THE MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3034, 8 May 1912, Page 9

THE MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

The following are the results of the polling for the mayoral elections in boroughs in which there was more than on© candidate:—

ROSLYN. R. S. H. Menzies &&. A. Washer 646 A. Matheson - 3™ Informal • .--• ' Majority for Mr Menzies 16 ST. KILDA. 8. B. Mao Donald 904 T. Ashton 478 Majority for Mr MacDonald 426. Informal, 12.

WELLINGTON ELECTION. WELLINGTON, April 24 The weather was very wet, for tho mayoral election to-day, probably keeping many people, especially women, from voting. The result of the election is as . ioVlows:—David M'Laren, ex-Labour M.F. for Wellington East, 4235; A. S. Bias, .an ex councillor, 263*; John Smith, se nl °f, councillor, and acting Mayor in the absence of Mr T. M. Wilford, 1907, R. A. Wright, ex-M.P. for Wellington fck-uth, 1557 , A , ~ The following are the results of tho suburban contests:—Lower Hurt: E. V. Bunny, retiring Mayor, 663; H. Baldwin, 563. Petone: J. W. M'Ewan retiring Mayor, 1132; J. Piper, 421 Karon- G - Cathie, retiring Mayor, 279; W. A. Krilow, 200. Onslow: F. Holdsworth, retiring Muyor, 1903; Mainwaring, 91. Eastbourne: H. W. Shortt, retiring Mayor 190; VY. Hobbs, 129. Miramar: H. N. M Leod, 351; H. E. Richards. 331. ELECTION IN CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURH, April 24. The result of the city mayoral electwn is as follows :-H. Hollard (Labour , 4127; Dr Thacker, 2931; J. J- Dougall (retiring Mavor), 2637. The voting for the vacancy on the council was:-H. J. Otley, 1663; R Hoppy (Labour), 965; George Barrel! 442. April do.

The result of the mayoral election today was anticipated by many so far as Mr Holland's victory was concerned, but there is great surprise that Mr Dougall, the present Mayor, should be last on the list. Mr Dougall was elected Mayor by the council when Mr T. E. Taylor died, and has filled the office well; but he is extremely outspoken, and he has been strongly opposed bv the Labour members of the council To that fact, to the vote-splitting caused by Dr Thacker's candidature and to tho prohibitionists' support received by Mr Holland, Mr Dougall owe 3 his dsfeat. Tho city loses the services of a useful man. Mr Holland, in his first speech of campaign, announced that Mr T. E. iajJor had once told him that he (Mr i&ylor) would like him to follow him as Mayor, end this announcement had its oesired effect. It incidentally brought upon Mr Holland a mild rebuke from tho rimes, which remarked that: "It was perhaps only natural in tho circumstances that he should have mentioned his intimate relations with the late Mayor, but Mr Taylor s memory, dear as it will always remain to the people of Christchurch, should not te evoked for the purpose of influencing the party politics of the city." Mr Holland' is manager of an iron foundry company, and has only been a member of the City Council for a year. ELECTIONS ELSEWHERE. NEW PLYMOUTH, April £4. The mayoral election resulted as. follows: G. W. Browne, retiring Mayor, 704; J. S. S. Medley, 639. ' HAMILTON, April 24. A E Manning has been elected mayor. STRATFORD, April 24. The election resulted as follows:—W. P. Kirkwood 473. E. J. M'Allister, 223. TAIHAPE, April 24. There was a keen contest 'or the mayoralty, and record voting resulted in A. Nathan (the present mayor) defeating ll.\, D. Bennett by 14 votes. WANGANUI, April 24. The result of the,mayoral election is as fellows:—C. E. Mackay 1955, Meuli 700. For Wanganui East, Alfred Burton beat John Jones, tho retiring mayor, by 100 votes. J. W. M. Luxford was elected to the vacancy on the Wanganui East Council. PALMERSTON N., April 24. The result of tho mayoral election i 6 as follows:—J. A. Nash 2250; F. J. Nathan 941. Alfred Seifert was elected to a vacancy on the council by a majority of 902 over Messrs Tasker and Wollerman. MASTERTON, April 24. In tho mayoral election to-day J. M. Coradine, tho retiring mayor, was reelected by a substantial majority over Cr T. G. Hoar. BLENHEIM, April 24. The mayoral election resulted as follows: Couicillor Cbrry 612, C. J. Griffiths 435, J. White 295. NELSON, April 24. Tho mayoral elections resulted as follows:—Richmond: James Hunt (the retiring mayor) 174, W. E. Wilkes 149. Motueka: J. S. Wratt 230, C E. Lowe (the retiring mayor) 119. WESTPORTy April 24. The mayoral election to-day* resulted in J. F. Greenwood being elected for the sixth ' year in succession. He polled 919 votes, and A. Leaver 683. GREYMOUTH, April 24.

Very little interest was taken in the mayoral election to-day. Councillor Perkins was elected.

TIMARU, April 24. T. Hawkey, an old councillor and deputy mayor, defeated W. H. Hunt by 1590 votes to 863 for the mayoralty. WAIMATE. April 24. Great interest was taken in the poll for the mayoralty to-day. John Black defeated W. M. Hamilton bv 378 votes to 330. GORE, April 24. Mr Poppelwell was elected by a majority of 71 votes over Mr M'Dougali. INVERCARGILL, April 24. The mayoral contest passed off very quietly to-day. W. B. Scandrett defeated A. Bain bv 756 votes, the numbers being: Scandrett 1959, Bain 1203. The Labour party has nominated M. J. Forde as a candidate for the vacancy on the council caused by Mr Scandrett's elevation.