GENERAL ELECTION

Northern Advocate, 14 August 1935, Page 9

GENERAL ELECTION

ELECTORATE BOUNDARIES NO CHANGE THIS YEAR i Per Press Association. — Copyright. I ! WELLINGTON, This Day. J It is understood dhat a proposal to ' amend the electoral laws to provide for I an alteration, in the voting system has 1 received some consideration from ; Cabinet, but any decision is being de- : ferred until the return of Messrs. Forbes and Coates. I Similarly, the question of represeni tation of the South Island in the | House has also been deferred, as a j census will not be taken until next iye-ar. 1 The coining election will probably I be fought out on the existing electoral j boundaries, but it appears certain that 1 after the completion of the census and ! a meeting of the Boundaries Commisj sicn. the South Island will lose two I seats in favour of the North, j It is understood that the Governj ment has considered this question, and | that there will be an amendment of i the law to provide for a different sysjtem of adjustment. I i | AUCKLAND EAST SEAT | H. P. BURTON, NATIONALIST 1 ■ j f Special to "Northern Advocate”l [ AUCKLAND, This Day. I By a unanimous vote, Mr. H. P. Burton was chosen as the official Nationalist candidate for the Auckland East seat at a meeting of supporters of the National Political Federation held last night. The meeting was called to consider a resolution, of the federation’s Auckland East electoral committee, that nominations for candidature should close on September 13. The seat is at present held by Mr. F. W. Schramm, a Labour member. Mr. Burton has played an active part in politics for a number of years, occupying posts of chairman and vicepresident of the Auckland East branch of the Reform If arty. In 1931 he unsuccessfully contested the Auckland East seat as a Coalition Reform candidate. On that occasion the voting was as follows: — Schramm (Labour), 3893; Burton (Reform), 2256; W. H. Horton (United), 1754; Miss E. Melville (Women’s), 1002; J. A. Arthur (Independent), 439. In addition, Mr. Burton has been a member of the Auckland City Council since 1929, and, for four years, was chairman of the Works Committee. He is one of the City Council’s representatives on the Auckland Metropolitan Milk Council. 1 ROSKILL SEAT Mention has been blade of Mr. D. Henry as candidate likely to be considered by the National Political Federation for the Roskill seat, which is now held by Mr. A. S. Richards-in the interests of Labour. “So far as lam concerned,” said Mr. Henry, last night, “I have been approached unofficially several times by supporters of the Federation, but I have not yet agreed to accept nomination.” HAMILTON ELECTORATE So far, Mr. H. D. Caro, of Hamilton, has not decided whether he will contest the Hamilton seat in the interests of the Democrat Party. It was announced last week that Mr. Caro had decided to accept an invitation by Democrat supporters to stand in their interests, but Mr. Caro said 1 that he will ' not accept nomination until he knows what is the party’s policy. He said if*he did not agree with the policy he might stand as an Independent.