GENERAL ELECTION

Grey River Argus, 16 July 1943, Page 4

GENERAL ELECTION

INDEPENDENT FOR KAIPARA.

p.A. 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 candidates to represent Kaipara at the coming election. A vote was taken, after the nominees had addressed the .meeting for Id 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 3,725 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 NATIONALIST CANDIDATE. p.A,. 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.