CITY BY-ELECTION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23083, 7 July 1938, Page 15

CITY BY-ELECTION

LABOUR NOMINEE WINS RETURN OF MR. C. BAILEY FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER RECORD VOTING RECORDED The by-election held yesterday to fill the vacancy on the Auckland City Council caused by 'the death of Sir George Richardson resulted in a victory for the official Labour candidate, Mr. C. Bailey, who defeated the nominee of the and Ratepayers' Association, Mr. H. J. Butcher, by 638 votes. Sir George Richardson was a Citizens' Association representative. The result of tlie voting was as | follows: — C. Bailey . < . * . . 11,398 H. J. Butcher . . . . 10,760 Majority for Bailey 638 There was a record poll for a byelection of 22,217. Voting was slow in the morning, but interest quickened in the early afternoon, with the result that at the end of the day tho record vote had been recorded. At the by-election in May, 1936, to fill one seat, there was a total vote of 6977, or about 11 per cent of those on the roll. When the municipal elections were held in May of this year there was a total vote of 42,918, or 65 per cent of the roll strength. Yesterday's vote represented approximately 33 per cent of the total. The counting of the votes after the poll closed at seven o'clock last night was done expeditiously. The first return was received at the Town Hall from Blockhouse Bay at 7.10, and tbp result was known shortly before eight o'clock. The votes received by the candidates at the 37 polling places are detailed in the following table:— Bailey Butcher Blockhouse Bay .. 154 57 Eden Terrace . .. 178 112 Kohimarama . .. 60 133 Faulder Avenue .. 167 103 Richmond Road .. 320 93 Mission Bay . .. 63 166. < Point Chevalier Hall . 454 128 St. Andrew's, Epsom . 55 370 Green Lane .. .. 135 168 Grey Lynn Library .. 319 144 Waterview .. ... 157 <3B St. Jude*B, Avondale . 332 138 St. Stephen's, Jervois Rd. 289 358 Armstrong's Hall, Point Chevalier .. 187 48 Heme Bay Mission Hall 97 230 Chamber of Commerce 210 863 Sailors' Mission 481 194 Y.M.C.A., Francis St. 438 105 Pitt St. Methodist Hall 464 „ 260 North Memorial Hall, Remuera . .. 98 310 Epsom Library' .. 132 640 Yorkshire House .. 214 929 Rosebank Road .. 57 8L St. Heliers Bay .. 254 376 R.S.A. Hall, Parnell . 466 119 Remuera Library .. 244 1,030 St. Peter's, Archhill .. 459 151 Town Hall . . • .. SOI . 890 Church of Christ, Ponsonby . . .. 624 230 Parnell Library 203 595 St. James' Wellington St. 610 125 Victoria Park . .. 269 52 St. Benedict's, East St. 361 179 Holy Sepulchre Hall . 177 259 • St. Luke's. Remuera Rd. 143 539 Leys Institute . .. 1,055 355 Epiphany Hall, Newton 665 162 Totals .. .. 11,398 10,760

Mr. Bailey was formerly a member of the City Council, having occupied a seat for five years up to May last, when he was defeated at the municipal election. He had been chairman of the Public Services Committee of the council.