THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1919 (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1921 Session I-II, H-33

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Session 11. 1921. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1919 (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1919; the Number of Informal Votes; the Number of Electors who did not vote; the Number of Electors on the Roll; the Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected (a) to the Total Number of Electors on the Roll, and (b) to the Total Valid Votes recorded; and the Population of each Electoral District at the Census in 1916.

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Number of Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected. Number of Number Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Informal „ . . v . Total. Votes. Electors who did not vote. (a) , (b) To Total To Total Number Valid of Votes Electors reon Roll, corded. Population at Census, 1916. Electors on Roll. For each Candidate. Bay of Islands— Jounneaux Reed Marsden— Curtis Mander McLean Murdoch Kaipara— Coates Gregory Waitemata— Greenslade Harris Eden— Hornblow McBrine Parr Auckland East— Mackenzie Myers Way Auckland Central— Glover Parry Thomas Auckland West — Bennett Entrican Savage .. 1,871 3,066 604 2,307 . 850 2,118 4,214 923 3,492 4,911 1,500 1,577 3,431 108 198 119 56 4,993 5,987 5,335 8,522 1,619 1,536 1,689 1,351 7,606 6,871 10,211 6,344 48-33 30-33 61-33 48-10 39-24 82-03 58-44 62-10 14,229 13,624 17,002 13,455 93 6,601 1,287 7,888 43-50 52-72 14,637 3,560 3,718 1,756 9,180 1,779 10,959 17,013 146 33-93 41-16 3,221 4,007 1,023 9,777 16,888 106 8,357 1,420 40-98 48-56 3,475 1,493 4,008 9,059 1,540 83 10,599 37-81 44-65 17,366

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election 1919, etc. — continued.

Number )f Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. Population at Census, 1916. For each Candidate. Informal „ . , Votes. ToW - •(a) | (b) To Total To Total Number Valid of Votes Electors reon Roll, corded. Grey Lynn — Bartram . . Fowlds .. Garmson Melville .. Richardson Roskill— Davis Gunson .. Peddle .. Potter Parnell — Baume Bloodworth Dickson .. Manukau — Lang Major Mason Franklin — Massey .. Piggott .. Rea Raglan — Bollard .. Johnstone Jordan Thames— Cooke Long McCormick Purtell .. Rhodes .. Ohinemuri — Clark Poland .. 3,141 2,405 214 2,660 180 1,998 2,346 728 4,200 1,026 2,287 5,706 4,182 1,173 2,304 118 110 95 8,718 9,367 9,129 7,746 1,412 1,629 2,856 10,130 10,996 11,985 31-01 38-20 47-61 36-52 45-30 63-27 17,203 17,217 16,911 15,751 87 1,676 9,422 44-39 54-60 4,195 637 1,165 6,131 1,684 7,815 13,419 134 53-68 69-95 2,888 756 1,900 5,608 1,606 7,214 12,998 64 40-03 52-09 72 56 1,488 965 3,078 13,779 75 5,734 1,073 6,807 45-22 54-39 2,618 3,173 52 5,843 1,588 7,431 42-70 54-79 14,134 Tauranga — Herries .. Robbins .. Waikato — Laflerty .. Watts .. Young Rotorua— Hewitt Hockly .. Jones Keegan .. Larney .. Bay of Plenty— MacDonald Williams .. Waitomo — Elliott .. Jennings .. Wilson Gisborne — Brindle .. Carroll Lysnar .. Hawke's Bay— Campbell.. Chapman McKay .. Napier — Brown Evans Hill 3,946 2,086 766 1,976 4,869 497 3,258 854 324 1,525 3,546 2,312 118 121 86 66 6,150 7,732 6,544 5,924 2,869 2,287 1,463 2,512 9,019 110,019 8,007 8,436 43-75 48-60 40-69 42-03 65-42 50-45 60-53 63-97 12,988 14,912 13,115 13,281 332 2,906 2,529 1,620 13,407 159 5,926 7,546 38-51 50-39 2,312 2,668 3,041 114 8,135 3,543 15,881 11,678 26-04 37-91 3,234 2,176 2,292 7,788 • 2,887 15,480 86 10,675 30-30 41-99 2,763 2,709 2,562 8,195 1,889 10,084 16,623 161 27-40 34-39

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1919, etc. — continued.

