THE OAMARU CONTEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18272, 13 December 1922, Page 10

THE OAMARU CONTEST.

MR. MACPHERSON LEADING.

MAJORITY OF SEVEN VOTES. TWENTY VOTES YET TO COME [BI mxeqbaph.—pbkss association.] OAMARU. Tuesday. Additional absentee votes counted raise Mr. Macpherson's majority to seven. There are still 20 absentee votes to come. The present position is:— J. R. Macpherson (0) .. 4049 Hon. E. P. Leo (G) »« 4042 Majority for Macpherson 7 WELLINGTON NORTH RESULT. SIR JOHN LUKE'S EASY LEAD. [by telegraph.—press association.] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. There are 12 absentees' votes to come for the Wellington North seat. Of those counted, including seamen's declarations, Sir John Luke received 280, Mr. Combs 262, and Mr. Young 94. The present position is: ° Bir J. P. Luke (G.) ~ r. 4614 H. E. Combs (L.) . . »• 4243 J. Young (O.) ..< ,« i •• 1525 Majority for Luke .. . i 371 MR. CORRIOAN SATE FOR PATEA. MAJORITY OF 155 VOTES. £BI TBLBOaAPn.— presd association.] HAWERA. Tuesday. The official count for the Patea seat has been completed, with the exception of six absentee votes. The result was :— J. R. Corrigan (0) . . . . 3383 T. Dixon (G) 3228 G. V. Pearce (G) .. .. 1038 Majority for Corrigan ~ 155 PALMERSTON COMPLETE. MR. NASH'S LARGE MAJORITY. tBY, TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.} PALMERSTON NORTH. Tuesday. The official count of the Palmerston votes polled at Palmerston North resulted :— J. A. Nash (G) . . .. 4728 J. Hodgins (L) . . . . 3666 V. A. Christensen (I) .. 556 Majority for Nash . . 1062 MISTAKE IN COUNTING. MR. FIELD STILL LEADS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. By rectification of a mistake in the count of votes nolled at Otaki, the majority of Mr. W. H. Field (Reform) over Mr. G. H. M. McClure (Liberal) is reduced from 54 to 51.