, therefore, it is stated, they have the right to vote as long as they are 21 years of age or over, and have the necessary residential qualification. They should, however, notify the registrar of electors of the change of name. It was explained last May by the Minister of Internal Affairs that according to the United States law, marriage does not confer citizenship upon a foreign wife, consequently, a British woman marrying a United States citizen retains her British nationality and travels on a British passport.