Number if Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Number of Number of Electors on Roll. Informal „, , , Votes. TotaL Electors who did not vote. (a) (b) To Total To Total Number Valid of Votes Electors reon Roll, corded. Population at Census, 1916. For each Candidate. Waipawa— Hunter Jull Pahiatua— McNicol Rice Ross 3,458 3,184 72 6,714 1,170 7,884 43-86 52-06 13,721 2,775 1,142 2,603 6,571 1,329 7,900 14,325 51 35-13 42-56 Masterton — Holms Matheson McLeod .. Sykes Wairarapa — Danahey Hornsby McLeod Stratford— Hine Masters Taranaki— Buckeridge Smith Egmont— Astbury Hawken Patea — Fitzherbert Morrison Pearce Powdrell Wanganui— Cuttle Mcllvride Veitch Waimarino — Langstone Smith 2,100 791 1,730 2,444 199 2,726 3,266 3,057 3,118 3,264 4,287 102 50 79 43 7,108 6,293 6,225 7,630 1,130 1,341 1,077 1,021 8,238 7,634 7,302 8,651 29-67 42-78 42-70 49-55 34-59 52-75 50-49 56-77 14,653 12,957 13,663 14,959 2,932 3,123 49 6,104 1,374 7,478 41-76 51-58 13,043 458 3,021 144 3,276 154 7,053 1,839 8,892 • 36-84 47-48 13,738 2,637 1,266 4,340 10,503 15,712 77 8,320 2,183 41-32 52-65 2,473 3,116 79 5,668 1,838 7,506 41-51 55-75 13,014 Oroua — Guthrie Tunniclifi Manawatu — Hillier Newman Rangitikei — Brady Glenn Meldrum Palmerston — Ayrton Nash Otaki— Field Macdonald McKenzie Ramsbottom-Isherwood Hutt— Pritchard Rishworth Wilford .. Wellington North Browne Luke Read Wellington Central — Fraser Pirani 3,891 2,048 2,159 3,025 2,268 2,903 1,655 3,613 4,617 2,820 407 1,588 198 191 68 75 173 6,130 5,252 6,901 8,403 1,711 1,370 2,153 2,133 7,841 6,622 9,054 10,536 49-62 45-68 32-06 43-82 65-52 58-35 42-53 56-10 13,843 12,973 14,393 16,078 13,373 146 5,159 1,419 6,578 42-87 56-25 2,417 2,319 3,422 8,226 1,757 16,247 68 9,983 34-28 41-95 2,934 3,999 2,345 9,364 2,590 11,954 17,159 86 33-45 43-10 4,486 3,430 146 8,062 2,489 10,551 42-51 56-67 17,255

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1919, etc. — continued.

Number of Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. For each Informal rr, . j Candidate. Votes. Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. (a) l (b) To TotalTo Total Number Valid of Votes Electors reon Roll, corded. Population at Census, 1916. Wellington East — McKenzie Monteith Newman Wellington South — Mitchell .. Semple Wellington Suburbs — Croskery Sloane Wright .. kelson — Atmore Field Price lotueka — Hudson Lomax Power Suller — Holland O'Brien .. Vestland — O'Brien .. Seddon Vairau — Cooke Corry McCallum Penny lurunui — Armstrong Forbes Gardner .. kaiapoi— Buddo Jones Williams Jhristchurch North— Armstrong Isitt Jhristchurch East — Hunter Thacker Christchurch South — Holland Howard liccarton — Devereaux Robertson Witty .. 2,441 3,317 4,375 4,801 3,375 2,964 2,073 4,091 3,412 2,902 1,079 2,456 1,255 1,795 3,545 2,542 2,704 4,201 1,656 1,430 2,452 1,348 94 103 105 83 46 56 85 10,227 8,279 9,233 7,476 5,552 6,143 6,990 2,478 1,843 2,362 1,225 1,798 1,155 1,321 12,705 10,122 11,595 8,701 7,350 7,298 8,311 34-44 47-43 35-28 39-21 33-41 48-57 50-55 43-18 58-72 44-82 46-15 44-60 58-23 60-84 17,11.3 17,330 17,239 15,759 13,630 14,528 15,321 35 6,921 998 7,919 30-96 35-61 14,352 2,341 3,008 373 7,147 52-57 13,173 50 5,772 1,375 42-09 2,530 2,580 1,521 7,998 14,038 71 6,702 1,296 32-26 38-91 3,600 6,033 313 9,946 2,158 12,104 49-84 62-63 17,132 3,632 5,572 216 9,420 2,246 11,666 47-76 60-54 17,122 3,413 5,088 213 8,714 2,881 11,595 43-88 59-85 17,114 2,322 1,966 2,948 7,325 8,621 15,771 89 1,296 34-19 40-74 Lvon — Carl Russell Sullivan jyttelton — Ell Lester Macartney McCombs CUesmere — Barclay Rhodes 218 3,520 5,168 585 1,277 2,422 2,999 205 9,111 2,026 11,137 46-40 58-03 17,176 33-67 41-18 15,957 147 7,430 1,478 8,908 2,833 3,582 74 6,489 2,088 8,577 41-76 55-84 13,913

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1919, etc. — continued.

