Candidates For Wanganui And District Local Body Elections; Keen Interest

Wanganui Chronicle, 28 October 1950, Page 6

Candidates For Wanganui And District Local Body Elections; Keen Interest

All City Seats Being Contested And More In Rural Areas Than Usual

interest m the local election t'tian previously. In some eounti harbour areas, sitting members a The Harbour Board election, foi est than usual. Both Labour .1 tickets and. in addition, there ar There is to be a contest for the Mayoralty in Wanganui city, the sitting Mayor (Mr. Rogers) being opposed by the Citizens’ Association’s nominee (Mr. Seivewright). For the first time in many, many years, Marton is to have a Mayoral election, the sitting Mayor ( Mr. Barton) having as his opponent Mr. W. Meads. A feature of the local body elections in Wanganui on November 18 will be the unusually large number of independent candidates standing. There are three independents contesting the Harbour Board election and one the Hospital Board. In 1947 there was only one independent, Mr. R. S. Hatriek, who stood for the Harbour Board. Apart from the independents, nominations received yesterday by the returning officer, Mr. C. R. White, are according to tickets previously announced by the Citizens’ Association or the Labour Party. In the Mayoralty contest, the present Mayor, the Hon. W. J. Rogers, M.L.C.. is being opposed by Mr. A. C. Seivewright, who was his opponent in 1947. Nominations which closed with Mr. White yesterday were for the Mayoralty, the Wanganui City Council, the Wanganui Harbour Board, the Wanganui Hospital Board and the Wanga-nui-Rangitikei Power Board. Twenty-four nominations have been received for 12 vacancies on the City Council, including 11 sitting members. The only one who is retiring is Cr. W. S. N. Rennie. He has served on the council as a Citizens’ Association nominee for a succession of terms. Considerable interest will be taken in the Harbour Board election. There are six city vacancies on the board and both the Citizens’ Association and the Labour Party have nominated full

is this year has been more marked v ridings, and also in hospital and re being opposed for the first time, r example, is creating more intermd Citizens have nominated full e three Independent candidates. tickets. In addition, there are three I independents. One Citizens’ Association nominee. Mr. H. R. Beauchamp, is not seek.ng re-election. The Labour Party has a vacancy on the Hospital Board caused by the death of Mrs. E. M. Scott. Both sides have nominated full tickets, and. tn addition, there is one independent. Wanganui Mayoralty labour nominee: *Hon. W. J. Rogers. M.L.C. . Citizens’ Assn, nominee: Mr. A. C. Seivewright. WANGANUI CITY COUNCIL.

Citizens* Assn. labour Party. E j. Crotty. ‘R. P- Andrews. •11. S. Delves. *J- C. Batt. •T N. Dickson. N. W. Bond. •H. R. Gilberd. S. R- Cole. •N M. Izard. *G. P. Hawkins. ■R. E. Jack. L. R- Kearse. C. N. MacLean. J- Kerr. W. E. Robbie. J. Main. J. S. Rumobld. C. R. Munro. P. R. Warnock. *J. A. McFarland. •R. N. Wilson. <’ B. Price. L. W. Young. *W. G. Price. HARBOUR BOARD. Citizens’ Assn. Labour Party. •G. G. Burgess. ’J. Bergin. •E. J. Kirk. *W. F. Cummings. •E. A. Millward. J. A. McFarlane. W S. Seabrook. H. H. Norris. K. V. Shanks. W. G. E. Upton. •W. E. Wahlstrom. 'W. J. Rogers. Independents. T. G. Mullins. A. C. Nixon. S. A. Healey. HOSPITAL BOAP.D. Citizens’ Assn. Party. ‘Dr. G. J. Adams. J. C. Batt. •Mrs. A. H. MacLean. Mrs P. E. Clerr.cntson N L. Lorentzen. Mrs. E. M. Healey. C* McK. Gardner. Mrs M. A. McFarland. •R. G. Taiboys. *W. J. Rogers. Independents. Dr. J. R- J- Moore. POWER BOARD. Citizens’ Assn. Labour Party. •S. R- McCallum. ’J. C. Batt. •H. C. Jenkins. G. P. Hawkins. E R Hodge. J. A. McFarland. S. G. Pearce.’ *W. J. Rogers.