TIES IN THAMES COUNTY ELECTION
TWO INDECISIVE RESULTS. NAMES FINALLY PUT IN HAT AND DRAWN. Per Press Association. THAMES, Last Night. There was a peculiar result in a Thames County election, which closed to-day in the declaration by the returnin o- officer that Mr. Cory Wright had been elected for tho Tairua riding. The election held c-arly in May resulted in Messrs Wright and Prescott, the two candidates, being equal. There were two declaratory votes, which went one to each but there being some doubt as to the validity of these, Mr. Wright resigned. ~ , , Another poll was taken, which showed Wright 27, Prescott 26. There were four declarations and when these were opened, three were informal and one was for Prescott, making another tio To-day, tho names were placed in a Pat tho" returning officer drawing Mr. Wright’s name and declaring him elected.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6946, 27 June 1929, Page 6
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