THE ELECTION

Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20282, 4 December 1935, Page 5

THE ELECTION

OFFICIAL COUNTS By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, December 3. AVON. The official count for Avon was concluded to-day, resulting:—D. G. Sullivan (Lab.) .. 8955 L. C. Walxe.’ (Ind.) .... 3545 Mr Sullivan’s majority was increased from 5139 to 5410. NAPIER. By Telegraph—Press Association NAPIER, December 3. The official count for Napier resulted : W, E. Barnard (Lab.) .. 7290 F. B. Logan (N.) 3233 W. R. Jacobsen (D.) .. 396 W. Wood (C.) 141 Mr Barnard’s majority was increased from 3867 to 4057. PALMERSTON. 8v Telegraph Press Association PALMERSTON N„ December 3. The postal votes counted to-day reduced Mr Hodgen’s margin to 99. The new totals are:— J. Hodgens (Lab.) .. .. 4422 A. E. Mansford (I.) .... 4343 J. A. Nash (N.) 4126 There are 870 absentee votes yet to be counted. GISBORNE By Telegraph —Prep® Association GISBORNE, December 3. The official count resulted:— D. W. Coleman (L.) 6225 W. D. Lysnar (I.) . . . . 4408 Mr Coleman’s majority increased from 1681 to 1817.HUTT By Telecranh —Pfpss Association WELLINGTON, December 3. A record poll for Hutt Valley and probably for New Zealand is revealed in the official count of the votes for the Hutt electorate which was completed to-day. The figures are:— W. Nash (Lab.) 11,873 V. E. Jacobson (N.) .. 4.116 Informal 304 Majority for Nash 7,757 There are 17,786 electors on the roll and 16,293 votes were cast.