PREVIOUS POLLS

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 14 November 1928, Page 6

PREVIOUS POLLS

| PATEA AND EGMONT. j PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS. \ j HOW VOTES WERE CAST The Parliamentary elections of 1925 ' which took place on November 4= of that year resulted in the return as the Patea representative of the Reform canJ didate, Mr H. G. Dickie, who defeated the retiring Liberal member, Mr J. R. Corrigan, and in the re-election as the Egmont representative of the Reform candidate, Mr O. J. Hawken, who held the seat against the Liberal party challenger, Mr, W. C. Green. In January of the following year Mr Hawken was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Commissioner of State Porests. In both electorates the winning candidates secured substantial margins. Owing to alterations of the boundaries of the electorates the polling places i have undergone certain changes for today’s poll. Details of polling at the 192-5 elections were as follow: — PATEA. Corri- Dickie gan

Majority for Dickie x<i7o Informal votes 95 Of the above polling places Moewatea, Monk’s Landing, Hukuhau and Te Tuhi are not included in to-day’s Patea list. New booths are as Ararata, Elt.liam Bays’ Home, Eraser Road, Hawera Spring 'Show, Ilawera (Tawhiti School), Mangamingi, Mata, Moeroa, Norin'anby, Ohangai, Omoana, Rawhitiroa, Te 'Boti, and Tirimoana. EARLIER iOONTESTiS. In the eight elections including one by-election for the Patea seat during the last 23 years Reform Party nomin--1 cos have been returned on six and Liberal Party candidates on two occasions respectively. The most, successful candidate during that period was Mr G. V. Pearce, who was returned to Parliament as the Reform nominee at three successive elections. Particulars of voting from 1905 onwards are as follow: — 1905—-W. Symes (Liberal), 2552; J. B. Hine (Conservative), 2409; G. P. Wake (Independent), 492. 1908.—G. V. Pearce (Reform) 2640; C. E. Major (Liberal), 2338. 1911—G. V. Pearce (Reform) 3246; P. O’Dca (Liberal), 2256; E. Train (Liberal), 536. 1914. —G. V. Pearce (Reform), 3388; W. Morrison (Liberal), 3270. 1919 —-W. D. Powdrell (Reform) 3276; W. Morrison (Liberal), 3021; P. B. Fitzherbert (Labour), 458; G. V. Pearce (Reform), 144. 1921 (by-election). —E. Dixon (Reform) 2730; W. Morrison (Liberal), 2401; L. Mellvride (Labour), 568. 1922. —J. R. 'Corrrigan (Liberal), 3384; E. Dixon (Reform), 3233; G. V. Pearce ; (Reform), 1038. 1925—'11. G. Dickie (Reform), 4501; \ J. R. Corrigan (Liberal), 3226.

Majority for TTnw.ken 1290 Informal votes 04 Of the above polling places Arnrata, Fraser Road, iMangamin.gl, Mata, Moeroa, Oilman a, Bawhitiroa, To Boti, Tiiiiuoana and Whenuakura Valiev arc not included in the Egmont electorate list to-day. New polling places are (Cardiff, Carrington Boad, Dawson Falls, Kirihau, Koru, Bowgarth, Mahoe, Oakuira, Okato, Omata, Bowan, Tataraimaka, AVningongora, AVaiteika Boad. TWO PREMIERS. The Egmont electorate has the distinction of having sent two representatives who held the office of Premier. These were 'Sir Harry Atkinson (Con-

servative),' who was the Premier in J 1896-97 and Sir Thomas MacKenzie (Liberal) who was Premier for four months in 1912 prior to the accession to office of the Reform Government. As is the case with Patea eight elections also including a by-election has been j held for the Egmont seat during the! pact 23 years. A further coincidence I during that term is that the Egmont seat has also been won on six occasions by Reform Party candidates and twice by Liberals. Mr O. J. Hawken, who won the scat in 1919, lias been the most successful candidate; also with three wins. Details of voting from 1905 onward are as follow: — 1905 —AV. T. Jennings (Liberal) 2619; C. Leech (Conservative), 1969; H. A. Campbell (Independent), 215. 190 S -ballot: 13. Dive (Reform) 1618; G. P. Wake (Liberal)-, 1385; C. | A. Wilkinson (Reform), 1013; D. L. A. Astbury (Liberal), 579. -Second ballot: B. Dive 2408; -G. P. Wake, 2159. 1911 —Hon. Thonfas MacKenzie (Liberal), 3009; (Reform), 2682. 1912 (by-pßiction). —C. A. Wilkinson (ReformL/2705; D. L. A. Astibury (Liberal), 2228. 1914.'—-C. A. Wilkinson (Reform), 3317, D. L. A. Astbury (Liberal), 2425. 1919.—-O. J. Hawlcen (Reform), 3123; D. L. A. Astbury (Liberal), 2982. 1922. —G. J. Efawken (Reform), 3597; D. L. A. Astbury (Liberal), 3225. 192-5. —O. J. Hawkcn (Reform), 4086; W. C. Green (Liberal), 2796.

Ahu Aliu Ed (Te Tuhi) .. 1 11 Alton 36 100 Aramoho 35 75 * Brunswick 26 120 Hawera ('Winter Show) . 765' 629 Ilawera (Pres. Hall) .... 386 813 Hawera (St. Alary's) 154 248 Ilawera (Racecourse) .... 99 126 Hurley ville' 31 57 Kai Iwi 65 81 Kakaramea 58 75 Kohi 28 39 Makakalio 8 9 Mangawliio 4 31 Manutalii 50 57 Maxwelltown 54 68 Meremere 4 10 ■Moewatea 1 11 Mokoia 27 72 Monk’s Banding (Banana) 0 7 Moss town 177 145 Hgamatapouri 20 40 H.gutuwera 25 49 Nukuhau 1 8 Omaliira 4 17 Opaku 25 25 Orangimea 3 13 Paparangi 10 12 Patea 298 307 Raorikia 3 7 Eapanui 19 55 St. John’s Hill 45 122 Te Tuhi i . 4 Waitotara . 88 89 Waverley 291 362 Westmere 66 112 Wliakamara 16 38 Whareroa 27 93 Wlienuakura 57 73 .Absentee votes 218 291 Totals 3226 4501 197!^

EGMONT. Ararata Auroa Awatuna ....: Eltham Fraser Road Innha Kalmi Road Ivaponga Kapuui Manaia Mangtaliume Mangamiugi Mangatoki : Mata i Matapu Mcremerc Moeroa Newall Road Norm an by Oaonui Green ; 14 53 40 47i7 19 41 28 197 159 283 42 22 58 10 G4 11 0 2 95 59 16 lawken 71 Ilf 82 757 46 82 7 213 99 318 47 30 162 32 109 29 17 38 189 64 49 Ohangai 39 31 Okaiawa 86 175 1 0 moan a G 16 Opna Road 29 12 Opunake 285 275 Otakeho 91 120 Pihama 71 99 Puniho 4 33 Pungarehu 46 57 Rahotu . . . . ; 343 91 Raivhitiroa 27 46 Rivorlea 30 79 To Kiri 38 50 To Roti 34 57 Tirimoana 1 20 Tokaora 28 59 Warea 40 93 Whenuakura Yallev 0 8 Absentee votes 102 199 Totals 2796 4086