AFTER THE BATTLE.
Res-aal-fes of i>lre First Ballots, D s tails.of' Licettsin^ Referenda RECORD OF \VAXGANUI" sifeAT. 1800 BALLANCE, J. (G.) ........ 808 Carson, G. (O.) ........... . 781 — 27 (G.) 1893 WILLIS, A. D. (G.) 1669 Carson, G. (O.) 1472 Parsons, A. J. (I.) ...... .. . 363 197 (G.) 1596 CARSON, G. (O.) 2098 Willis, A. D. (G.) 2044 — 54 (O.) 1899 WILLIS, A. D. (G.) *. 2878 "L " ' u~^ Carson, G. (O.) 2169 Murphy, J. (G.) 10S — 709 (G.) 1902 WILLIS, A. D. (G.) 2866 Baker, J. W. (O.) 1428 Lundon, G. (I.) 58G — 1438 (G.) 1905 HOGAN. J. T. (G.) 2516 Willis, A. D. (G.) 1589 Bassett, W. G. (O.) . 1055 Haselden, F. H. (O.) 746 Gatenby, R. M. (O.) 330 — (GJ 190S (l)Hogan, J. T. (G.) 3041 I Mackay, C. E. (I.) 1710 —.1159 (G.) (2) HOGAN, J. T. (G.) 3602 Hutchison, G. (O.) 1882 Hutchison, G. (O.) 2860—742 (G.) 1911 Hogan (G.) 2182 Hutchison (O.) 1649 Mackay (I.) 1101 Veitch (L.) 2260 ANALYSIS OF VOTING. . Hogan. Hutchison Mackay. Veitch. Drill Hall 1153 - 922 583 1075 Keith Street 271 199 119 332 Araraoho 114 66 39 176 St. John's 42 85 18 "~ 22 Gonville 123 89' 51 182 Castlecliff 94 24 '106 77 Taylorville 93 114 67 59 Wanganui East 113 42 37 127 Wanganui East No. 2 92 30 51 150 Masonic Hall . 87 78 30 69 Total 2152 1649 1101 2269 LICENSING POLL.—Analysis of Voting. National Prohibition. . For Agst: No-License Cont. Drill Hall ..... 2063 1593 1921 1737 Keith Street .. 678 312 369 539 Aramoho 256 132 . 161 226 St. John's .... 11l 50 ,„ 62 • 105 \ Gonville 288 148 . . 184 262 Castlecliff 125 160 195 100 Taylorville .... 163 163 198 135 Wanganui East 426 190 253 375 Masonic Hall .. ' 107 149 169 89 4217 2909 .-. 3512 3568 LOCAL OPTION.—LAST POLL (1908). Total On . : ~.,, _ \'alid Roll Continuance Reduction No-License Votes 8497 2927 2411 3552 6550 VOTING AT PREVIOUS POLLS. A comparison of the votes' polled at the last five polls furnishes interesting reading. The figures are as follow: — Year On roll Continuance Reduction No-license 1896 .. 339,230 139,580 94,555 98,312 1899 .. 373,744 142,443 107,751 118,575 1902 .. 415,789 148,449 132,240 151,521 1905 .. 476,473 182,884 151,057 . 198,768 1908 .. 537,003 188,140. . 162,562 . 221,471 Altogether 421,953 persons'(including informal voters) cast a ballot at the last election on the local option issue, 55.82 per cent, being male voters, and 44.18 per cent, were women. In thirty-eight electorates a majority of votes was cast in favour of No-license, but not in sufficient percentage to carry the issue, while in six No-license was actually carried, and reduction in seven.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12840, 8 December 1911, Page 5
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428AFTER THE BATTLE. Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12840, 8 December 1911, Page 5
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