FINAL ELECTION RESULTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14868, 20 December 1911, Page 10

FINAL ELECTION RESULTS.

■ ~,,- •. ... .... /; • ■ • ~ '.. ,i,:. •■■■*?' £' . ii- '' : ' V '•' ' ''■■ " ; "" THE MAORI MEMBEES. THREE ELECTED YESTERDAY, .; ONE OPPOSED TO GOVERNMENT. I REFORM PARTY STILL LEADING The election of'the New ; Zealand House of Representatives was completed yesterday with tho return of the Maori members for the,, Northern, Western, and Southern Maori seats. Two of the members returned , To ] Rangihiroa (re-elected for the Northern District) and Tame Parata (returned for the Southern District)—are supporters of the Ward Government, but Dr. Pomare, who lias defeated Henare Kaihau I for the Western Maori seat, is understood to be opposed to the Government and in .sympathy'.with the Reform Party. . Adding the two Maori supporters to tlie strength of the Government" partygives a total of 35, with one Labour supporter and two Independent supporters, or, at the most, a party of 38 in a House of 80 'members. ,

The strength of the Reform Party is 37 pledged members of, the party, three Labour Oppositionists, and one Independent Oppositionist—a total'of 41, or 42 if Dr. Pomare declares himself a supporter of the Opposition." ":.",""...,'?"*"■ No definite indication has yet been given by Sir Joseph Ward as- to the course the Government will pursue, but it is now generally understood that a meeting of Parliament next month is almost a certainty. Our Wellington correspondent telegraphing yesterday said Sir Joseph Ward has promised to make an officii! statement of "the position as soon as "the results of the Maori elections are definitely known. : ' The. results of the Maori elections follow:—. _ '. - , .. NORTHERN DISTRICT. , To Rangihiroa (Dr. Buck) leads by 295 votes. There' are 14 returns to come, but the return of Te Rangihiroa is assured. • WESTERN DISTRICT. Dr.' Pomare .... - ... ' ... 2202 r Henare "Kaihau >",;,;;. 1607 Pepene Eketone ... ... 1332 {- ; ; Ngarangi Katitia ; .... ... 466 " " Tarapipi ...Taingakawa " ... 230 , Pomare Hetaraka ... ••• . 2 There are 22 returns to come,, but they ate unlikely to affect the result/ There is no. second ballot in connection with the Maori elections, so that Dr. Pomare's return is assured, ~ -, ~ -■'.■■ SOUTHERN DISTRICT. " * T. Parata ...' ... ■ ... 264 i- ,J. H.*W.-Uru V ; ... ... ,233 : T. K. Watson , .„',- ... 130 ..;■.-■■,.- J. Apes ■■■■'..-...---... ••:.•.'..•.■•■:: 84. - .T. M. Erihana ... ... 80 'H. Patete ... ... ... 18 Parata, who is a son of the late member, and the Government candidate, has been declared elected. Cm, who came second on the poll, is a supporter of the Opposition."• ' ". - • <: • THE .- GREY LYNN SEAT. MR- JOHN PAYNE ELECTED. - The official count of- the votes' cast at the second ballot for the Grey Lynn seat has confirmed the election of Mr. John Payne, as was . reported ,in ; yesterday's issue of ; the Herald. The returning officer (Mr. u W.■ R. Holmes) "[ has* endorsed the writ, and forwarded it' to Wellington, giving the following particulars of the poll: John Payne (Lab.Opp.) v ' ... 3470 Hon. George Fowlds (G.) .... 3432 Majority for Payne ... .... *. 38 ■- -. Informal ... ... ','..': : :: 22 "' -; FARNELL AND'. WAITEMATA. -' /"'••• ' '■""■■■■ " •'';- . REFORM MAJORITIES INCREASED. \ Increased majorities for the Reform party's candidates in Parnell and Waitemata are shown by the official declaration of the result of the second ballot. The , votos cast by absentees are, now included. Details are as'....follow: —. ~; •- - . ; : ■. - ' .. _ PARNELL._" J. I S. Dickson (O.) ... ... 4264' Sir J. G. Findlav (G.) ... ... 3826 '*": ":: '; Majority for Dickson ... 438 '- ' : .."; ' : WAITEMATA. " .;' , ( ' ~ Alexander Harris " (O.J ... "; ... > 3823 "'W., J. : Napier (G.) '■-~. V. ... 3416 ''[■: Majority for Harris- ... -» ... - 407 - POSITION OF . CATHOLICS. , ,; ... '::■. "NO REPRESENTATION." : ' : ; A correspondent of a Christchurch paper, •who signs himself " Pull Together," writes 'as follows;---"Though, Catholics are about one-eighth of : the population, their representation in the House has practically been blotted out. Messrs. ! Jennings and Hogaii, represent Taumarunui and Wanganui, 1 were* both voted out by "the Reformers." 1 Mr. Napier,- a very, capable lawyer and ' a former member of the House, and Mr. • .Fitzgerald, an ablo young candidate for ion> of %he Wellington seats, were also j downed 4 by. the Opposition. Wo shall have j another!.election before long, in all prob- '■■ ability. Catholics should be -in a posi--1 tion? to uie their votes for the protection 1 of their own interests.. It may become > necessary. for them ,to, do so. They should ; therefore organise.'' *,; '