GENERAL ELECTION

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 December 1946, Page 4

GENERAL ELECTION

SUSPECTED CASES OF PLURAL VOTING ST. ALBANS COUNT DELAYED The, last stages in the scrutiny of the roll in the St. Albans electorate was reached last evening; but the scrutiny was held up until personal investigation was made into suspected cases of dual voting. “The completion of the scrutiny depends on how long those investigations take,” said the returning officer (Mr. W. V. Morton). He expected that a day would be needed to make the official count before the poll was declared. On the night of the poll, Mr. C. M. Williams (Labour) was leading Mr. J. T. Watts (National) by 66 votes, , and . 1000 votes were still to be counted. A beginning was made last evening with checking absentee voters with the master rolls. Although 'inquiries into suspected cases of plural voting are handed to the police by returning officers, no complaint for action had been received by the Christchurch police late yesterday afternoon from any returning officer.

Press Association . messages give the following figures for the final counts in other electorates. In some cases a few outstanding votes have still to come in.

REMUERA. Pt. M. Algie (National) .. 8465 J. Freeman (Labour) .. 4060 Majority for Algie .. . . 4405 Majority increased by 397. NORTH SHORE. Dr. A. M. Finlay (Labour) 6958 H. T. Morton (National) 6726 Majority for Finlay .. .. 232 Majority reduced by 133. ONEHUNGA. A. G. Osborne (Labour) 8603 W. K. King (National) .. 5204 Majority for Osborne . . 3399 Majority increased by 191. FRANKLIN. J. N. Massey (National) 8532 A. D. J. Gunn (Labour) 4508 Majority for Massey .. 4024 Majority increased by 336. OTAHUHU. C. R. Petrie (Labour) . . 6883 A. Murdoch (National) . . 6693 Majority for Petrie . . .. 190 Majority reduced by 44. NEW PLYMOUTH. E. P. Aderman (National) 7418 G. Nimmo (Labour) .. 7010 Majority for Aderman' .. 408 Majority increased by 100. BROOKLYN. P. Fraser (Labour) ... .. 8145 Stewart Hardy (National) 4257 Majority for Fraser .. 3888 Majority increased by 99. CHRISTCHURCH CENTRAL. R. M. Macfarlane (Lab.) 8237 A. Ostler (Communist) .. 302 A. Wills (National) .. 3869 Majority for Macfarlane 4368 Majority increased by 184. HURUNUI. W. H. Gillespie (National) 7078 J. Mathison (Labour) .. 5639 Majority for Gillespie .. 1439 Majority increased by 60. NAPIER. A. E. Armstrong (Labour) 7717 A. J. Price (National) .. 5910 Majority for Armstrong .. 1807 Majority increased by 17.