THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1922 (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1923 Session I-II, H-33

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SicasiQN 11. 1923. NEW ZEALAND

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1922 (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, 1922; 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 1921.

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Number of Votes ■ecorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. For eaoh Informal Candidate. Votes. Number of Electors who did not vots Number of Electors on Roll. (a) To Total Number of Electors on Roll (b) To Total Valid Votes Population uensi 1921. Total. recorded. Bay of IslandsBell Reed Marsden — Jones Murdoch . . Kaipara — Coatcs Hornblow Waitemata — Burbush ., Harris Way Iden— Mason .. . Morton .. Parr Auckland EastLee Mackenzie Auckland Central—Glover Parry Auckland West— Fariell .. Savage Grey Lynn— Bartram . . lloldsworth 3,585 3,397 3.616 3,752 5,001 • 2,537 3,315 4,586 2,047 3,226 1,392 3,901 114 95 102 Hi 7,096 7,463 7,640 10,029 1,155 745 1,134 1,109 955 8,230 8,572 8,595 11,184 9,359 43-56 43-77 58-18 41-01 40-10 51-35 50-92 66-34 14,748 15,163 15,457 18,212 .16,385 95 8,614 41-68 45-79 5,226 4,511 150 9,887 1,522 11,409 45-81 53-67 18,261 3,783 4,786 136 8,705 1,638 10,343 46-27 55-85 18,366 4,345 5,694 133 10,192 876 11,068 5.1-45 56-72 ]8,3(M 5,648 I 4,241 126 10,015 806 10,821 52-19 57-11 18,30!)

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1922, etc. -continued.

Number of Votes recorded. Perci of Votet for Cai elei mtage recorded ididates :ted. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. For each Informal T , , Candidate Votes lotal Number of Electors who did not vot ■ Number of Electors on Roll. " («) To Total Number of Electors on Roll (b) To Total Valid Votes recorded. Population at Census, 1921. Koskill— Melville .. Potter Purtell .. Skelton Parnell— Dickson McBrine .. Noton Wren Manukau — Adnams Jordan Lang Franklin--Massey .. Rea .. Raglan— Bollard .. Lye Piggott .. Thames— Allan Rhodes Whiteside Oliinemuri— Allen Poland 1,617 4,838 1,481 2,831 4,789 2,282 1,250 2,465 301 4,620 4,411 88 101 72 10,868 10,858 9,420 1,288 1,295 929 11,797 12,146 10,715 41-01 39-43 43-12 44-93 44-40 49-51 17,934 18,145 17,268 5,276 •2,526 108 7,910 1,004 8,914 59-19 67-62 15,735 3,494 2,718 99 139 817 7,267 13,954 6,450 48-08 55-36 3,146 3,936 72 8,366 15,087 122 7,276 1,090 47-05 55-02 2,919 3,858 75 6,852 656 7,508 51-39 56-93 14,087 Tauranga— Herries Johnstonc Hamilton — Laflerty Richards Young Waikato— Dent Johnson Lye Rotorua — Clinkard Hockly ..' Bay of Plenty Williams (elected unopposed) Waitomo — Jennings Rolleston Gisborne— Brindle Lysnar Wildish .. Hawke's Bay— Chapman McKay .. Russell Napier — Brown Jull Mcllvrido Mason 4,488 3,048 486 3,ISO 5,173 1,556 2,410 2,454 3,003 3,407 68 71 118 128 7,654 8,917 6,488 6,481 939 1,234 1,018 676 8,593 10,151 7,506 7,157 7,606 52-23 50-96 32-69 47-60 59-55 58-86 38-22 53-15 ]5,725 17,023 14,327 13,818 13,928 3,393 3,418 37 6,848 755 7,603 44-96 50-18 14,640 2,521 3,465 2,965 9,027 2,077 11,104 17,477 76 31-20 38-71 957 3,982 3,665 16,992 4 105 8,709 1,468 10,177 39'] 3 46-28 927 1,996 3,465 2,702 17,693 89 9,179 950 10,129 Si -21 38-12

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1922, etc. — continued.

