LOCAL ELECTIONS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20106, 13 May 1935, Page 12

LOCAL ELECTIONS

OFFICIAL COUNT By Telegraph—Pres? Association DUNEDIN, May 11. The official count for the Mayoralty gives all three candidates increases, due to errors in additions at the booths, and to the addition to each of a small number of declaratory votes. The figures are:— Rev. E. T. Cox 12.215 Mr J. J. Marlow .. .. 10,425 Mr R. S. Black 5.268 Informal 210 MAJORITY REDUCED By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, May 11. In the official count of the votes cast in the Christchurch mayoral election the majority secured by Mr D. G. Sullivan. M.P., has dropped from 578 to 336. While this is not the final decision —declaration votes had still to be taken into account when the announcement of this result of the count was made yesterday—there is said to be no likelihood whatever that Mr Sullivan can be displaced by the unsuccessful candidate, Sir Hugh Acland. Without taking the declaration votes into account the mayoral figures are now: — Mr D. G. Sullivan, M.P. (Labour) .. .. .. 20,030 Sir Hugh Acland (Citizens’ Association) .. .. .. 19,694 Informal 214 Total votes cast .. 39,938 I.OST ON THE DRAW By Telegraph Pres? Association WHANGAREI, May 11. Mr Luke Webb, who has represented the Otonga Riding of the Whangarei County for 18 years, and has been chairman of the Council for nine years, lost his seat this morning, when a tie between him and Mr G. Martin a carrier and small farmer, with no experience of local body work, was decided by the returning officer making a draw from a hat. During eighteen years’ service Mr Webb missed only one meeting. WELLINGTON By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON. May 11. The result of the official count of votes in the Mayoral contest is an-

nounced by the chief returning officer as follows: T. C. A. Hislop 21,583 R. Semple 19,249 Informal 307 Majority for Hislop .. 2,334 Mr Hislop gained 78 votes and Mr Semple 240.