GENERAL ELECTION

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21180, 29 October 1938, Page 21

GENERAL ELECTION

FURTHER FINAL FIGURES By Telegraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, October 28. The official count in the Dunedin North electorate gives Mr J. W. Munro (Labour) a further increase of 162 in his majority over his opponent, A. S. Falconer (National). The completed returns are as follows: J. W. Munro (L.) .. .. 8872 A. S. Falconer (N.) .. 5315 Informal 83 Postal, seamen’s and absentee votes were distributed as follows: Postal, Munro 155, Falconer 133, informal 28. Absentee: Munro 278, Falconer 261, informal 7. Seamen’s: Mr Munro 30, Mr Falconer 6. Six declaration votes went to Mr Munro. Mataura T. L. MacDonald (N.) .. 5898 D. McDougall (I.) .. .. 4835 Majority 1515 Hauraffi J. M. Allen <N.) 5291 R. Coulter (L.) 4103 Majority 1188 Wellington East R. Semple (L.) 9618 W. L. Barker (N.) .. .. 4882 Majority 4736 Wellington West (New Electorate) Mrs C. Stewart (L.) .. .. 8089 R. A. Wright (I.) .. .. 7133 Majority 956 Bay of Plenty A. G. Hulqulst (L.) .. .. 4966 W. Sullivan (N.) .. .. 4797 Majority 169 Bay of Islands C. W. Boswell (L.) .. .. 4558 H. F. Guy (N.) 4393 Majority 165 Hamilton C. A. Barrell (L.) .. .. 7722 W. A. Grant (N.) .. .. 5862 Majority 1860 Kai para Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates (N.) 5414 S. Davidson (I.) 257 P. McG. Stewart (L.) .. 3725 Majority 1689 Wallace Hon. Adam Hamilton (N) .. 5353 J, J. Lynch (L) 4509 Rangitikei E. B. Gordon (N.) .. .. 5548 Ormond Wilson (L.) .. 5237 Informal 118