CITY COUNCIL ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14374, 19 May 1910, Page 5

CITY COUNCIL ELECTION.

, MR. SHAW RETURNED. ;. A" SMALL POLL. V; ." \" The. poll for the election of a member of the Auckland City. Council, to fill the vacancy caused by the election, of Mr.-L.' J. Bagnall as Mayor, was taken yesterday, and resulted in the return of Mr. H. Shaw, the Citizens' League nominee, by a. handsome majority. There were in.all four candidates, viz., Messrs. H. Shaw (president of the New Zealand Accountants' Association), E. W. Burton (exchairman of the One-tree Hill Road Board), W. Richardson , (temperance advocate), and T. Harkins (tinsmith). Polling commenced at nine a.m., and from the commencement it was generally recognised that the contest, to all intents and purposes, was between Messrs. Shaw and Burton, and when the results from the various booths came in it was found that Mr. Shaw had polled 1662 votes to Mr. Burton's 828, which gave Mr. Shaw the victory by a two to one majority, with six votes to spare. Air. Richardson polled third, with 318 votes, and Mr. Harkins last, with 201. As the latter candidate failed to secure one-eighth of the total votes polled !:y-the successful candidate, he forfeits his of £3. The poll was not a- heavy one, only 3025 electors, out of 19,332 on the roll, taking the trouble to record their votes. There were 16 informal votes. The arrangements, which were under the control of Mr. T. Ussher, the returnofiicer, were admirably carried out, and the result of the poll was announced at eight o'clock, or only one hour after the poll closed. • ; . • . Following are the results of the polling at the respective booths; Bur- Richard- Har- • Shaw. ton. son. kins. N.Z. Express Bldgs. 358 152 25 •21 \ St. Andrew's Hall 55 13 11 % Federal Hall ... 335 197 83 68 St. James's Hall ... 188 139 67 39 St. David's Hall ... 95 44 20 8 Oranpe Hall ... 130 52 54 29 Ponsonby Hall ... 505 231- 58 -_o4 Totals- ...... 1,662 828 318 201 A LABOUR ' NOMINEE. [BY TELEGRAM.— CORRESPONDENT.] Gisborne, Wednesday. A by-election took place to-day to fill the vacancy on the Borough Council caused by Mr. Smith's retirement. Mr. Thomas Jackson, the Labour nominee, was returned by the narrow majority of one vote. . Mr. Jackson's return involves the first direct representation.of local Labour interests at the Municipal Council table. „