THE MAORI ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19166, 4 November 1925, Page 10

THE MAORI ELECTIONS.

RESULT OF THE POLLING. OLD MEMBERS RETURNED. THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH. A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY. Tho election of tho Maori members of Parliament took place yesterday. Tho polls resulted iri tho return of all the members who had seats in the late Parliament, three of whom are straight-out supporters of tho Government. A feature of the Western Maori contest was the substantial majority secured by Sir Maui Pomare, Minister for Health. The returns are not quite complete, but additional results to come cannot affect the result. Details are as follows: — NORTHERN MAORI. T. Henare (G.) . . . • 2426 Hone Wi Kaitaia (I.) . . 825 Paratene Ripi Wihongi (L.) 611 Majority for Henare . . 1601 Last Election.—Tau Henare ,(G.), 2432; Nau Paraone Kawiti (I.), 991; Hone Heke (I.), 379; Anaru Ntfawaka (G.), 332; Ihaka Te Tai (I.), 303. Majority for Henare, 1424. WESTERN MAORI. Sir Maui Pomare (G.) . . 3875 Rangi Mawhete (L.) . . 1243 Majority for Pomare . . 2632 Last Election.—Sir Maui Pomare (G.), 3835; Tokouru Ratana. 3037; Rangi Mawhete, 827; Tuwhakaririki Patene. 113. Majority for Pomare, 798. EASTERN MAORI. A. T. Ngata (N.) . . .. 4341 Hone Mokina (L.) .. 828 Majority for Ngata . . 3513 Last Election.~Hon. A. T. Ngata (0.). 4559; Taranaki To Uamairangi. 2053. Majority for SOUTHERN MAORI. H. W. Uru (G.) .. .. 211 T. Mac Donald (G.) .. 195 T. M. Erihana (I.) >- 157 W. T. Pitarua (I.) .. 114 J. T. Patuiki (G.) 28 Majority for Uru .. ~ 16

Last Election.—H, W. Uru (G.). 287: Peter Mac Donald, 200; Teone Erihana, 153: W. D. Barrett, 13C; Robert Waitiri, 16. Majority for Uru, 87.

MR. COATES' COMMENT.

GOVERNMENT MAJORITY. THE POSITION OF MR. NGATA. [BY telegraph.—special repobteb.] THAMES, Tuesday. The latest figures available at 10 p.m. regarding the Maori election were announced by the Prime Minister to bis audience at Thames to-night. Mr. Coates remarked that the figures showed clearly a three to one majority for the Government.

Regarding the one non-Government member, Hon. A. T. Ngaia, Mr. Coates said Mr. Ngata was not a party man and his wide knowledge and experience were of the greatest possible value. "We form a little Parliament of five," he added, ''myself as Native Minister and the four Maori members. It is all done in private but we appreciate Mr. Ngata's help very much indeed."