Number if Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Informal „ , . Votes. TotaL Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of K lectors on Roll. ~ (a.) (b) To Total To Total Number Valid of Votes Electors reon Roll, corded. Population at Census, 1916. For each Candidate. Ashburton— Dickie Jones Nosworthy Timaru— Craigie Vinnell .. Temuka — Burnett .. Talbot .. Waitaki — Anstey Bitchener Paul 2,563 290 4,056 4,717 3,198 42 163 6,951 8,078 1,168 2,165 8,119 10,243 49-96 46-05 58-71 59-60 14,282 16,258 3,294 3,263 53 6,610 1,532 8,142 40-46 50-24 13,638 2,078 2,550 1,665 7,595 13,770 Oamaru— Lee Macpherson Dunedin North — Kellett .. Walker .. Dunedin West — Brown Stewart .. Dunedin Central — Munro Statham .. Dunedin South — Paul Sidey Chalmers— Colquhoun Dickson .. Gilchrist .. 55 6,348 1,247 33-57 40-52 3,819 3,543 53 7,415 1,138 8,553 44-65 51-87 14,967 4,784 3,978 119 8,881 2,318 11,199 42-72 54-60 17,252 3,291 5,712 122 9,125 3,108 12,233 46-69 63-45 17,035 4,272 4,769 90 9,131 2,605 11,736 40-64 52-75 17,136 4,311 4,395 123 8,829 1,504 10,333 42-53 50-48 16,944 1,382 2,693 1,810 5,955 7,248 14,400 Bruce — Allen Edie Clutha— Christie .. Malcolm .. Maslin .. Rodger .. Wakatipu— Ashworth Horn Scott Mataura— Anderson McDougall Mclntyre.. McLachlan Wallace — Hamilton Thomson.. Invercargill — Archer .. Hanan 70 1,293 37-15 45-76 2,993 2,867 71 5,931 1,464 7,395 40-47 51-07 13,224 143 2,257 1,190 2,123 12,949 49 5,762 1,107 6,869 32-86 39-51 879 3,062 2,261 6,249 1,761 8,010 13,563 47 38-23 49-37 3,042 1,766 181 848 13,766 50 5,887 1,236 7,123 42-71 52-12 2,843 2,800 58 5,701 1,190 6,891 41-26 50-38 13,535 3,355 4,758 93 8,206 2,208 10,414 45-69 58-65 16,995 Awarua — Hamilton Ward .. 3,164 2,407 80 5,651 1,286 6,937 45-61 56-80 13,280 Totals 542,740 7,587 1550,327 |133,093 683,420 40-88 51-47 1,142,081

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Summary. 1919. 1914. 1911. 1908. Number of votes recorded for candidates elected .. 279,373 286,433 *257,349 *233,328 Number of votes recorded for candidates defeated . . 263,367 229,474 *208,219 *177,178 Number of electors who recorded their votes at the first ballot but not at the second ballot .. .. .. 23,201 13,456 Number of informal votes .. .. .. 7,587 5,618 *4,143 *4,596 Total number of electors who voted at the election 542,740 521,525 492,912 428,648 * Second-ballot figures. Percentage of votes recorded for candidates elected 1919. 1914. 1911. 1908. to total valid votes recorded .. .. 51-47 55-52 55-28 56-84 Total number of electors on roll .. .. 683,420 616,043 590,042 537,003 Percentage of votes recorded for candidates elected to total number of electors on roll .. .. 40-88 46-50 43-62 43-45 Total population of Dominion at last Census (ex- 1916. 1911. 1906. 1901. eluding Maoris) .. .. .. ..*1,142,081 1,008,206 888,376 772,504 * Including 42,632 soldiers in camp and abroad who were allocated over the various districts in accordance with section 3 of the Parliamentary Elections Postponement Act, 1916.

MAORI ELECTIONS. Return showing Number of Votes polled by each Candidate.

Number of Votes recorded. Number of Votes reoorded. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. For each Candidate. Total. For each Total Candidate. Northern Maori — Tau Henare Nau Paraone Kawiti Anaru Ngawaka Aperahama Reupene Tuoro Wiri Henare 2,665 1,036 135 71 32 Western Maori —continued. Taiwiwi Tukimana te Taniwha 212 Tema Pouwharetapu Ke45 Votes disallowed .. wene Keritoke te Ahu Otene Paora Eruera Poihipi Chase Kipa te Whatanui 44 35 24 12 3,939 44 3,983 Eastern Maori — Apirana Turupu Ngata. Elected unopposed. Votes disallowed .. 5,604 71 Southern Maori — John Hopere Wharewiti Uru Riki te Mairaki Taiaroa .. Teone Matapura Erihana.. Hoani Matiu 5,675 Western Maori — Maui Pomare Ngarangi Katitia Tanea Kaawe Short Tuwhakaririka Patena Henare Kaihau 376 169 97 46 688 2,669 1,245 567 536 215 Grand total 11,345

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Return showing the Number of Men and Women on the Roll; the Number of Men and Women who voted, the Number of Electors who did not vote, the Number of Informal Votes; the Proportion per Cent. of Men and Women on the Roll; the Proportion per Cent. of Votes recorded by Men and Women respectively to the Total Number of Votes recorded; the Percentage of Votes recorded by Men and Women respectively to the Number of Men and Women on the Roll; the Percentage of the Total Number of Votes recorded to the Total Number of Electors on the Roll; and the Percentage of Informal Votes recorded.

