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THE RAILWAY SERVICE.

ELECTION OF A.B.RkS. PRESIDENT. Seven candidates contested the recent' election for the office of president of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. On the first count Mr M. Connelly topped the poll; but after the final distribution of the preferential votes, Mr _ James Churchoußa was declared elected with 3019 votes; Mr Connelly receiving 2993; Mr Schofield 1706, and Mr Elliott Ilia The following table shows the vote* recorded for the four leading candidates;

O N 3 ts ■3 'o j 1 Branch. J3 o 1 u 1 Whangaroi mmm S3 14 33 5 Dargaville 8 «« 1 *mt Helensvillo ... ... 0/ 7 lo u Auckland ... ... 86 87 61 84 Newmarket mm 9 34 162 5 Mercer . ... ... 9 10 2 6 Huntly A 10 7 3 8 Frankton 93 54 3b 28 Paeroa ... r - . 19 8 7 6 Te Kuiti ... 14 10 14 * Taumanmui •rt M. 28 13 8 9 Kangataua 28 35 10 10 Taih&pe ... 33 14 2 9 New Plymouth Stratford ... — 14 30 5 5 8 2 IS 9 Hawera •M 36 26 4 T Wanganui 19 28 4 19 East Town 21 66 56 2 Marion 21 9 2 10 Palmerston N. 69 63 8 39 Paokakariki 26 19 2 4 Gisborne ... , „ ... 23 5 8 5 Napier m , 23 54 36 10 Waipukurau mm 27 14 2 7 Dannevirko ... mm 9 7 — 1 Woodville ... 13 29 2 4 Masterton 43 12 3 14 Upper Hutt mm 8 19 1 * 'Wellington Thomdon ... I--68 74 92 31 . — M , 88 84 15 56 Picton ... „ . r twm 28 4 — •12 Nelson 28 3 2 11 Westport ... 28 39 n 80 Greymouth. mm 74 96 17 42 Otira 13 12 1 85 Lyttelton ... mm 8 21 1 ' 22 Canterbury mm 114 87 16 m Addington M . 43 167 50 151 Waipara ... r— 31 6 z 15 Rangiora _ 27 2 18 Ashburton mm 35 15 w 3 16 Timaru r-‘ 46 SO 14 32 Oamary M mm 43 25 a 89 Palmerston & •». 21 25 — 11 Otago mm 86 275 ao 70 Hillside 22 75 31 20 Balclutha 35 22 i 20 ... 29 54 •— 15 Invercargill ~ — 73 266 15 . 2ft First count ... 1729 2041 787 1260

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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20087, 2 May 1927, Page 12

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THE RAILWAY SERVICE. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20087, 2 May 1927, Page 12

THE RAILWAY SERVICE. Otago Daily Times, Issue 20087, 2 May 1927, Page 12

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