MANUKAU COUNTY COUNCIL
By-Election Result
Mr Reid Returned Polling for the vacancy on the Manukau County Council created by the death of Mr A. Muir, the member for the Papakura Riding, took place on Friday, Messrs T. J. Corin and E. 8. Pegler (Manurewa), D. A. Reid (Alfriston) and P. Roy (Weymouth) being the candidates. On Saturday, in the absence of receipt of any notification from Alfriston of of the figures recorded at the polling booth there a preliminary declaration was made of the voting at the Auckland and Manurewa polling booths, Mr Pegler then having a commanding lead. The Alfriston vote, however, turned the scales and resulted in the election of Mr Reid, who had a majority of 21 over Mr Pegler. The votes cast were as follows:
Auckland ., Manure wa ., Alfriaton ., Reid Pegler Conn Rov , 30 36 8 3 30 103 29 7 104 4 3 0 Totals .. 164 143 40 10
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 433, 10 December 1918, Page 2
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154MANUKAU COUNTY COUNCIL Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 433, 10 December 1918, Page 2
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