LOCAL BODIES’ ELECTIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 27 April 1923, Page 5

LOCAL BODIES’ ELECTIONS

CHIUSTCHUIIOII SEATS

(United Press Association).

CHRISTCHURCH, This Hay. I n the proportiona l representation poll for eight city seats on the Hospital Board 17,488 valid votes were cast, and the position is that J. K. Archer, Dr Fenwick, Mrs Herbert, and H. J..' Otley, riii that order, have secured their quota ; while the remainder are doubtful. For the four scats on the Harbour Board thero were Hi,619 valid votes and Holland and Armstrong, M.P., are elected; while Thacker is likely Infill the third seat, and the fourth seat is doubtful. For one Harbour Board seat for the Lyttelton district M. J. Miller defeated 11. Hatchwcll bv a narrow mars!» JUR, WRIGHT RE-ELECTED FOR r WELLINGTON The Mayoral elections resulted as follows:—" WELLTNGTO N Wright (re-elected) i 0,830 Fraser (Labour) ... 10,580 (McKenzie 4237 Owing to tho heavy poll the municipal voting is unlikely to he known till late this afternoon, 1 hut at present Mr Mitchell, who stood down for the Mayoralty, is leading for the city council and only one Labour member, Mr Chapman, is in the first fifteen. ’Ten old members are among the leaders for the Harbour Board. Messrs Mitchell ,Bennett, Norwood and Captain Post are well ahead of the Labour candidates. In the'Hospital Board election most of the old members appear to lie secure. • For the City Council G. Mitchell, AY. .1. Gaudin, .11: D, Bennett, W. H. BenAetjt; At. Luckie, T. Forsyth, B. G. Burn, J. Burns, F. Meadnweroft, B. 11. Chapman, J. Aston, W. J. Thompson, A. L. Monteith. A. W. Parton, Airs A. McVicar elected. There Were tliirtyf(vfy candidates. Messrs Chapman and Monteith are the ■ only Labour candidates elected. “ For the Harbour Board the elected are :G. Mitchell, 11. D. Bennett. C. J. Norwood, Captain Post. CHRISTCHURCH Flesher '(Citizens) 10.312 Sullivan (Labour) 8,395 • ’ f • DUNEDIN . -faply (Citizens) 4,378 Hayward ”•" ■ 3,266 Larnach 3,128 P ALMERSTON NORTH Nathan 2.973 Lancaster 1899 WANGANUI Williams (re-elected) 2,516 Bignell 2,017 NAPIER Andrew (re-elected) 2,644 Renouf 722 GISBORNE Mildish (re-elected) 1,484 Ball 1,329 O AMARU MeDiarmid I re-elected) 1,219 Miller 902 TIMARU Wallace 2,760 Potts 1,730 INVERCARGILL ' Bain 4,004 Lennie 1,509 WESTPORT Alenzies (re-elected) 858 Fox - 476 GORE D. L. Poppehvell 645 D. McDougall (retiring mayor) 606 BLENHEIM The Mayoral election resulted in Edward Stone Parker being re-elected. At the half-holiday poll, Saturday was retained by a small majority. Jchn Joseph Corrv was defeated at tho Hospital Board election, after being chairman for many years. . . , TAU.RANGA P>. Dive (re-elected) 403 B. C. Robbins 297 EKETAHUNA W. Simpson was elected (Mayor by one vote. OTAKI J. P. Brandon was returned as Mayor. DANNEVIRKE •A. J. C. Runciman 521 G. J. Anderson (retiring mayor) 450 W. Dobson 436 WAII’AWA H. M. Rathbone (re-elected) 269 G. Hunt 228 HASTINGS CL A. Madison (re-elected) 1,716 N. A. Beamish 358 CAMBRIDGE C. 11. Priestley 489 Walter Stopford 267 WAIROA J. Corkhill (re-elected) ,471 J. Mayo ‘ 292 TAUMARUNUI C. C. Marsack 285 ,R. B. Williams J.O G. F. Thompson 135 A. S. Laird 99 • TE KUITI H. Rotherv 549 A. Blackman 9 Saturday half holiday carried oy a majority of 218., ‘ INVERCARGILL The half-holiday poll resulted—Wed I’Csdav 3871. Saturday 2443. The reversion to Wednesday was largely influenced bv a statement that' Saturday closing had resulted in a loss of £99! 0 a week to shopkeepers. . For the Council the official Lfocnr candidates were defeated. The noil was headed by T. Glass and H. J Fan-ant, who unsuccessfully contested Tnvcrcaigill at the general election as a LiberalLabour candidate. NEW PTA T MOUTH The municipal elections resulted in the return of five old councillors who stood for re-election, one candidate who was associated with them on the Ueket. and two, including ’Mr Smith, MJ ~ included *in the citizens’ committee ticket. The Labour candidates were badlv beaten. The election is an omphalic win for Mayor Wilson, who was unopposed. Saturday half-holiday was retained by a Substantial mamritv. ,y. !■■■!.. '. WAUIt W. M. Allnutt L 024 D. Donaldson (retiring mayor) 427

-' ••• IN NELSON There war. no election for Mayor or Councillors in'Nelson. Mr YY. Lock having been re-elected unopposed; and only the required number of councillors being nominated.