GENERAL ELECTION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 22 November 1928, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTION

OFFICIAL COUNTS REFORM LOSES WELLINGTON NORTH UNITEDS CAPTURE DUNEDIN SOUTH (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. As a result of the turn the official count caused the political situation to take yesterday the Government is now only one seat ahead of the United Party, with the Labour group third. While retaining other doubtful seats such as Mid-Canterbury and Franklin, the Reformers lost Wellington North to Labour, and the Uniteds, in addition to holding Mataura and Kaiapoi, captured Dunedin South from the Labourites. The official count has been completed in nearly fifty electorates. With still two or three seats to be decided, the state of parties at present is: Reform 28 United 27 Labour 19 Independents 5 Country Party 1 WELLINGTON NORTH The official count in Wellington Nprtli resulted— Chapman (Labour) 5609 Luke (Reform) 5563 Majority for Chapman 46 ROTORUA ROTORUA, This Day. Clinkard (U.) 3617 Hockly (R.) 3417 Christopher (L.) 659' Judd (C.) 624 Informal 125 PORT CHALMERS DUNEDIN, This Day. Ansell (R.) .. 3357 Campbell (L.) 2738 Walls (U.) 1965 McLachlau (1.E.) 50 AUCKLAND EAST AUCKLAND, This Dav. J. B. Donald (U.) 4254 J. A. Lee (L.) 4217 Mrs C. E. Maguire (R.) 2274 Informal 220 Majority for Donald 37 WANGANUI WANGANUI, This Dav. Veitch (D.) 4979 Rogers (L.) 2842 Lewis (R.) 2650 Informal 58 PAHIATUA PAHIATOA, This Day. Ransom (U.) 4369 'Smith (R.) 3447 Whittle (L.) 535 MARSDEN WHANGAREI, This Day. Murdoch (U.) .' 3925 Jones (R.) 3475 Chetham (L.) 1299 Curtis (I.) 198 The total valid absentee, postal, seamen's, and declaration votes was 593, of which Murdoch secured 261, Jones 21, Chetham 96, and Curtis 24, and there were 4 informal. The total votes cast in the electorate was 8964, of which 67 were informal. WAITOMO TE KUITI, This Day. Broadfoot (U.) 3797 Rolleston (R.) 3265 Croall (L.) ;.. 688 BAY OF ISLANDS WHANGAREI, This Day. The official recount for the Bay of Islands seat has not begun. The returning officer is awaiting the receipt of two absent votes. Rushworth (Country Party) is still leading by 82. The votes vet to be counted number 324.

SOUTHERN MAORI

(By Telegraph—Special to "The Mail")

CHRISTCHURCH. This Day.

The official count of the Southern Maori election commenced this morning. On the provisional figures, which have not undergone any change since the night of the election, Makitanara (United) has a lead of one vote over Tirikatene (Ratana Party).