THE LOCAL OPTION POLLS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13113, 29 April 1903, Page 3

THE LOCAL OPTION POLLS.

GROWTH OF THE NQ-LICENSE MOVEMENT. AN INTERESTING COMPARISON. Wiowini interesting table, prepared by the Rev. Edward Walker, shows tho percentage of voters who voted for No-Licenso at the 189(5, ISO 9, and 1002 Locaf Option Polls. The results stated below are based on the Registrar-General s figures ;

Total Number of Electors recording Valid Votes. Number who Voted for No License. Percentage 1896 1899 1902 1896 1899 1902 1896 1 1899 1902 AUCKLANDCity of Auckland Parnell Eden •Grey Lynn Waitemata Marsden •Kaiparn Bay of Islands Mannkau Eranklyn Thames Ohinemuri' Waikato Bay of Plenty 13031 3785 3626 8365 . 3073 2612 3132 3790 3988 3846 2676 3100 13706 4574 4555 8804 3711 3928 3935 3758 4750 6629 4-383 3997 14594 3852 3537 4107 4035 3844 3560 2750 4-478 3361 4178 8795 4165 4225 4783 1860 1472 1314 1583 892 1161 1607 1775 1583 939 1131 5869 1724 1019 1384 1517 1195 1492 1635 2374 . 3127 3445 1403 6524 1435 1638 2L75 1648 2032 1353 850 1927 1737 2090 1808 1587 1838 36-35-00 40-59 39-76 51-51 37-42-40 44-50 3986 36-42-82 3792 4212 35-83 40-30-12 37 91 43 60 41-55-65 82-97 3510 44-70 3725 4652 95 40-84 32-38-00 33- « 43-03 5108 60-02 473810 43-50 Provincial totals and percentages ... 49967 ,60230 61481 19550 24884 28642 39-13 41-32 ( 1 44-41' HAWKE’S BAY— Napier ... Hawke’s Bay Waipawa ... Waiapu 3970 3874 3711 3962 4013 760 4154 5021 1 3854 3183 ; 3544 ’ 4879 1627 1524 1441 1896 1685 629 1741 2562 2006 1417 1640 2568 40-93 80-83 38-91 47-85 4V98' Void 4P91 51-00 52-05 45 22 4627 5363 Provincial totals and percentages ... 15517 13948 15410 6491 6617 7631 41-83 47-44 49’62 TARANAKI— Taranaki Egmont Havvera ... ... ... ... 4286 3316 3118 4760 4289 4129 4402 3414 4295 2007 1527 1794 1872 1977 1874 2021 1403 2133 46-80 46 04 52-56 37-22 4509 45 38 45-91 41-09 49 66 Provincial totals and percentages ... 11015 13178 12111 6328 5723 6557 48-37 43-42 45-88 WELLINGTON— City of Wellington •Newtown. *Hutt fWellington Suburbs Otaki Pahiatua Wanganui Patea Rang! tike! ... Palmerston North Manawatu Masterton Wairarapa •Oroua 13168 4171 3154 3185 42CG 2837 3776 3156 3195 3421 3609 15568 6126 3371 8793 5207 3623 3775 4055 3398 3880 3920 15175 4985 3721 2464 3464 4745 4611 3371 4637 3109 3930 3972 3100 4951 1623 629 1661 1748 1295 1469 - 1274 1221 1423 1161 6194 2120 987 1713 2162 1462 1621 1582 1448 2001 1558 7496 2995 1920 1062 1800 2267 2265 1342 1976 1400 1906 1727 1505 38-19-94 49-01 41-55 45 64 38-90 4036 38-21 41-59 3216 89‘7S 84-60 29-27 45-16 '41-62 40-35 4294 8901 42-61 51-57 39-74 49-29 6008 51-59 4310 51-06 47;77 49-12 39 81 43-61 45-03 48-49 4347 48-54 Provincial totals and percentages ... NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, AND WESTLAND - City of Nelson Motneka Wairau Buller ... Grey Westland 47878 3728 2985 4108 4355 3490 3546 ■ 66716 4513 2994 4242 5173 457-i 1819 61284 4243 2657 4323 4102 3393 3220 18355 1020 854 1123 1498 1127 982 22848 1348 864 1356 1948 1448 497 29661 1327 799 1869 1593 1524 888 3883 282733 3439 8232 27-69 40 28 29-86 28-18 31-94 87 66 3V66 Void 48-39 31-27 30-07 48-23 88-83 44 91 27-57 Provinoial totals and percentages ... 