THE ELECTIONS.
MoTUEKi Ei/eotioh. —The polling for this district; took pla:e on Thursday last, and resulted in the return of Mr. Richmond Hursthouse by a majority of 51 over Mr. Parker (the old member). The polling was as follows : —
Hursthouse. Parker. Denoker. Motueka 53 ... 40 ... 2 Riwaka 30 ... 9 ... 1 Lower Moutere ... 9 ... 13 .., 0 Waimea West ... 36 ... 19 ... 24 Upper Moutere ... 11 ... 6 ... 36 Ngatimoti 9 ... 11 ...» 0 Dovedale 4 ... 3 ... 10 Totals 152 ... 101 ... 73 The Waimea Election.—The following is the official polling for this district, by which it will be seen that Mr. E. Baigent has been elootad by a majority of 12 votes : — Baigent. Shephard. Spring Grove ... 33 ... 17 ]>wer Wakefield ... 24 ... 30 CTpper WrtVeneld ... 19 ... 18 Motueka Valley ... 5 ... 4 Hampden 7 ... 3 Wangapeka 0 ... 4 Upper Matakitaki (no votes polled) Totals 88 ... 76 Westpoht Election. —The returni for this district have all been received, and show the following result: Henry. O'Oonor. Westport 175 ... 149 Sergeant's Hill ... 55 ... 23 Charleston 154 ... Ill Brighton 26 ... 38 Lyell 39 ... 62 Addison's 29 ... 52 Christie's 11 ... 19 Totals ... ... 489 ... 454
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18760108.2.13
Bibliographic details
Colonist, Volume XVIII, Issue 2017, 8 January 1876, Page 3
Word Count
182THE ELECTIONS. Colonist, Volume XVIII, Issue 2017, 8 January 1876, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in