Maori Elections

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 300, 7 December 1922, Page 4

Maori Elections

RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S POLLINC.

RETIRING MEMBERS RETURNED.

THREE REFORMERS AND ONE LIBERAL.

Yesterday the polling took place throughout the Dominion for the Maori seats in thg House of Representatives, and resulted in the reelection of the retiring members. Messrs Tan Henare (Northern), H. W Uru (Southern), A. T. Ngata (East-, ern) and Sir Maui Pomare (Western). Twelve returns are to come in the latter electorate, but they are not nkely to affect the result. - Following are the returns for the several seats NORTHERN. Tau Henare (Reform) 2415 Nau Parone Kawiti . 991 Hone Heke 379 Anaru Ngawaka .‘132 lhaka Te Tai 209 One return of about 30 votes to come. 1919 election.—Tan Henare 2665, Nau Paraone Kawiji 1036, Anaru Ngawaka 135, Aperahana Retipene Tuoro 71, Wiri Henare 32. SOUTHERN. H. W. Uru (Reform) .. 286 MacDonald 200 Erihana 153 Barrett 136 Waitiri 16 Two small returns to come cannot affect the result. 1919 election—-John Ropcre Wharcwiti Uru 376, Riki te Mairaki Taiaroa 169, Teone Matapura Erihana 97, Hoani Matui 46. EASTERN. A. T. Ngata (Liberal) 4508 Taranaki te Ua 2942 Two small returns-to come cannot affect the result. 1919 election. —Hon. Ngata elected unopposed. WESTERN. Sir Maui Pomare (Reform) .. 3659 Katana Tokoura 2898 Mawlnti Rangi 799 T. Patera 112 Twelve more returns to come. 1919 election.—Maui Pomare 2669, Ngaranki Katitia 1245, Tanea Kaawa Short 567, Tuwhakaririka Patene 536, Henare Kaihan 215, Tawiwi Tukimana te Taniwha 212, Tenia Paewharetapu Keawene 45, Keritoke te Ahu 44, Otene Paora 35, Uruera Pohipi Chase 24, Kipi te Whatanui 12. MAORI LICENSING POLL. RESTORATION CARRIED AT HOROUTA. Gisborne. Dec. 6. Details of the liquor poll in the Horouta Maori district are not available, hut the East Coast correspondent of the “Gisborne Times” states that restoration was carried by an overwhelming majority. The Horonta district went dry in 1911 by 551 votes to 411. As an illustration of the vot mg on this occasion, the result nt Te Araroa was: For Restoration 131, for Prohibition 10. This poll was confined to Maori electors alone, and has been taken in order to decide merely whether tho prohibition of the sale of liquor to natives in the district, which took effect in 1911, should be revoked.