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Sess. 11.—1879. NEW ZEALAND.
THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1879. RETURN SHOWING THE ADULT MALE POPULATION OF EACH ELECTORAL DISTRICT, THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS ON THE ROLLS, THE TOTAL NUMBER WHO VOTED IN EACH CONTEST, AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES RESPECTIVELY.
Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.
Electoral Districts. £ S.06 ill c £■ §<» CU m w "3 . IX o -, 55_o__ S-ol 8 & a W >3 Successful — o .j Candidates. o j= 2 • a J! °.§ o t. 1 ! > I Unsuccessful Candidates. •d o -o ._ E ° 5 6 a U o > d 55 1 City of Auckland East... 1.131 1,038 737 Speight... 371 371 Clark ... Clark ... 363 2 City of Auckland West i 2,248 2,390 f Wallis ... 1.384 } (. Hurst ... 1.045 ■) 1,010 ) 1.045 ) Stark ... f Newman Stark ... Newman 232 128 3 City of Auckland West 1,010 4 East Coast ... 1.833 1.346 864 Macdonald 464 { 464 (" Morris... Morris... Johnson 298 102 5 Eden 1,285 870 731 Tole ... 409 409 Whitaker Whitaker 309 6 Franklin 7 F'ranklin t 2,209 1.957 C Hamlin ... 1.372] (. Harris ... 919 868 919 868 Hobbs Buckland Hobbs Buckland 463 401 8 Marsden i.5'7 1,278 765 Colbeck... 39° { 390 ( Dargaville i_ Bruce ... Dargaville Bruce ... 206 162 9 Mongonui 820 1,076 620 Lundon... 298 > 298 ("Williams < Katene (. McLeod 'Williams Katene 159 118 a 45 10 ! Newton 1.378 2,224 no contest Swanson . McLeod 2 11 Parnell 1,064 905 „ Moss 12 Rodney 974 833 ,, George 13 j Thames 1- 3499 4,446 ( Sir G. Grey (. Sheehan 14 Thames 15 Onehunga ... 443 45' 305 O'Rorke 228 228 Graham Graham 6 9 16 Waikato 1,110 577 403 Whyte ... 215 215 Campbell Campbell 183 17 , Waipa 1,227 '.015 7 1 s Whitaker -{ 371 ("Cunningham < McMinn (.Roche... ' Cunningham McMinn .Roche... 262 49 26 18 Waitemata ... '.055 9i3 624 Wood ... 433 433 Macfarlane Macfarlane '83 19 Egmont 948 729 442 Atkinson 322 322 Sherwood Sherwood 118 CM S s I03 20 : Grey and Bell 938 680 510 Trimble 289 289 Skeet ... Skeet ... 221 21 New Plymouth 646 462 330 Kelly 227 227 Fookes Fookes 100 Carried forward ... 24.325 23.'9° 9,802 9,802 7.859 7.859 4.197 . „. \n : 1 r-u:
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■3*8. 1» *** I* 141 11 Ill o jc: to i £** Successful Candidates. ■s i I Unsuccessful Candidates. d £ s Electoral Districts. ■I Brought forward ... 24.325 23,190 9,802 7.8.i9 .197 X in I Clive 2,198 1,220 1 910 O Orniond 505 Sheehan 360 22 ( 23 : Napier 2.387 I.97I c s i,i7o5 ( K Sutton ... 59° Maney 502 24 ■ Napier Russell ... 578 Buchanan 467 25 ' City of Wellington 5.048 2,721 cL 2,028 ] Levin Hutchison ... 1,185 880 7 Hunter"; t Greenfield 808 409 26 City of Wellington 27 Ilutt 1,019 438 307 » Mason ... 166 Jackson 139 28 Manawatu .. . >,74« 1,810 1,142 .1 Johnston 493 f Halcombe (_ Snelson 442 207 2 be 29 Rangitikei ... 1,048 633 46, V Willis ... 282 McLean 176 30 Wairarapa ... ■ 2,561 ) 1,826 Beetham 795 Pharazyn 521 3" Wairarapa ... Bunny ... 577 Fox Soi 32 Wanganui ... ] 2 '045 1,408 I Bryce ... 559 33 Wanganui ... I Ballance 545 (Izard ... \ O'Neill 181 124 34 Wellington Country ... 900 754 557 j1 Brandon 240 35 Buller 1.390 1.147 759 ; ' ; Fisher 410 Henry... 328 A I City of Nelson i 1.34° I 1,091 I (I' 802] (. • I 1 Pitt 499 ) Curtis... ( Graham 221 37 City of Nelson Adams 429 202 38 j i ColHngwood ... 438 375 290 I ' Gibbs ... H5 C Huddlestone Armstrong 131 12 j y 39 Grey Valley ... [ 4,218 2,028 I I Sj ] I I I Reeves ... 1,027 S Morris... Lahman Drury ... McLean 45° 265 35 •5 40 Grey Valley ... Masters i,»3o 4' Motueka 663 I 687 I no contest I t Hursthouse ( Wastenay -... ( Stafford 101 11 42 Nelson Suburbs 433 352 274 I Richmond 112 4? Waimea <»)S 439 no contest t Shephard 44 Cheviot 758 376 209 , Saunders ■37 Ingles 70 c 3 45 Picton 1 832 715 no contest: tl Kenny 281 I Wairau I 780 600 Seymour 46 1,057 315 I lenderson 47 Akaroa 1.013 602 no contest t Montgomery (Fendall 272 58 48 Ashley '.545 1,238 683 Moorhouse 337 49 Avon 1,018 825 no contest ;t Rolleston 5° City of Christchurch ... • "1 • I- 6,129 4,212 r 2,510-! L r Sir G. Grey I.3I5 I ! Richardson I r Tread well ■ 1,227 ■ 548 5« City of Christchurch ... I Andrews 1,25° S 2 City of Christchurch ... L_ Stevens ... 