Electors on Roll. Number of Electors who recorded Votes (including Informal). Number of Electors who did Proportion per Cent, of Men and Women on the Roll. Proportion per Cent, of Votes recorded by Men and W r omen respectively to the Total Number of Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded by Men and Women respectively to the Number of Men and Women on the Roll. Percentage of the Total Number of Votes recorded to the Total Number of Electors on the Roll. (The correPercentage of Informal Votes recorded. (The corresponding figures for 1914 are shown in brackets.) Electoral District. Informal Votes. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Men. "Women. Men. Women. for 1914 are shown in brackets.) • Bay of Islands Marsden Kaipara Waitemata Eden Auckland East Auckland Central Auckland West .. Grey Lynn Roskill .. Parnell Manukau Franklin Raglan Thames Ohinemuri Tauranga Waikato Rotorua Bay of Plenty Waitomo Gisborne Hawke's Bay Napier Waipawa Pahiatua Masterton Wairarapa Stratford Taranaki Egmont Patea Wanganui Waimarino Oroua Manawatu Rangitikei Palmerston Otaki Hutt Wellington North Wellington Central Wellington East .. Wellington South Wellington Suburbs 3,758 4,199 | 4,081 j 4,962 4,039 | 5,400 5,311 5,146 4,838 4,890 5,315 4,694 4,320 4,279 3,790 4,155 5,064 5,252 4,892 5,525 4,634 6,309 5,881 5,641 4,450 4,302 4,578 4,486 4,005 4,319 4,134 4,805 5,085 4,817 4,244 3,711 5,274 5,094 3,338 5,073 5,759 5,782 5,933 4,950 5,467 2,586 3,407 2,790 5,249 3,849 5,559 4,466 5,453 5,292 6,106 6,670 4,728 3,495 2,935 3,017 3,276 3,955 4,767 3,115 2,911 2,912 5,369 4,794 4,443 3,434 3,598 3,660 3,148 3,297 4,332 3,344 4,087 5,418 2,689 3,597 2.911 3,780 5,442 3,240 4,910 6,195 4,769 6,772 5,172 6,128 6,344 7,606 6,871 10,211 7,888 10,959 9,777 10,599 10,130 10,996 11,985 9,422 7,815 7,214 6,807 7,431 9,019 10,019 8,007 8,436 7,546 11,678 10,675 10,084 7,884 7,900 8,238 7,634 7,302 8,651 7,478 8,892 10,503 7,506 7,841 6,622 9,054 10,536 6,578 9,983 11,954 10,551 12,705 10,122 11,595 2,812 3,363 3,281 4,026 3,491 4,497 4,424 4,344 4,157 4,210 4,200 3,920 3,458 3,259 3,218 3,304 3,493 3,872 4,036 3,884 3,643 4,460 4,341 4,154 3,824 3,611 3,853 3,649 3,752 3,916 3,413 3,749 4,102 3,667 3,391 2,992 4,208 4,161 2,761 4,226 4,730 4,530 4,948 4,135 4,736 2,181 2,624 2,054 4,496 3,110 4,683 3,933 4,715 4,561 5,157 4,929 3,826 2,673 2,349 2,516 2,539 2,657 3,860 2,508 2,040 2,283 3,675 3,447 4,041 2,890 2,960 3,255 2,644 2,473 3,714 2,691 3,304 4,218 2,001 2,739 2,260 2,693 4,242 2,398 4,000 4.634 3,532 5,279 4,144 4,497 4,993 5,987 5,335 8,522 6,601 9,180 8,357 9,059 8,718 9,367 9,129 7,746 6,131 5,608 5,734 5,843 6,150 7,732 6,544 5,924 5,926 8,135 7,788 8,195 6,714 6,571 7,108 6,293 6,225 