STATE OF PARTIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20112, 24 November 1928, Page 14

STATE OF PARTIES.

CHANGE IN PERSONNEL.

THIRTY-FOUR NEWCOMERS. MAJORITY UNITED MEMBERS. Tho completion of tho official count gives tho parties tho following personnel, subject to any alterations that might occur through tho result of possible recounts : THE REFORM PARTY (29). Kaipara.—Rt Hon. J. G. Coates. Bay of Islands.—Mr. Allen Bell. Waiteinata. —Mr. A. Harris. Frank.in.—Mr. J. N. Massey. Hauraki. —Mr. A. W. Hall. Hamilton. —Elon. J. A. \ oung. Thames.—Mr. A. M. Samuel. Tauranga.—Mr C. E Macmillan. Bay of Plenty.—Hon. K. S. Williams. Gisborie—Mi W L). Lysnar. Hawko's Bav —Mr. II M. Campbell. VVaipawa.—Sir George Hunter. Patea.—Mr H G. Dickie. Palmerston —Mr. J. A. Nash. Manawatu. —Mr. J. Linklater. Otaki Mr. W H. Field. Masterton. —Mr. G. R- Sykes. Wellington Suburbs.—lion. R. A. Wright. Christchurch North. —Mr. H. Holland. Ricearton. —Mr. H. S. S. Kyle. Mid-Canterbury.—Mr I). Jones. Temnka - -Mr. T. D. Burnett. Waitaki.—Mr J. Bitchener. Chalmers.—Mr A. E. Ansell. Dunedin North.—Hon. W D. Stewart. Clutlu. —Mr. F. Waite. Wallace.—Mr A. Hamilton. Northern Maori. —Mr. Tail Honiirc. Western Maori.—Sir Maui Pomure.

THE UNITED PARTY (27). Auckland East,—Mr. J. B. Donald. Parnell —Mr. H. R. Jenkins. Grey Lynn.—Mr. J. S. Fletcher. Eden.—Mr A. J. Stallworthy. Roskill.—Mr. Cr. C. Manns. Marsden. —Mr. A. J. Murdoch. Waikato.—Mr F. Lye. ffotorua —Mr. C. H. Clinkard. Waitomo.—Mr. W. J. Broad foot. Pahiatua.—Mr. E. A. Hansom. New Plymouth.—Mr. S. G. Smith. Wanganui.—Mr. W. A. Veitch. Oroua. Mr. .1. G. Cobbe. Wairarapa.—Mr. T W. McDonald. Ilutt. —Mr. T. M. Wilford. Wairau. —Mr. E. F. Hcaly. Motueka. —Mr. G. Black. Hurunui..—Mr. G. W. Forbes. Kuiapoi.—Mr. R. W. Hawke. Dunedin South. —Mr W. B. Taverner Oamaru. —Mr. J. A. MacPherson. Mat aura.—Mr D. McDougall. Central Otngo.—Mr. W. A. Bodkin. Awarti.i. —Mr P. A. do la Perolle. fnvercargill —Sir Joseph Ward. Eastern Maori. —Sir Apirana Ngata. Southern Maori.—Mr. T. Makitanara.

THE LABOUR PARTY (19). Auckland Central. —Mr. W. E. Parry. Auckland West. —Mr. M. J. Savage. Auckland Suburbs. —Mr. H. G. 0

Mason. Manukau.—Mr. W. J. Jordan. Raglan. —Mr W. Lee Martin. Napier.—.Mr. W. E. Barnard. Waimarino.—Mr. F. Lmgstone. Wellington Central. Mr. P. Frascr. Wellington East.—Mr. R. Semple. Wellington North.—Mr. C. H. Chap

mar. Wellington South. —Mr. R. McKeen. Buller.—Mr. H E. Holland. West land.—Mr. J. O'Brien. Christchurch East. —Mr. 11. T. Arm strong. Christchurch South. —Mr. E. J. How aid. Avon.—Mr. D. G. Sullivan. Lvltelton.—Mr. J. McCombs. Timaru.—Rev. C. Carr. Dunedin North. —Mr. J. W. Munio.

INDEPENDENT (5). Stratford.—Mr. W J. Poison. Egniont.—Mr. C. A. Wilkinson.

Rangitikei.—Mr. J. T. Hogan. Nelson.—Mr. H Atmore. Dunedin Central.—Sir Charles Statham. In a House of 80 there are 34 new members, of which tho United Party has 21, Labour, /. and Reform, 3. There are also three new Independents. NO PART IN POLITICS. FARMERS' UNION POLICY. MR. W. J. POLSON'S ELECTION. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DANNEYIRKK, Friday. The president of the provincial executive of the Southern Hawke's Bay branch of the Farmers' Union declined to allow a letter of congratulation to be senL to Mr. W. J. Poison, Dominion president of the union, on his election to Parliament. When tho suggestion was made by Major McDonnell, Mr. J. Livingston, tho president, who is also a member of tho Dominion executive, declined to accept a motion. "We as a union are opposed to politics," lie said. "We have to keep out of them, and I cannot accept tho motion." He admitted thero was nothing to prevent members offering their congratulations individually, but said that immediately they did so as an organised body of tho Farmers' Union they were associating themselves with a particular party, and getting mixed up in party politics. Major McDonnell: He does not belong to any party. A Member: Mr. Poison belongs to the Independent Party. Another Member: None of us know at present which sido he is on. Tho chairman persisted in his attitude, and the proposal was dropped.