22212 23314 21938 6604 7461 8000 2973 32-00 . 86-46 ©. CANTERBURY— . City of Christchurch Avon Riccarton Lyttelton . ... •Hnrnnni i'Ashloy Kaiapoi Ellesmere ... •Courtenay Selwyn Ashburton Geraldine ... ... Timaru ... ... ... ... Waitald 15106 3036 . 3314 3494 3376' 4031 2969 3184 3976 3575 3709 3465 15653 4030 3759 , 3642 3154 ' 4074 3418 3403 4245 3652 3983 3358 10298 4169 3236 3874 3472 3936 2890 30.40 3081 4625 3678 4856 3411 5261 979 949 1120 1186 1796 1173 1164 1565 1422 1560 1625 6538 1592 1347 1444 1287 2285 1502 1464 2022 1400 1921 1519 7888 2187 1365 2012 1632 2319 1386 1644 1804 2870 1706 2637 1896 84-82 31-72 28-68 3205 3513 44-55 89-50 S6-55 89-33 89-77 42-06 46 90 39-35-88 , 39 09 40-54-83 4394 42-47-63 40-79 48 23 4523 48-33 62-45 42-18 51-98 4700 5B‘91 4623 64 07 58 35 62-05 50-19 54-80 55"58 Provincial totals and percentages ... 53285 56376 00466 19800 24361 31386 37-15 43 21 43-53 43-54 80-65 Void 47-22 46 61 53-10 57-83 52-52 39"86 49-56 32-83 36-55 45-99 51-90 OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND— City of Dunedin ... •Chalmers Caversham Oanrnru tWaihemo ... •Mount Ida W’aikouaiti Taicii Bruce ... Olutha Matanra ... ... Tuapeka Invercargill Wakatipu Wallace Awarua 14583 4149 3903 3345 3103 2890 3081 3727 3933 3195 4-543 3175 3175 2922 16561 4608 3907 1003 3166 3445 +3508 3752 4173 3339 4638 3661 3573 3174 17240 4558 6397 4319 3251 3017 3695 3869 3613 4825 3587 5147 3837 4201 3713 4466 1264 1615 1294 1278 1124 1541 1989 1657 1052 1824 940 1027 ,1113 6774 1986 1975 885 1405 1606 J1967 2170 2192 1331 2300 1202 1305 1460 8518 2773 2938 2459 1569 1698 2031 2372 2245, 2989 3841 3079 1654 2323 2208 30-62 28-41 41-37 3868 4138 89 5001 53-36 42-32-92 ■ 40-15 29 60 32-34 3809 49-40 6088 54-43 5693 48-26 5628 62-60-91 51-82 5982 43-10 5559 46 Provincial totals and percentages ... 60024 61628 74269 22184 28648 40847 36-95 46-48 54-72 Colonial totals and percentages 259898 11285390 309959 98312 1(120542 151524 3782 42-23 48-88 Note. —All electoral boundaries were more or less altered prior to the 1902 poll. . • Now electorates in 1902. t Discontinued electorates in 1902. ,, ,, , ,, , X The Registrar-General omitted these figures, as “legal proceedings were pending. The totals for the c y pondingly affected. , - Where the word “ void ” occnrs above, it indicates cases in which not half the electors on the roll voted as the law requires in a district whore there is not a simultaneous Parliamentary contest. ... .... - r..„v anlalv The Newtown and Bruce polls in 1902 were declared void on petition through alleged irregularities, for whic j responsible. , ... —