7,630 6,104 7,053 8,320 5,668 6,130 5,252 6,901 8,403 5,159 8,226 9,364 8,062 10,227 8,279 9,233 1,351 1,619 1,536 1,689 1,287 1,779 1,420 1,540 1,412 1,629 2,856 1,676 1,684 1,606 1,073 1,588 2,869 2,287 1,463 2,512 1,620 3,543 2,887 1,889 1,170 1,329 1,130 1,341 1,077 1,021 1,374 1,839 2,183 1,838 1,711 1,370 2,153 2,133 1,419 1,757 2,590 2,489 2,478 1,843 2,362 56 108 198 119 93 146 106 83 118 95 110 87 134 64 75 52 118 121 86 66 159 114 86 161 72 51 43 102 50 79 49 154 77 79 191 68 75 173 146 68 86 146 94 103 105 59 55 59 49 51 49 54 49 48 44 44 50 55 59 56 50 50 52 01 05 01 54 55 50 50 54 50 58 45 50 55 54 48 04 54 50 58 48 51 51 48 55 47 49 47 41 45 41 51 49 5! 46 51 52 50 50 50 45 41 44 44 44 48 39 35 39 40 45 44 44 46 44 42 55 50 45 40 52 36 40 44 42 52 49 49 52 45 53 51 53 50 56 61 47 53 49 53 48 48 45 46 50 56 56 57 57 50 62 06 61 55 56 51 57 54 58 01 51 56 53 49 65 55 57 61 50 54 51 51 50 48 50 51 44 44 39 53 47 51 47 52 52 55 54 50 44 42 44 43 43 50 38 34 39 45 44 49 43 45 40 42 39 49 44 47 51 35 45 43 39 50 46 49 49 44 52 50 49 74-83 80-09 80-39 81-14 86-43 83-28 83-30 84-41 85-92 86-09 79-02 83-51 80-05 76-16 84-90 79-52 68-98 73-72 82-50 70-30 78-61 70-69 73-81 73-64 85-93 83-94 84-16 81-34 93-68 90-67 82-56 78-02 80-67 76-12 79-90 80-62 79-79 81-68 82-70 83-30 80-92 78-34 83-40 83-54 86-63 84-34 77-02 73-62 85-65 80-80 84-24 88-06 86-46 86-19 84-46 73-90 80-92 76-48 80-03 83-39 77-50 67-18 80-98 80-51 70-08 78-40 68-45 71-90 90-95 84-16 82-27 88-93 83-99 75-01 85-73 80-47 80-84 77-85 74-41 76-14 77-64 71-24 77-95 74-01 81-46 74-80 74-06 77-95 80-12 73-38 78-70(85-58) 78-71 (82-88) 77-64 (87-14) 83-46 (84-68) 83-68(86-97) 83-77(78-91) 85-48 (79-21) 85-47 (84-15) 86-06 (87-65) 85-19 ( * ) 76-17 (83-49) 82-21 (85-47) 78-45 (85-20) 77-7* (84-89) 84-24 (86-32) 78-63 (87-73) 68-19 (85-80) 77-17(82-42) 81-73 ( * ) 70-22(81-61) 78-53 (82-39) 69-66 (82-00) 72-95(82-91) 81-26(83-78) 85-16 (86-28) 83-18(82-81) 86-28 (84-16) 82-43 (88-21) 85-25 (82-76) 88-20(86-12) 81-63(89-95) 79-32 (85-34) 79-21 (85-28) 75-51 (68-02) 78-18(84-16) 79-31 ( * ) 76-22 (83-55) 79-76(81-69) 78-43(83-71) 82-40 (84-73) 78-33 (82-90) 76-41 (84-47) 80-50 (85-40) 81-79 (86-29) 79-63 (82-64) 1-12 (0-99) 1-80(0-70) 3-71 (1-49) 1-40(1-07) 1-41 (0-88) 1-59(1-56) 1-27(1-39) 0-92 (1-01) 1-35(1-66) 1-01 ( * ) 1-20(1-40) 1-12(1-24) 2-18(1-00) 1-14(1-23) 1-31 (0-92) 0-89 (0-90) 1-92 (1-48) 1-57(1-25) 1-31 ( * ) 1-11(1-31) 2-68 (0-77) 1-40(0-71) 1-10(1-18) 1-96(1-10) 1-07(1-46) 0-78 (0-75) 0-60 (C-55) 1-62(0-60) 0-80(1-09) 1-04(1-40) 0-80(1-09) 2-18(0-95) 0-93 (0-94) 1-39(0-90) 3-12(0-97) 1-29 ( * ) 1-09(0-72) 2-06(1-17) 2-83(1-40) 0-83 (2-00) 0-92 (1-26) , 1-81 (1-03) 0-91 (0-79) 1-24(0-79) 1-14(0-89) * New electorates.

