ELECTION COUNTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 September 1943, Page 4

ELECTION COUNTS

THE LATEST RETURNS M WELLINGTON, September 28. Although results are still coming in from overseas, and will continue to do so for some time, there was no alteration reported to-day in the results for the electorates where the voting is close, and there was no material alteration in any of the other electorates. Figures published so far represent counts in New Zealand, and include some but not all of the forces’ votes. Still to come are the rest of the torces’ votes from many parts of the world, and from ships at sea as well as absent, postal, declaration, and seamen’s votes in New Zealand. The final count of votes lodged in New Zealand should oe completed next week, the Chief Electoral Officer Mr L Irwin) said; but the final result of the voting of the forces overseas would probably not be known until later than that. On account of late returns of service votes, the following amend-1 ments have been made in electorates where the majorities are comparatively slender: EDEN : W. T .Anderton (L.) .. .. 6656 W. H. Fortune (N.) . . . . 6558 T. M. Dixon (D.S.L.) . . . . 669 Mrs G. Brooks (R.D.) . . . . 285 P. H. C. Wilson (1.G.) .... 181 Majority forwAnoerton .. .. 93 Saturday’s figures were:—Anderton 6650, Fortune 6555. Majority for Anderton 95. RAGLAN R. Coulter (L.) .. .. .. 4427 R. J. Glasgow (N.) .. .. 4375 A. T. Dillon (D.S.L.) . . . . 257 S. Burton (R.D.) .... . . 206 Majority for Coulter .. .. 5Saturday’s figures were: Coulter 4427, Glasgow 4374. Majority for Coulter 53. WAITE MATA H. T. Morton (N.) 6463 *Mrs M. M. Dreaver (L.) . . 6342 K. B. Ainsley (D.S.L.) .. .. 871 W. C. Hewitt (1.G.) 182 Majority for Morton 121 Saturday’s figures were: Morton C 463, Mrs Dreaver 6336. Majority for Morton 127. WAIRARAPA

:: B. Roberts (L.) 4391 J. Maher (N.) ” 4 00 l R. E. Crawford (D.5.L.).. •• 38j ’,V. F. Smithson (1.G.) .. • • Majority for Roberts .. •• 84 Saturday’s figures were: RobeiLs -1231, Maher 4181. Majority loi Roberts 50. . 09 There are 499 absentee and 82 postal votes to be counted. NEW PLYMOUTH E. P. Adermfin (N.) .. 6055 : F. L .Frost (L.) 6018 V. McCready (I.) P. A .Jury (D.S.L.) Majority for Aderman .. ■■ 37 Saturday’s figures were: Aderman 6052, Frost 6012. Majority for Aderman 40. OTAKI :-L. G. Lowry (L.) 4624 B. V. Cooksley (N.) 4562 R. J. Barnett (D.S.L.) .. .. 410 W. J. Crawford (1.G.) .. • • 361 Majority for Lowry •• •■ 62 Saturday’s figures were: Lowry, 4621; Cooksley, 4562. Majority lor Lowry, 59. OAMARU T. R. Beatty (N.) 4601 '• A. H. Nordmeyer (L.) .. ... 4597 G. Barclay (D.S.L.) .. . ■ 319 G. P. Cuttriss (1.G.) ■ ■ • • 1 54 Majority for Beat! y .. .. 4 Saturday’s figmes were: Beatty -••600. Nordmeyer 4594. Majority lor Beatty 6. 2 . In the Waikato electorate an alteration gives. W. S. Goosman (N.) 6959 votes and C. Croall (L.J 2599, increasing Gooosman’s lead from 4280 to 4360.

A small change m Rangitikei gives F. B. Gordon (N.) 5153 votes and R. Freeman (L.) 3581. Gordon’s majority goes up from 1539 to 1572. LICENSING POLL INVERCARGILL, Sept. 27. The number of votes still to be counted in the poll on the local liquor question in Invercargill is 2600. > addition to postal votes and absentee votes there are 1413 soldiers’ votes still to be counted in the liquor poll, if restoration is to be carried aboui 2000 of the 2600 will have to be in favour of that issue. At present restoration is 561 short of the threefifths majority. The result of the soldiers’ votes on the liquor question ras not yet been received from Wellington. Absentee and postal votes will be dealt with during the officii. ‘ i ount, and included in the final totals. The result of the official count shoe be known about the end of the week. BRITAIN NOT INTERESTED (N.Z.P.A. Special Correspondent) LONDON, Sept. 27. British newspapers have made no comment so far on the New Zealand general election, contenting themselves with giving a brief report of the results. It cannot be stated that the election’ aroused much interest here, but that is not surprising, in view of the war news and the political rearrangements following the death of Sir C. Kingsley Wood. The defeat of Mr. Lee and the Independents caused chief comment in New Zealand circles here, which expected a fall in Labour’s majority. 'l’here is also interest in Mr. Fraser’s reduced majority for his seat.