PAHIATUA SEAT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17250, 18 August 1916, Page 7

PAHIATUA SEAT.

YESTERDAY’S BY-ELKCTTON

GOVERNMENT CANDIDATE

RETURNED

[Ter Press Association.] PAHIATUA, August 17. The election of a representative to fill the vacancy in the representation of Pahiatua caused by the death of Mr J. 11. Escott, ivas held to-day and resulted : G. H. Smith (National Government) . . . .1621 ft. B, Ross (Independent National Government) . 1438 G. D. Macfarlane . . 241

At the general, election in 1914 the figures polled w'oro:—J. H. Escott (Reform) 2906, J. I). Mathews (Liberal) 2223. Mr Ross represented the constituency from 1905 to 1911, being defeated in the latter yoar by Mr Escott. Mr Smith, who i* a solicitor at Paliiatua, unsuccessfully contested the seat in 1890.)