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Return showing the Number of Men and Women on the Roll; the Number of Men and Women who voted, etc.— continued.

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Electoral District. Electors on Roll. Number of Electors who recorded Votes (including Informal). Number of Electors who did Informal Votes. Proportion per Cent, of Men and Women on the Roll. Proportion per Cent, of Votes recorded by Men and Women respectively to the Total Number of Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded by Men and W T omen respectively to the Number of Men and Women on the Roll. Percentage of the I Total Number of j Votes recorded to the Total Number of Electors on the Roll. (The corresponding figures for 1914 are shown in brackets.) Percentage of Informal Votes recorded. (The corresponding figures for 1914 are shown in brackets.) ~ i Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. W r omen. I Nelson Motueka Buller Westland Wairau Hurunui Kaiapoi Christchurch North Christchurch East Christchurch South Riccarton Avon Lyttelton Ellesmere Ashburton Timaru Temuka Waitaki Oamaru Dunedin North .. Dunedin West Dunedin Central .. Dunedin South .. Chalmers Bruce Clutha .. Wakatipu Mataura Wallace Invercargill Awarua 4,070 j 4,631 4,317 ! 3,033 4.069 3,229 4,587 3,724 4,061 3,858 4,217 2,930 4,104 3,894 5,088 7,016 5,491 6,175 5,707 5,888 4,224 4,397 5,184 5,953 4,407 4,501 4,564 4,013 4,500 3,619 4,586 5,657 4,458 3,684 4.070 3,525 4,237 4,316 4,986 6,2135,522 6,711 5,551 6,385 4,559 5,774 3,727 3,521 3,894 3,501 3,849 3,020 4,671 3,339 3,744 3,379 4,070 2,821 4,917 I 5,497 3,888 j 3,049 8,701 7,350 7,298 8,311 7,919 7,147 7,998 12,104 11,666 11,595 8,621 11,137 8,908 8,577 8,119 10,243 8,142 7,595 8,553 11,199 12,233 11,736 10,333 7,248 7,395 6,869 8,010 7,123 6,891 10,414 6,937 3,633 3,306 3,445 3,888 3,594 3,379 3,495 4,310 4,558 4,353 3,627 4,355 3,738 3,342 3,877 3,829 3,618 3,425 3,770 4,127 4,165 4,419 3,848 3,079 3,160 3,304 3,644 3,170 3,404 4,008 3,173 3,843 2,246 2,698 3,102 3,327 2,393 3,207 5,636 4,862 4,361 3.698 4,756 3,692 3,147 3,074 4,249 2,992 2,923 3,645 4,754 4,960 4,712 4,981 2,876 2,771 2,458 2,605 2,717 2,297 4,198 2,478 7,476 5,552 6,143 6,990 6,921 5,772 6,702 9,946 9,420 8,714 7,325 9,111 7,430 6,489 6,951 8,078 6,610 6,348 7,415 8,881 9,125 9,131 8,829 5,955 5,931 5,762 6,249 5,887 5,701 8,206 5,651 1,225 1,798 1,155 1,321 998 1,375 1,296 2,158 2,246 2,881 1,296 2,026 1,478 2,088 1,168 2,165 1,532 1,247 1,138 2,318 3,108 2,605 1,504 1,293 1,464 1,107 1,761 1,236 1,190 2,208 1,286 83 46 56 85 35 50 71 313 216 213 89 205 147 74 42 163 53 55 53 119 122 90 123 70 71 49 47 50 58 93 80 47 59 56 55 51 59 51 42 47 49 49 47 49 53 55 45 55 54 50 45 45 46 44 51 53 56 58 53 59 47 56 53 41 44 45 49 41 49 58 53 51 51 53 51 47 45 55 45 46 50 55 55 54 56 49 47 44 42 47 41 53 44 49 60 56 56 52 59 52 43 48 50 50 48 50 51 56 47 55 54 51 46 46 48 44 52 53 57 58 54 60 49 56 51 40 44 44 48 41 48 57 52 50 50 52 50 49 44 53 45 40 49 54 54 52 50 48 47 43 42 40 40 51 44 89-26 76-58 84-66 84-76 88-50 80-13 85-16 84-71 83-01 76-27 85-87 84-01 84-81 73-23 86-16 83-49 81-16 84-15 88-98 ' 82-77 75-43 82-58 84-40 82-61 81-15 85-84 78-01 84-67 83-64 81-51 81-61 82-98 74-05 83-55 83-29 86-24 81-07 82-35 80-33 78-74 74-07 84-10 79-89 82-02 78-42 84-94 75-11 81-22 82-92 84-45 76-52 73-91 73-80 86-27 81-68 79-15 81-39 78-02 80-41 81-42 76-37 81-27 85-92 (87-38) 75-54 (82-44) 82-80 (82-42) 84-11(87-91) 87-38(87-55) 80-76(83-56) 83-80 (88-04) 82-17(86-80) 80-75(88-21) 75-15(88-46) 84-97 (86-99) 81-81 (88-12) 83-41(83-85) 75-66(84-37) 85-61 (88-57) 78-86(83-66) 81-18(85-19) 83-58 (90-85) 86-69(87-51) 79-21 (85-99) 74-59 (84-65) 77-80 (83-69) 85-44(83-79) 82-71 (84-59) 80-20(84-62) 83-88(82-43) 78-01 (82-12) 82-65 (87-69) 82-73(84-17) 78-79(82-53) 81-46(83-60) 1-11(1-10) 0-83 (0-32) 0-91(1-34) 1-22(0-79) 0-51 (1-60) 0-87 (0-92) 1-06(0-53) 3-15(1-08) 2-29 (0-91) 2-44(1-62) 1-21(0-91) 2-25(0-61) 1-98(1-49) 1-14(1-18) 0-60 (0-99) 2-02(1-13) 0-80(0-35) 0-87 (0-50) 0-71(1-51) 1-35(1-11) 1-34(0-97) 0-99(2-59) 1-39(1-20) 1-17(1-27) 1-20(0-98) 0-85 (0-53) 0-75(0-68) 0-85(0-51) 1-02(1-01) 1-13(0-79) 1-42(0-67) Totals |328,320 '683,420 289,244 261,083 133,093 7,587 355,100 550,327 52 48 53 47 81-45 79-52 80-53(84-66) 1-38(1-08)

