GENERAL ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17347, 19 December 1919, Page 10

GENERAL ELECTION.

• STATE OF PARTIES. • .GOVERNMENT 45 SEATS. >■> '' .-' " , ' ' LIBERALS SEVENTEEN. ? OFFICIAL LABOUR EIGHT. t- ■ I FOUR CONTESTS IN DOUBT. r The latest returns of the general l " election have not materially altered the |_ position ,> shown in the final edition of yesterday's Herald. There are several e instances in which the result is still in e doubt, and these are not likely to be.de--8 fined until the official recount * is com--8 pleted. , -- '" 1 The relative strength of the parties is, c therefore, as foliows:— |) GOVERNMENT . ... ... 45 f OPPOSITION ... ... 17 t ' LABOUR ... ... ... 8 t IND. LABOUR ... ... 3 INDEPENDENTS 3 9 UNDECIDED ... ... ... 4 7 ' ; _ The following table shows the distribu--3 tion' of the parties between the North and South Islands, the corresponding figures 9 for the last Parliament being given in g parentheses:— North Is. South Is. Total. Government 32 (27) 13 (13) 45 (40) U • Opposition... 8(13) 9(18) 17(31) y I Labou? ... 4 (2) 4(3) 8 (5 e Ind. Labour 2 (3) 1 (0) 3 (3) t Independents 0 (0) ' 3 (1) 3 . (1) 0 Doubtful '-~. 2 (0) 2 (0) 4 (0) £ Totals ... 48 (45)- 32 (35) 80~(8oT e _; ii .NEW HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES, e a The constitution of the new House of s Representatives,, according 'to th e latest [. available returns, will bo as follows: — 3 Government (45 seats). ; Pamelh.Mr. J. S. Dickson. p Roskill: Mr. V. H. Potter. ' , " . Eden: Mr.-C. J. Parr. Manokau: Sir P. Lang. Waitemata: Mr. A. Harris. Bay of Islands: Mr. V. H. Reed. Marsden: Mr. F. Mander. . ; Kaipara: Hon. J. Q. Coates. Franklin: Rt. Hon. W.' F. Massey. Thames: Mr. T. W. Rhodes. Raglan: Mr. R. F. Bollard. . Waikato: Mr. J. A. Young. Tauranga: Hon. W. H< Hemes. Rotorua: Mr. R. F. Hockly. Hawke's Bay: Mr? H. M.'. Campbell. ' Gisbor'ne: Mr. W. D. Lysnar. ..Waipawa: ■ Mr. 6. Hunter. Pahiatua: Mr. A. McNicol. Egmont: Mr. O. J. Hawken. Patca: Mr. W.. D. Powdrell. Manawatu: Mr! E. Newman. Oroua: Hon. D. H. Gu'hrie. Palmerstcn: Mr. J. A. Nash. Rangitikei: Mr. W. S. Gienn. > Mr. G. R. Sykes. a Wairarapa: Mr. A. D. McLeod. 3 Wellington Suburbs: Mr. R. A. Wright, i Wellington East: Dr. A. K. Newman. Wellington North :■ Mr. J. P. Luke. Otaki: Mr. W. H. Field. i Motueka: Mr. R. P. Hudson. r Kaiapoi: Mr. D. Jones. i Ellesmere : Hon. R. H. Rhodes. Ashburton: Hon. W. Nosworthy. i Waitaki: Mr. J. Bitchener. , i Oamaru: Mr. E. P. Lee. 1 Chalmers: Mr. J. McK. Dickson. - . Dunedin West: Mr. W. D. Stewart, • i Bruce: Sir James Allen. r Clutha: Mr. A. S. Malcolm. Mataura: Mr. G. J. Anderson. i Wallace: Mr. Adam Hamilton. I Awarua-: Mr. J. R. Hamilton, i Northern Maori: Mr. Tau Henare. Western Maori: Dr. Pomare. 1 Opposition (17 Seats). ■ Auckland East : Hon. A. M. Myers. t Ohinemuri : Mr. H. Poland, 5 Waitomo: Mr. W. T. Jennings. ' Bay of Plenty : Hon. W. D. S. MacDonald. . ' ', \Vaimarino: Mr. R. W. Smith. WellingtonNSouth: Mr. G. Mitchell. i Hutt: Hon. T. M. Wilford. > Kelson : Mr. H. Atmore. » Wairau : Mr. R. McCallum. > Westland : Mr. T. E. Y. Seddon. > Hurunui : Mr. G. W. Forbes. I Christchurch North : Mr. L. M. Isitt. Christchurch East: Dr. H. T. J. ' Thacker. I Riccarton: Mr. G. Witty. ' Wakatipu : Mr. A. Horn. Invercargill: Hon. J. A. Hanan. i eastern Maori : Hon. A. T. Ngata. : , Labour Party (8 Seats). Auckland West: Mr. M. J. Savage. Auckland Central: Mr. W. E. Parry. ' ' Grey Lynn : Mr. W. E. Bartram. Wellington Central: Mr. P. Fraser. 1 Buller : Mr. H. E. Holland. Christchurch South : Mr. H. Howard. . Avon: Mr. D. G. Sullivan. 1 Lyttelton : Mr. J. McCombs. > Independent Labour (3 Seats). , Taranaki : Mr. S. G. Smith. > Wanganui: Mr. W. A. Veitch. , Dunedin North : Mr. E. Kellett. I . Independents (3 Seats). ' Timaru: Mr. James Craigie. ' Dunedin Central: Mr. C. E. Statham. Southern Maori: Mr. J. H. W. Uru. - Doubtful Seats. The leading candidate is given for each I of the following seats, the representation of which is still in doubt :— Stratford : Mr. R. Masters (Lib-Lab). Napier : Mr. J. V. Brown (0). Temuka : Mr. T. D. Burnett (G). Dunedin South : Mr. T. K. Sidey (O). ! RESULTS STILL IN DOUBT. i ; MAJORITY AGAINST MR. HINE. r 1 CLOSE CONTEST FOR NAPIER. . The latest returns from Stratford increase the majority against the Hon. j J. B. Hine, Minister for Internal Affairs, 3 the figures being as follows: — ! R. Masters (Lib Lab) . . 3027 ' Hon. J. B. Hine 'G) .. 2964 Majority for Masters . . 63 ' There are 186 absent votes to be ' counted, so that the position is still . doubtful. i In the contest for the Napier seat, 1 Mr. J. V. Brown has a majority of 50 votes over Mr. F. C. Evans, the Labour candidate. There are 242 absent votes and. 37 seamen's votes to count. *> The return of Sir James Allen for Bruce is apparently assured. There are only 191 absent votes, and the Minister for Defence has a majority, according to the latest return, of 118. As there are only 60 absent votes, the return of Mr. D. Jones (G) for Kaiapoi is sisjftrred. He has at present a majority of '' 77votes. THE TATJKANGA CONTEST. ! LARGE MAJORITY FOR MR. HERRIES [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TAURANGA. Thursday. The final return for the Tauranga elec- , tic-n shows a total of 4135 votes for the f ' Hon. W. if. Hemes, and of 2029 for Mr. jB. C. Bobbins. The majority for Mr. Harries, 2106, is the, largest he has yet - . secured. His majority in each election - has been:--1896, 143; 1899, 258; 1902 ' 676: 1905, 211: 1908. 1303: 1911 1941;' I 1914, 1992; 1919, 2106.