ST. KILDA BOROUGH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22826, 10 March 1936, Page 6

ST. KILDA BOROUGH

ELECTION OF MAYOR MR J. J. MARLOW RETURNED MR J. A. CARMAN ELECTED TO COUNCIL The St. Kilda Borough by-elections held yesterday for the purpose of filling the mayoral vacancy caused by the death of Mr H. H. Leary and of electing a councillor to replace Mr A. D. Edgar,, who resigned three weeks ago, resulted in the election of Mr J. J. Marlow as Mayor of the borough and Mr J. A. Carman as the new member of the council. Chiefly on account of the heavy rain throughout the day, onlv about one-third of the electors of the borough recorded their votes, 1629 of the 5018 residents eligible exercising their rights. Not a great deal of public interest was shown

in the elections, however, and there were only about 80 people at the council chambers to hear the results announced last night. . The voting was as follows: — THE MAYORALTY MARLOW, James John .. 814 Robinson, John _ 537 Longworth, Edwin .. •• 271 Informal 7 Majority for Marlow .. .. 277 The following is the detailed voting at the different polling booths: —

ELECTION OF COUNCILLOR CARMAN. JAMES ALEXANDER 799 Lunam, John William 084 Informal .. 146 Majority for Carman U 5 The following is the detailed voting at the four polling booths; —

CANDIDATES’ SPEECHES Thanking the electors for the confidence they had shown in him, Mr Marlow said that the best way he could show his gratitude to them was to use every endeavour to iustifv that confidence. He expressed hia thanks to every ratepayer who had voted that day as they had shown great public spirit to brave the adverse weather conditions. _ . .. Mr Robinson and Mr Longworth both thanked the electors who had cast their votes, and congratulated Mr Marlow on his election. Mr Carman also returned thanks for his election to the council, and Mr Lunam briefly congratulated the successful candidate. , , .. A vote of thanks was accorded the returning officer (Mr J. V. Trezise).

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Coronation Hall 165 411 362 4 St. Clair Sunday School Hall .. .. Jackway’a Garage IS 123 12 — 41 95 105 2 Museelburgh Sunday School Hall .. . ■ 60 185 68 j Totals 271 814 637 7

Coronation Hall .. . 453 406 63 St. Clair Sunday . 77 40 33 School Hall . • • Jackway’s Garage .. . , 119 110 8 Musselburgh Sunday . 150 122 42 School Hall Totals . 799 684 146