THE GENERAL ELECTION

Waipa Post, Volume 37, Issue 2236, 17 November 1928, Page 5

THE GENERAL ELECTION

. W FIFTEEN UNCERTAIN SEATS. SOME VERY CLOSE CONTESTS. The political position created by the general election will not be finally clarified until next week, when the absentee votes are counted, as in fifteen eleeicirates'th© polling is so close that the results may be affected. At present the ]ead in these contests is held by the parties as follows: — Reform 7 United 6 Labour 1 Country Party 1 . Taking these seats into account—crediting the party in the lead as holding them.—the position of the parties is.— Reform 29 United 26 Labour 19 Country 1 Independent 5 Total 80 THE DOUBTFUL SEATS. I In the list of doubtful seats will now be found Wellington North, a mistake having been made in the original count. The rectification of this gives Sir John Luke (Reform) a lead of 8 votes from the Labour candidate ' (Mr C. H. Chapman), with 1138 votes to come. Details of the polling in these seats, together with the number of outstanding votesi, are as follow, an asterisk (*) denoting the member in the last Parliament and a dagger (f) a member of a previous Parliament: — , BAY OF ISLANDS. H. M. Rushworth, C. .. 3749 * Allen Bell, R 3683 R. Hornbfow, I.L 397 Majority 66 Outstanding votes 350 Last election: A. Bell, G., 4211; H. J. Sweeney, C, 1424; A. E. Bissett, L., 1268; R. T. Wrathall, N., 311; R. E. Hornblow, Lib., 273. Majority for Mr Bell, 2787. WAITEMATA. *A. Harris, R 4222 R. H. Greville, U 3946 A. G. Osborne, L 2302 Majority 276 Outstanding votes 1096 Last election: A. Harris, 0., 7101; A. G. Osborne, L., 3524; T. Lamtont, N., 1653. Majority for Mr Harris, 3577. GREY LYNN. J. S. Fletcher, U 5217 *F. N. Bartram, L. .... 5116 P. B. Fitzherbert, R. . . 617 Mrs L. Patterson, I. .. 63 Majority 101 Outstanding votes 652 Last election: F. N. Bartram, L., 6061; Miss E. Melville, G., 5296. Majority for Mr Bartram, 765. * AUCKLAND EAST. J. B. Donald, U 4058 *J. A. Lee, L 3822 Mrs C. E. Maguire, R. 2085 Majority 236 Outstanding votes 816 Last election: J. A. Lee, L., 4477; J. Stewart, G., 4189; H. O. Browne, Lib., 1298. Majority for Mr Lee, 288. FRANKLIN. J. N. Massey, R 3755 H. O. Mellsop, C 3666 Majority 89 Outstanding votes 505 Last election: E. D. McLennan, G., 6714; D. McClymont, L., 1660; J. Rea, N., 1136. Majority for Mr McLennan, 5054. WAIKATO. fF. Lye, U 2749 *D. S. Reid, R 2710 P. Keegan, C 1805 Majority 39 Outstanding votes 563 Last election: D. S. Reid, G., 3916. F. Lye, N., 2998; F. C. S. Lawson, 139. Majority for Mr Reid, 918. ROTORUA. C. H. Clinkard, U 3356 *F. F. Hoekly, R 3202 S. E. Judd, C 593 A. G. Christopher, L. 573

Majority 184 Outstanding votes 450 Last election: F. F. Hocklv, G., 4384; C. H. Clinkard. N., 1608; J. W. Sumner, L., 1148; F. Colbeck, C, 204. Majority for Mr Hockly, 2776. PATEA. *H. G. Dickie, R 4204 J. D. Hislop, U. 4104 Majority :. 100 Outstanding votes 550 Last election: H. G. Dickie, G., 4501; J. R. Corrigan, N., 3226. Majority for Mr Dickie, 1275. WELLINGTON NORTH. *Sir John Luke, R 5070 C. H. Chapman, L. .. 5062 Majority 8 Outstanding votes 1138 KAIAPOI. R. W. Hawke, U 3037 J. A. FJesher, R 2944 Mrs E. R. McCombs, L. 2688 Majority 93, Last election. Hon. D. Buddo,N., 3594; W — Brook, G., 3038; C. M. Williams, LMIIBS. Majority for Mr Buddo, 556. RICCARTON. .. A. A. McLachlan, U. .. 4262 *H. S. S. Kyle, G 4251 G. H. Thompson, L. .. 1587 Majority 11 Outstanding votes 569 Last election: H. S. S. Kyle, G., 5088; W. Cole, L., 2828; A. E. Lang-dale-Hunt, N., 1735. Majority for Kyle, 2260. MIO-CANTERBURY. *D. Jones, R., 3948 J. Connoilly, U 2866 * M. Williams, L 839 R. W. Wightman, L .. 222 Majority 82 Outstanding votes 581 Last election: The Mid-Canterbury

seat absorbs what at last election were the Ellesmere and Ashburton constituencies. The Ellesmere results were: D. Jones, G., 4014; J. Connolly, N., 3380. Majority for MJr Jones, 634. The Ashburton results were: Hon. W. Noswoi-thy, G., 3982; J. N. Harle, L., 1864. R. Galbraith, N., 1134; H. M. Jones, Lib., 417. Majority for Mr Nosworthy, 2118. TEMUKA. *T. D. Burnett, R 4109 T. H. Langford, U. . . 4030 Majority 79 Outstanding votes 220 Last election: T. D. Burnett, G., 3853; C. J. Talbot,_N., 348. Majority for Mr Burnett, 535. DUNEDIN SOUTH. R. W. Hall, L 4224 W. B. Taverner, U. .. 4216 C. Todd, R 19S8 Majority . . . .' 8 Outstanding votes 828 MATAURA. *Hon. G. J. Anderson, R. 3970 D. McDougall, U 3937 Majority 33 Outstanding votes 381 Last election: Hon. G. J. Anderson, G, 5062; W. Hincher, N., 2398. Majority for Mr Anderson, 2664.

SOME BIG MAJORITIES. LABOUR'S HIGH FIGURES. Following were the largest majorities, recorded in the election on Wednesday:— D. G. Sullivan, L., Avon 3623 H. E. Holland, L., Buller 3509 W. J. Jordan, L„ Manukau ... 3313 P. Fraser, L., Wellington Cen. 3019 Sir J. G. Ward, U., Invereargill 2923 Sir A. T. Ngata, R., East. Maori 2893 R. McKeen, L., Wellington S. .. 2832 W. Parry, L., Auckland Central 2808 Hon. J. G. Coates, R., Kaipara 2530 A. J. Stallworthy, U., Eden .. 2370 H. Atmore, 1., Nelson 2274 H. T. Armstrong, L., Chch. E. 2226 G. C. M'unns, U., Roskill 2207 J. A Nash, R., Palmerston N. .. 2125