1,250 • u § rt O ; Coleridge 3.5OO 1.297 865 Wright ... 487 Hart ... • 378 53 54 I Geraldine 1,079 675 417 Wakefield 246 1 Feldwick 159 55 ; Gladstone 2,677 826 554 Studholme 342 i j Deane,.-. . 207 56 1 Heathcote 2,214 i,932 971 Fisher ... 636 1 Morgan 337 57 > Lyttelton 911 462 373 Allwright 192 ! Murray-Aynsley t .76 58 t Kaiapoi '.457 1,118 746 Bowen ... 407 f Wearing . 326 59 ) Selwyn 1,518 948 no contest st Hall [ Woolcombe 129 . 60 > Timaru J.943 734 441 T urnliull 311 26,231 I 14,973 Carried forward ... 80,100 58,830 3O.994 * Exclusive of Maoris and Chinese.
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Electoral Districts. u fc 00 £ xn * "° - !« 5 "o w > 2 t4_l O i s1 Successful Candi rates. I "8 8 4 Unsuccessful Candidates. 2] d y. Brought forward ... 80,100 58,830 30,994 I 26,231 14,973 56 > 403 I ffl 61 62 Hokitika r 3,416 1,823 r I Reid 1.723 ) (. Seddon ... no contest Gisborne 917 800 C Dungan \ Barff ... (, Cuming Mokitika 90 63 i Totara 941 381 C Dyer ... (. Mosley 184 ««5 64 Bruce 1,260 1,168 564 Murray ... 245 65 'Caversham ... 1,844 i,«95 735 Barrou ... 297 ( Cutten ) Mclndoe ~) Wilson (.Main ... 249 117 59 13 66 67 City of Dunedin City of Dunedin 1 j. 6,018 J 3,862 f Dick ... 2,u6-{ Oliver ... 1,140 1,044 Macassey \ Reeves I Bracken 744 676 47" 68 City of Dunedin l^ Stewart... 989 69 j Clutha '.327 75° 387 Thomson 272 Jowett... 114 7° I Donstan 1,154 857 no contest Pyke l-'eldwick 7" Invercargill ... 940 774 618 Bain 305 295 7* Mataura 1,982 1,893 no contest Shanks n ; Mount Ida 859 679 ,, De Lautour Green ... I C 74 Port Chalmers 976 79' 636 Macandrew 363 267 Riverton 1,158 '.259 682 McCaughan fBaldey j Hankinson I \ Hodgkinson I Lyon ... ; I. McDonald I?' 117 56 36 29 75 259 I Roslyn i,754 1,460 908 j Driver ... (Barr ... (Hogg ... 344 11 76 Bs3 77 Taieri 1,508 892 497 Fult<m •■■ 3-9 Snow ... .78 78 Tuapeka 1.314 1 1,002 803 ' Brown ... 427 ■ Clayton 361 79 Waikaia ',449 734 566 Ireland ... 245 f McKenzie \ Bennett 189 121 So Waikouaiti ... '.375 777 595 McLean... 326 Arkle ... 261 Si Wakatipu 1,326 977 641 Finn 266 ( Mason Manders 232 143 82 Waitaki i 4,138 1,723 ( Hislop ... ',025] (. Shrimski 594 Stewart 386 83 Waitaki 553 C Joyce ... i Cuthbertson «4 Wallace 1,169 444 286 Hirst ... 166 99 21 Totals... 43,776 36,3" 22,092 116,008 82,271 43,776 * Exclusive of Maoris and Chinese. Total Male Adult Population of Colony ... „ Electors on Roll 116,008 82,271, or 709 per cent. In 55 contested Electorates ,, 14 uncon tested „ Total On Roll. 6S.8.37 16,434 82,271 Electors. Voted. 43,776, or 66'5 per cent. By Authority i G-eorgk Didsbury, G-overnment Printer, Wellington.—1879. Price 3d.]
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THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1879. RETURN SHOWING THE ADULT MALE POPULATION OF EACH ELECTORAL DISTRICT, THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS ON THE ROLLS, THE TOTAL NUMBER WHO VOTED IN EACH CONTEST, AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES RESPECTIVELY., Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1879 Session II, H-18
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1,170THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1879. RETURN SHOWING THE ADULT MALE POPULATION OF EACH ELECTORAL DISTRICT, THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS ON THE ROLLS, THE TOTAL NUMBER WHO VOTED IN EACH CONTEST, AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES RESPECTIVELY. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1879 Session II, H-18
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