Number of Votes lOorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Number of Electors who did not vote, Number of Eleotors on RolJ. (a) (6) To Total To Total Number Valid of Votes Electors rcon Roll, corded. Population at Census, 1921. i For each | informal Candidate Votes. Total. Waipawa— Hunter .. Langridgo Pahiatua — MoNicol .. Ransom .. Mastorton— Evans Holms Sykes Wairarapa — Card McLeod .. Stratford— I line Masters .. Taranaki — Bellringer Smith ~ .. Tweedie .. Egmont — Astbury .. Hawken . . Patea — Corrigan .. Dixon Pearoe Wanganui — Conll Ross Veitcli .. Waimarino — Goldfinch Langstone Little wood McLean .. Smith .. 3,870 2,794 3,482 3,541 1,635 2,691 3,247 3,056 3,754 3,242 3,605 4,266 4,400 34 3,225 3,597 3,384 3,233 1,038 3,576 752 4,648 507 2,900 10 1,662 2,013 79 29 41 92 43 6,743 7,052 7,614 6,902 6,890 8,811 1,065 529 647 888 398 070 7,808 7,581 8,261 7,790 7,288 49-56 46-71 39-31 48-19 49-46 58-07 50-42 42-88 55-12 52-65 13,841 14,548 15,334 13,252 14,114 16,378 111 9,481 46-41 50-57 40 6,862 590 7,4.52 48-27 52-73 14,148 65 7,720 669 8,389 40-34 44-21 14,956 895 17,771 67 9,043 9,938 46-77 51-78 67 7,159 1,064 8,223 35-27 40-89 14,587 Oroua — Cobbe .. Guthrie .. Rangitikei — Brady Glenn Montgomerie Manawatu— Flyger .. Linklater. . Whibley .. Palmcrston — Christensen Hodgens .. Nash Otaki— Field Harknoss.. MoClute .. Hutt— Bennett .. Pritchard Wilford .. • • I 3,591 3,634 2,978 3,985 796 986 3,648 2,143 558 3,666 4,733 2,810 671 2,752 2,317 2,905 3,707 51 97 66 7,276 7,825 6,874 870 1,035 569 7,443 8,146 8,860 44-61 44-98 49-01 50-30 51-36 53-83 15,024 15,896 14,148 9,138 984 10,122 17.858 181 46-76 52-84 6,305 1,002 7,307 14,601 72 38-46 45-08 9,007 9,874 17,135 78 867 37-54 41-52

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1922, etc. — continued.

Number if Votes ri scorded. Pero of Votes for Cai elei sntage recorded ididates sted. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Number of Electors who did not vote Number of Electors on Roll. («> To Total -N; mber of Electors on Roll. (b) To Total Valid Votes Population at Census, 1921. For each Candidate Informal Votes. Total. recorded Wellington North.— Combs Luke Young Wellington Central—* Bennett .. Fraser Sievwright Wellington East— Forsyth McDonald Me Vicar Monteith. Wellington South— McKeen Mitchell Wellington Suburbs — Croskery Wright Nelson — Atmore . Gilbert . Motueka — Hudson Patterson Buller— Holland Menzics Westland — Lynch O'Brien .. Seddon Steer Wairau — Girling McCallum Hurunui— Andrew ... Forbes Kaiapoi — Buddo Jones Martin Christchureh North — Andrews Archer Isitt Christchurch East— Armstrong Devereux Thacker Christchureh South — Ell Howard Lane Thomson Riccarton — Kyle McCul lough. Witty .. 4,249 4,624 1,540 1,625 5,827 1,550 3,801 1,860 414 4,274 5,017 4,595 4,701 4,992 5,174 3,010 3,444 2,906 4,413 2,872 556 2,926 2,439 1,952 118 78 102 101 126 85 50 94 10,531 10,451 9,713 9,819 8,269 6,400 7,379 9,080 1,218 1,473 1,049 1,060 973 640 629 659 11,749 10,553 .1.1,500 10,773 10,792 8,909 7,029 8,038 39-36 55-22 37-17 46-57 46-26 58-08 49-00 54-90 44-41 64-73 41-29 52-20 51-50 63-22 54-24 60-58 17,915 18,198 18,173 18,230 18,055 16,011 13,532 14,240 8,545 15,171 52 7,925 620 34-24 37-16 3,991 3,805 72 7,868 796 8,664 46-06 51-19 15,150 2,765 3,963 94 6,822 1,164 7,986 49-62 58-90 13,540 3,328 3,263 756 7,393 868 14,525 46 8,261 40-29 45-30 2,144 3,294 5,244 10,809 11,975 18,365 127 1,166 43-79 49-09 4,645 1,748 3,551 18,304 95 10,039 1,297 11,336 40-98 46-71 1,628 5,323 2,183 77 17,995 166 9,377 1,180 10,557 50-42 57-79 3,005 2,341 3,240 8,657 970 9,627 17,355 71 33-66 37-74

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1922, etc. — continued.

