THE GENERA ELECTION.
FINAL UOtiKTS. WANGANUI. W J L. Mcflvride-.(Lab., • •'• ••• 1266 W. A.' Veitch (L.LaU) ... 4340 JnforuxiV .;.- - ••• f. 77 Majority for Veitch . ... 1603 As -i ri-uiil of : the recount of the votes at the Strati vi\ Section, Mv Bajrley, S.M.. is satisfied thstUiw* wei':o made, and that Mr Masters 'was eVcted.by a major, of 67 votes over Mr .1. IV. pi»e. The supporters of .Mr flinc are now .paid to be preparing a petition aMJmr that a scrutiny bo made by a judge of (lie Supremo Court. ' At a meeting of the Wa >.;';wmi branch of tho New -Zealand L::bodr Tarty last night it was resolved": TJu't the present electoral sysHem is ob'-olei . Parliament is not representative of the }vonle, and the branch calls upon Mi- M;,-... v "to r< form the', preBent system by substituting proportional xepresetitation. and immediately tbereaifer to appeal to 'the country in order to'; rectify ihe present false position of til • Government of a democratic country by a minority ryote.r-Press Association, ,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1719, 9 January 1920, Page 6
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166THE GENERA ELECTION. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1719, 9 January 1920, Page 6
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