LOCAL ELECTIONS

Wairarapa Daily Times, 12 May 1932, Page 6

LOCAL ELECTIONS

YESTERDAY’S POLLING. The local body election polls in the Wairarapa were held yesterday. In e contest for a representative of tie Wairarapa South County Council on the Power Board, Mr T. V. Moore, chairman of the board, was defeated by Mi Simon Dalgleisli. Another retiring Power Board seeking re-election, Mr Duncan McLaclilan, was defeated in the Masterton County by Mr W. H. Buie v. Save in the case of representation on the Power Board, no very keen interest was shown in the elections, and the polling in most districts was small. The following are the results of the various elections: • COUNTY COUNCILS. MASTERTON. The two retiring members, Crs. J. W. Colquhoun and P. R- Welch, were returned in the Opald Riding of the Ma terton County Council The defeated candidate was Mr H. J. Raynei. T poll, which was a good one, resulted as follows: — OPAKI RIDING. (Two Councillors.) 051 P. R. Welch 99g J. W. Colquhoun H. J. Rayner ", One informal vote was recorded at the Kopuaranga polling booth. Detai s of the polling at the various booths are as follow: —■ Masterton: Colquhoun 172, Rayner 90, Welch 180. „ . o Kaituna: Colquhoun 23, Rayner 13, Welch 39. _ Mount Bruce: Colquhoun 10, Rayner 6, Welch 18. Kopuaranga: Colquhoun 18, Rayner 14, Welch 14. MAURICEVILLE. In tho West Riding of the Mauriceville County Council, for which four candidates offered, the three retiring members, Messrs A. Porsberg, W. A. Miller and P. W. Parry were re-elected. The defeated candidate was Mr C. B. Seymour, an ex-councillor. The poll was a heavier one than that of last year. The following is the result:— WEST RIDING. (Three Councillors.) A. Forsberg W. A. Miller p. W. Parry ' C. B. Seymour ' ELECTRIC POWER BOARD. SOUTH WAIRARAPA COUNTY. Mr Simon Dalgleisli scored a surprise victory over Mr T. V. Moore, the retiring representative of the Wairarapa South County on the Wairarapa Electric Power Board. Mr Moore, who was chairman of the board, was defeated by , a margin of 22 votes. Keen interest was taken in the contest, and the few absentee votes to come to hand cannot affect the result, which was as follows: S. Dalgleisli 156 T. Y. Moore The following arc the detailed results of the voting: — Carterton: Dalgleisli 46, Moore Go. Gladstone: Dalgleisli 25, Moore 7. Aliiarulie: Dalgleisli 9, Moore 1. Parlcvale: Dalgleisli 14, Moore 9. Waihakeke: Dalgleisli 5, Moore 5. , k Dalefield: Dalgleisli 23, Moore 11. Clareville: Dalgleisli 21, Moore 24. Carrington: Dalgleisli 7, Moore Norfolk Road: Dalgleisli 6, Moore 7. MASTERTON COUNTY. Mr Duncan McLaclilan, the retiring representative of the Masterton County on the Wairarapa Electric Power Board, was defeated by Mr W. 11. Buiclc. The poll resulted: — W. H. Buick 114 I>, McLaclilan 3^ One informal yoto WftS recorded at the Masterton polling booth. The following aro tlio detailed »»»«» »t tho polling at the various booths: Masterton: Buiclc 91, McLaclilan 21. Kaituna: Buick 8, McLaclilan 6, Mount Bruce; Buiclc 1, McLaclilan 1. Kopuaranga: Buick 1, McLaclilan 0. Wangaeliu: Buick 6, McLaclilan 0. Bideford: Buick 4, McLaclilan 1. Te Whiti: Buick 3, McLaclilan 1. hospital board. FEATHERSTON COUNTY. There was a very poor poll for the election of three representatives of the Featlierston County on the Wairarapa Hospital Board. Pour candidates contested the three vacancies, and those elected were Messrs Arch. Clark and Robert Smith, retiring members, and Mr W. B. Martin, an ex-member. The defeated candidate was Mr Mark Maxton, also a former member of the hoard. The result was as follows: FEATHERSTON COUNTY. (Three Representatives.) A. Clark 223 R. Smith 206 W. B. Martin 4^ 4 M. Maxton 34 No informal votes were recorded. The following arc the detailed results of the poll: — Martinborough: Clark 43, Martin 46, Maxton 6, Smith 45. Dyerville: Clark 4, Martin 7, Maxton 0, Smith 4. Tuturumuri: 'Clark 6, Martin 6, Maxton '2, Smith 7. Ilinakura: Clark 6, Martin 6, Maxton 0, Smith 6. Pirinoa: Clark 21, Martin 20, Maxton ]-, Smith 21. Kahautara: Clark 13, Martin 10, Maxton 2, Smith 10. Kaiwaiwai: Clark 12, Martin 12, Maxton 1, Smith 11. Peatherston: Clark 45, Martin 35, Maxton 8, Smith 35. Grey town: Clark 51, Martin 9, Maxton 50, Smith 50. Morison’s Bush: Clark 15, Martin 6, Maxton 11, Smith 10. Waiorongomai: Clark 7, Martin 7, Maxton 0, Smith 7. RETURNED UNOPPOSED. The following have been elected unopposed: — Masterton County Council—Te Whiti Eidiug: R. E. Gordon Lee. Uriti Rid-

ing: Gcorgo Moore, jun. Wainuioru Riding: W. I. Armstrong. Rangitumau Riding: H. H. Mawley. Upper Taueru Riding: J. W. A. Falloon. Mauriceville County Council. —East Riding: R. Judd, D. Bennett, J. H. Macdonald. Castlepoint County Council. East Riding: S. Schofield, S. Holdsworth. South Riding: G. Groves, 11. Bennett. West Riding: D. Speedy, W. Dickens. Wairarapa South County Council. Belvedere Riding: T. Y. Moore, C. Reid.' Parkvale Riding: W. A. Rcnall. Dalefield Riding: P. Brazendale, P. Court. Maungaraki Riding: C. A. Cameron, R. Cooper, D. McGregor, A. Ross. Peatherston County Council.—Greytown Riding: James Thompson. Featli-ei-ston Riding: Quentin Donald. Western Lake- Riding: R. W. Matthews. Kahutara Riding: J. C. Bidwill. Otaraia Riding: R. Smith. Turanganui Riding: G. J. Gillies. Awliea Riding: I. MciLeod. Pahaua Riding: L. Cameron. Martinborough Riding: A. B. Martin. Wairarapa Hospital Board. —Masterton and Castlepoint Counties: W. I. Armstrong, W. Dalziell, 11. 11. Mawley. Wairarapa South County: W. Pislier, T. Y. Moore. Wairarapa Power Board.—Featherston County: A. C. Pearce. •Tararua Power Board. —Mauriceville County: R. Judd.