MAJORITY INCREASED
Mr. Barnard and Napier Seat FINAL ASSESSMENT The final assessment of votes recorded by electors of Napier in the recent elections has now been completed by the returning officer, Al r G. G. Chisholm, and the exact majority gained by M> W. E. Barnard over his principal o' ponent, Mr F. B. Logan, is 4057 vol--After th e recount and the assessmCt of postal and absentee votes, Mr L ir ' nard gained 7290 votes and Mr Lo, an 3233. The final figures give Mr Barnan F . more votes and Mr Logan 282. TIP differences in the figures for the four candidates may be seen from t’ l3 i°b lowing table, which sets out thefig ures for each candidate after the firi count on election night and after t le final count:—
It is interesting to reel'd that approximately 90 per cen • of Napier electors recorded tliei votes at the elections, this being : higher average than that of the lasi two elections so far as the Napier ebctoral district is concerned.
The total number of persons entitled to vote was 12,399, of which 11,109 cast their votes.
first Kin-1 Extra count coipt votes BARNARD (L) 0818 7590 472 Logan (N) 2951 3133 282 Jacobsen (D) .. 372 39G 24 Wood (C) .. .. 137 141 4 Informal .. .. 38 49 11
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 299, 4 December 1935, Page 10
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