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Return showing Number of Seamen's Electors' Rights and Absent Voters' Permits issued and exercised in each Electoral District.

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Seami m's Electors' lights. Absent Voters' Pen dts. Electoral District. Total Number of Seamen's Rights issued. Number of Seamen's Rights exercised. Number of Tota , Number Number of Seamen s of Absent Absent Voters' Rights issued Voters - Per . Permita exer . Dut not mitB issued cised _ exercised. Number of Absent Voters' Permits issued but not exercised. Bay of Islands Marsden Kaipara Waitemata Eden Auckland East Auckland Central Auckland West Grey Lynn .. Roskill Parnell Manukau Franklin Raglan Thames Ohinemuri Tauranga Waikato Rotorua Bay of Plenty Waitomo Gisborne Hawke's Bay Napier Waipawa Pahiatua Masterton Wairarapa Stratford Taranaki Egmont Patea 41 19 105 264 190 61 45 41 33 1 4 37 30 11 58 176 187 35 28 26 17 1 4 20 11 8 47 88 3 26 17 15 16 17 68 133 104 294 152 285 231 260 233 315 319 192 91 138 144 137 122 304 222 139 143 308 200 313 184 229 279 161 162 171 87 187 263 177 184 214 126 373 160 245 562 204 360 271 335 309 128 140 180 163 147 184 347 304 223 209 251 156 136 197 299 114 51 103 92 233 131 238 165 192 211 265 250 152 69 111 134 104 92 253 169 127 113 239 161 286 131 192 273 149 134 148 72 152 219 138 157 173 93 315 100 214 444 160 292 237 281 247 128 102 134 141 105 146 279 300 184 178 209 130 123 164 280 93 17 30 12 61 21 47 66 68 22 50 69 40 22 27 10 33 30 51 53 12 30 69 39 27 53 37 6 12 28 23 15 35 44 39 27 41 33 58 60 31 118 44 68 34 54 62 Wanganui Waimarino 4 4 Oroua Rangitikei Manawatu Palmerston .. Otaki Hutt Wellington North Wellington Central Wellington East Wellington South Wellington Suburbs Nelson Motueka Buller Westland Wairau 1 2 2 205 224 71 60 18 49 4 3 16 1 1 2 137 157 46 36 14 35 3 2 12 1 68 67 25 24 4 14 1 1 4 Hurunui Kaiapoi Christchurch North Christchurch East Christchurch South Riccarton Avon Lyttelton Ellesmere Ashburton Timaru Temuka 3 6 1 7 55 3 3 1 6 44 3 38 46 22 42 38 68 4 39 31 42 26 13 33 19 21 1 11 1 1

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Return showing Number of Seamen's Electors' Rights and Absent Voters' Permits issued and exercised in each Electoral District — continued.

Bruce By-election, 14th April, 1920.

Seamen's Electors' Right. Absent Voters' Permits. Electoral District. xt _t * Number of Number of o , Total Number Seamen's t>. . S ■> • a , d- iiights issued of Seamen s Rights ®, . , Rights issued. exercised. . , ° exercised. Total Number Number of . > ,„ , , of Absent Absent Voters' n ., . , T7 j. > t> t> -4. Permits issued Voters Per- Permits exer- , . , ... , ., but not mits issued. cised. . , exercised. Waitaki 176 315 352 361 411 377 187 191 167 200 162 123 311 112 130 284 303 288 317 325 154 126 132 173 141 96 272 89 46 31 49 73 94 52 33 65 35 27 21 27 39 23 Oamaru Dunedin North Dunedin West Dunedin Central Dunedin South Chalmers Bruce Clutha Wakatipu Mataura Wallace 1 15 39 79 22 43 1 13 28 52 17 43 2 11 27 5 Invercargill .. Awarua 1 1 1,773 1,256 517 16,713 13,788 2,925

