BIG MAJORITY

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3080, 9 February 1942, Page 5

BIG MAJORITY

HAURAKI BY-ELECTION WIN FOR MR SUTHERLAND NATIONAL SEAT RETAINED The by-election for the Hauraki seat in the House of Representatives was -held on Saturday and resulted in the return of the National Party’s candidate, Mr A. S. Sutherland, of Ngaruawahia, by a large majority over his only opponent, Mr H. T. Head, of Parnell, an Independent returned soldiers’ candidate. There was only a fairly small poll. The preliminary count was: — Mr Sutherland -- - - 3630 Mr Head -- — - — 1043 Informal — - 3 ® Majority for Sutherland 2596 The Hauraki by-election was caused through the death in action of Lieu-tenant-Colonel J. M. Allen, who won the seat at the 1’93'8 general election from Mr R. Coulter, then the sitting Labour member. The official count was:—Allen, 5291; Coulter, 410®; informal, 97; majority for Mr Allen, 1188.

Total votes cast in 1938' were 9491, against 4714 yesterday. Mr Sutherland contested the Raglan seat in 1938, reducing the majority of the Hon. W. Lee Martin, then Minister of Agriculture, by over 1000 votes. He has been a member of the Waikato Central Rural Credits Board for 10 years and is deputychairman of the Auckland Harbour Board. He farmed a property at Te Akatea until 1939.