REFORMER WINS WAITOMO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18275, 16 December 1922, Page 10

REFORMER WINS WAITOMO.

OFFICIAL COUNT CO^IPLBTB.

MAJORITY QF SEVEN VOTES.

DECLARATIONS IN DISPUTE.

ENQUIRY INTO VALIDITY.

[BY TELEGRAM.—OWN CORRESPONDENT,]

TE KUITI. Friday.

The official count for the Waitomo seat ended this afternoon, Mr. J. 0. Rclleston (Reform) securing a final majority of seven votes over Mr. W. T. Jennings (Opposition). A number of declaration votes are still in dispute. The exact Sgura is not

known. The chief deputy-electoral officer arrives to-morrow to inquire- into the validity of all the votes by declaration.

COMPLETED EETTJRNS. Completed returns in other electorates are a3 follow: —* KAIPARA. Hon, J. G. Ooates (G) „• 5001 B. E. Hornblow (0) , ,« 250< Majority for Coates «„ 2464 WATKATO. F. Lye (0) .. **' „ 2454 J. T. Johnson (G) .., «. 2410 A- G. Dent (G) w* b. 1556 Majority for Lye «* •>« 44 QISBORNE. W. D. Lvsnar (G) «« 3465 G. Wildish (O) .* ».». 2965 T. Brindle (L) «< «« 2521 Majority for Lvsnar *- 500 STRATFORD. E. Masters (0) defeated J. B. Hins (G) by 362 votes. PAHIATUA. E. A. Ransom (0) defeated A. McNiool (G) by 59 votes. CHRJSTCHURCH SOUTH. E. J. Howard (L) ■ .. 5323 H. C. Lane (G) . < *« 2183 H. G. Ell (I) - • •» lo £ JR. M. Thomson (G) ». <<

Majority for Howard ** 3140 OAMARU. J. A. MacPherson (0) .. 4074 Hon. E. P. Lee (G) >.« 4051 Majority for MacPherson . 23 A magisterial recount has been applied for. DUNEDFN WEST. Hon. W. Downie Stewart (G) defeated C. M, Mobs (L) by 1231 votes. MATAURA, Hon. G. J. Anderson (G) defeated D. McDougali (O) by 1041 votes. AWARUA. P. A, de la Perelle (O) . « 3531 J. R. Hamilton (G) ;. ~ 34ti0 H,.Mclntyre (LL.J , *« 147 Majority for Perelle ». 51 MW ELECTION URGED. AVOIDANCE IF POSSIBLE. fcBT COSKESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON. Friday The Prim© Minister has received many messages from all over the Dominion urging that another election should bo held, but an election will be avoided if at all possible. In any case Parliament must be called together before it can, be dissolved.