WIN BY 75 VOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23179, 27 October 1938, Page 12

WIN BY 75 VOTES

MID-CANTERBURY SEAT

NATIONALIST GAIN MR. GRIGG'S MAJORITY FINAL STATE OF PARTIES [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] ASHBURTON, Wednesday With one absent vote to be dealt with, the position in the Mid-Can-terbury electorate is that Mr. A. N. Grigg (National) has been elected by a majority of 75 votes over the sitting Government member, Mr. H. E. Herring. The figures are as follows: — Grigg 5504 Herring 5429 Majority for Grigg . . 75 Informal 36 The declaration, absentee and postal votes were cast as follows: —Declaration: Grigg, 2; Herring, 4. Absentee: Grigg, 257; Herring, 263. Postal: Grigg, 119; Herring, 96. On the night of the poll. Mr. Grigg had a majority of 48 votes. The result of the remaining doubtful seat having been decided, the state of the parties in the House of Representatives can now be compared as follows with the position at the dissolution before the general election: — Present Before position election Government . . . . 53 55 National 25 19 Independents .... 2 6 The two Independents are Mr. C. A. Wilkinson (Egmont) and Mr. H. Atmore (Nelson). WAITOMO ELECTORATE MR. BROADFOOT'S LEAD [bi telegraph —OWN correspondent] TE KUITI, Wednesday The official count for Waitomo, including absentee and postal votes, gives Mr. W. J. Broadfoot (National) a majority of 329, a reduction of 16 votes on the previous figures, over Mr. J. Jones (Government). The final figures are as follows: — Broadfoot 4858 Jones 4529 Majority for Broadfoot 329 Informal 43 A total of 493 absentee votes, 118 postal votes and nine declaration votes was allowed. Mr. Jones received 314 and Mr. Broadfoot 302. while four were informal.