THE GENERAL ELECTIONS

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10126, 8 December 1911, Page 2

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS

:, „_—4 ■ r( YESTERDAYS POLLING. * SOME. STARTLING RESULTS. * GOVLIRINMiEiNT LOSE SEVERAL n seats', I MIR. RHODES RETURNED FOR. J THAMES. a —— . l Yesterday the polling for the eleo i tion of members of the House of Rr J presentatives took place, and the results will'.'be'found .below. ] ■•- As there will be several second < 'ballots it is impossible at the p*©sent 'stage--.to summarise* the results, bait some of the elections came as surprises—notably the position of Si" ' John Findlay in the conteßt for Varnell, in which a second ballot will be necessary Me 0. Boole was defeated by Mr J. 11. Dradney for Auckland West, while the Hon G. Fowlds, MiCßsra A. Myers 'and...A. Glover were again ve,turned. . Ml- Young defeated Mr B. Greenslade, the sitting member for "Waikato, and Messrs Poland and Hiokey will fight the seoond ballot'for Ohine* mui-i. " For Thames a most exciting contest took place, and with -j abssnt votes and the returns from six small polling places to come, the voting last night, when we concluded ouv display was: ' j T. W!, Rh0de5......... 2&35 i E. H. Taylor ......... 2*67 . • When those constituting the im- ■ mense.crowd that congregated outside ' the Star office returned to thyir 1 homes last night .Mir Rhodes had a ! majority of 6S and there were six re-1 turns'to come. The districts were Wihangamata, Five Mile 'Clamp, Mba 5 hau, A'yaiteramu, Kopuka, and Poit Jackson. These came to hand to-day and in each case "Mr Rhodes secured ? a- majority of the votes; the polling afc Whangamata, Five-mile Camp, and , IPbrfc Jackson alone adding 4)3 to his majority, while at Mfoehau, Wai/oJ rimu and Kopu£u he secured sm.ill ' leads. The final returns from the portions of the electorates from which ,-' no word was received last night came | to hand during the ; day and the final i result, with 15 absent voters to" come, .■was asunder;— ■

I Majority for Rhodes, 116. Fifteen abaeut votes still to come.

Thomas "W. Rhodes 261.9 Eldmund H. Taylor 21503 Majority for Rhodes 116 The Thames voting resulted :— ■ j RHODBS. TaTTLOR. I Thanaea— The Conrehouse .. .. 385 520 Lecture Hall, Pollen it. 182 324 Purawai .. .. .. 96 188 Protestant Alliance Hall 201 283 Tararu .. ...... 106 171 Waiomo .. .... ..17 28 Tfipu .. .. ...... 29 f 44 Wilson's Bay .. .... 14 3 Turua .. ... .... 58 34 Kopu „ .. 43 36 Purlri.. ..'.' .. .. .. 64 48 .Matatoki r . „ .. .. 50 23 Wharepoa, dmahu .... 35 36 Hikutaia 92 34 I Kauaeranga „ .... 25 16 I Neavesville .. .. .. 37 / 10 i Hikufti .. .. .. .. 73 . 11 Pukotui .. „ .. .. 35 12 Tairua .. .. „ ..72-54 Whangamata .... .. 24 . 4 Five Mile Gamp ' . i .. 17 6 Shelly Beach, Hauraki PI. 2 13 Pipiroa, Hauraki Plains.. 14 27 The Orchard, Hauraki PI. 32 24 Waitakururn, Hauraki Pins. 10 17 Patetonga (Waikaka) .. 15 8 * Tahuna 8 26 Coromandel .. .. .. 295 125 Driving Creek .. .. .', 104 42 Cabbage Bay .; .. .. 41 . 41 Gumtown ..35 . 18 Kennedy Bay ..... .. 9 4 Kuaotunu .. •.. .. .. 51 48 Meroury Bay .. .. .. 11l .99 Port Charles .. .. ..15 2 Whangapoua 14 0 Moehau .. 8 6 Oteao Camp .. „ ... 26 5 Whenuakite 7 11 Waerenga.. .. .. ..47 15 Kangiriri .. „ „ „ 42 16 Kimihia „ „ .... 23 v .'4l Maramarua .. .. .. 50 " 9 Matahuru „ „ „ .. "10 8 Obinewai .. .... ..35 29 Whangamarino „ „ 17 9 Taniwha .. .....', 13 26 , | Miranda 10 1 "Waiterimu .... .. 15 14 TeHoe 14 10 Kopuku .. 6 4 Huntly „ 22 24 Te Kauwhata 32 32 Port Jackson 14 2 I Usher's Camp, Orini „ G 18 2619 2503