Number of Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidate elected. Candidates. For each Informal m . , Candidate. Votes. Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. (a) (b) To Total To Total Number of Valid Electors Votes on Roll recorded. Informal Votes. Total. Edie, John .. .. 2,421 Begg, James .. .. 2,297 16 4,734 2,672 7,406 32-69 j 7,406 32-69 j 51-31 Men on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,945 Women on roll .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 3,461 Total .. .. .. .. ..:.... 7,406 Proportion per cent, of men and women on the roll .. Men, 53 ; women, 47 Men who voted .. .. .. .. .. .... 2,582 Women who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,152 Total .. .. .. .. ... .. 4,734 Proportion per cent, of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the total number of votes recorded .. Men, 55 ; women, 45 Percentage of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the number of men and women on the roll Men, 65-45 ; women,' 62-18 Percentage of the total number of votes recorded to the total number of electors on the roll .. .. .. .. .. ' .. 63-92 Percentage of informal votes recorded .. .. .. .. ... 0-34

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Stratford By-election, 6th May, 1920.

Men on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,220 Women on roll ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,420 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,640 Proportion per cent, of men and women on the roll .. Men, 55 ; women, 45 Men who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3,628 Women who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,036 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,664 Proportion per cent, of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the total number of votes recorded .. Men, 54 ; women, 46 Percentage of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the number of men and women on the roll Men, 85-97 ; women, 88-77 Percentage of the total number of votes recorded to the total number of electors on the roll .. .. .. .. .. .. 87-23 Percentage of informal votes recorded .. .. .. .. .. 0-36

Bay of Plenty By-election, 30th September, 1920.

Number of men on roll ... .. .. .. .. .. 3,493 Number of women on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,272 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,765 Proportion per cent, of men and women on roll .. Men, 61 ; women, 39 Number of men who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,721 Number of women who voted .. .. .. .. 1,360 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,081 Proportion per cent, of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the total number of votes recorded .. Men, 67 ; women, 33 Percentage of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the number of men and women on the roll Men, 77-90 ; women, 59-86 Percentage of the total number of votes recorded to the total number of electors on the roll ... .. .. .. .. .. 70-79 Percentage of informal votes recorded .. .. .. .. .. 0-12

Number of Votes recorded. Percentag recori Candida: (e of Votes led for ;e elected. Candidates. For each Informal T , , Candidate. Votes. 10tal - Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. (a) To Total Number of Electors on Roll (b) To Total Valid Votes recorded. [asters, Robert tine, John Bird 3,394 3,246 24 6,664 976 7,640 44-42 51-11

Number of Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidate elected. Candidates. j For each Informal m , , Candidate. Votes. iotal - Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. (a) (b) To Total To Total Number of Valid Electors Votes on Roll recorded. Williams, Kenneth Stuart ysnar, Frederick John 2,341 1,735 5 4,081 1,684 ; 5,765 40-60 57-43 I

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Patea By-election, 13th April, 1921.

Number of men on roll .. • • • • • • • • '' ' Number of women on roll Total 7> 921 Proportion per cent, of men and women on roll .. Men, 54 ; women, 46 Number of men who voted .. .. •• •• •■ "2719 Number of women who voted .. ■ • • • • - - • Total 5 > 734 Proportion per cent, of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the total number of votes recorded .. Men, 53 ; women, 47 Percentage of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the number of men and women on the roll Men, 70-96 ; women, 74-02 Percentage of the total number of votes recorded to the total number of electors on the roll Percentage of informal votes recorded

Auckland East By-election, 2nd November, 1921.

Number of men on roll .. •• •• •• •• '5733 Number of women on roll .. - • • ■ • • • • ' ■ & ' Total '.- •- -- U.IW Proportion per cent, of men and women on roll .. Men, 49 ; women, 51 Number of men who voted .. .. •• •• •• •• X,'7m Number of women who voted .. . • • • - - .. 0, 40U Total 6 ' BlB Proportion per cent, of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the total number of votes recorded .. Men, 49 ; women, 51 Percentage of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the number of men and women on the roll Men, 61-65 ; women, 60-18 Percentage of the total number of votes recorded to the total number of electors on the roll .. - - • • • • • • • • 60 " 9(> Percentage of informal votes recorded Chief Electoral Office, /i, H ? L °T'n«! Wellington, December, 1921. Chief Electoral Officer..

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Percentaf recorc Candidal ;e of Votes led for te elected. Number of Votes recorded. ] For each Informal Total. Candidate. Votes. Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. (a) To Total Number of Electors on Roll (») To Total Valid Votes recorded. Candidates. •ixon, Edwin [orrison, William [cllvride, Lewis 2,730 2,401 568 35 5,734 2,187 7,921 34-46 47-90

Percental recort Candida ;e of Votes led for ;e elected. Number of Votes recorded. For each Informal Total Candidate. Votes. Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. (a) To Total Number of Electors on Roll (*) To Total Valid Votes recorded. Candidates. Foster, George Henry Sinclair Lee, John Alexander Mackenzie, Clutha Nantes .. I Russell, George Warren 863 2,212 2,613 1,053 77 | 6,818 4,378 11,196