Number of Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates elected Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. For each Informal ™ , , Candidate Votos, Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. (a) ~ ft) • To Total To Total Number Valid of Votes Electors reon Roll corded Population at Census, 1921. Avon — Herbert Loach Russell Sullivan Lyttelton— Macartney McCombs Ellesmere— Free Rhodes Ashburton — Cooke Jones Nosworthy Timaru — Rolleston Vinnell Temuka — Burnett Langford Needham Waitaki — Bitchener Paul 1,407 1,731 2,426 4,462 4,144 4,758 3,082 3,814 1,184 2,218 3,700 122 IM 85 10,148 9,016 6,981 911 958 998 11,059 9,974 7,979 40-35 47-70 47-80 44-50 53-45 55-31 18,381 18,061* 13,730 68 7,170 750 7,920 46-72 52-10 14,268 4,709 4,421 93 9,223 844 10,067 46-78 51-58 17,859 3,705 3,298 28 7,061 7,813 13,213 33 749 47-42 52-69 4,062 3,566 104 7,732 993 8,725 46-56 53-25 15,197 Oamaru— Leo Macphcrson Dunedin North--Clark Munro Dunodin West — Moss Stewart Dunedin Central—Gilchrist Maslin Statham Dunedin South.—MacManus Sidey Chalmers— Dickson Stephens Clutha— Edie Malcolm Wakatipu— Horn Ritchie 4,053 4,067 4.965 5,020 4,156 5,437 4,369 372 5,092 61 68 134 95 8,181 10,053 9,727 9,928 661 869 1,103 1,196 8,842 10,922 10,830 11,124 46-00 45-96 50-20 45-77 51-78 50-09 50-28 56-68 15,626 17,840 17,997 17,965 3,758 5,485 93 9, ,336 1,084 10,420 52-64 59-34 17,192 3,644 2,965 83 6,692 938 7,630 47-76 55-14 15,024 3,798 3,678 58 7,534 898 8,432 45-04 50-80 15,038 4,129 2,492 29 6,650 628 7,278 56-73 62-36 13,610 Mataura— Anderson McDougall Wallace— Hamilton Thomson Invercargill — Armstead Farrant Hanan 4,092 3,051 3,441 3,646 48 43 7,191 7,130 905 963 8,096 8,093 50-54 45-05 57-29 51-45 15,043 14,925 2,825 2,618 3,818 80 I 9,341 1,005 110,346 36-90 41-23 1 17,434 * li icluding 'hatha HI (lands.

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1922, etc. — continued.

Summary. 1922. 1919. 1914. 1911. Number of votes recorded for candidates elected .. 313,699 279,373 286,433 *257,349 Number of votes recorded for candidates defeated.. 300,371. 263,367 229,474 *208,219 Number of electors who recorded their votes at the first ballot but not at the second ballot .. .. .. .. 23,201 Number of informal votes .. .. .. 6,580 7,587 5,61.8 *4,143 Total number of electors who voted at the election 620,650 512,740 52.1,525 492,912 Percentage of votes recorded for candidates elected .1922. 1.919. 1914. 191.1. to total valid votes recorded .. .. 51-09 51-47 55-52 55-28 Total number of electors on roll.. .. .. 700.111 683,420 616.043 590,042 Percentage of votes recorded for candidates elected to total number of electors on roll . . .. 44-81 4.0-88 46-50 43-62 Total, population of Dominion at last Census (excluding Maoris), (1921 figures include Chatham 1921. 1910. 1911. 1906. Islands) .. .. .. .. .. 1,218,913 fU42,081 1,008,206 888,376 * Second-ballot figures. t 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, 1910.

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

Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Number of Votes recorded. For each Informal! „, . . ,-* 1.1 . t* x lotal. Candidate.j Notes. Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. Percentage of Votes recorded for Candidates electai Population (a) (b) j a ' Census, To Total To Total 192L Number Valid of Votes Electors rcon Roll corded. warua — de la Perrelle Hamilton Molntyre.. 3,531 3,480 147 44-23 f 49-33 15,064 Totals 64 7,222 762 7,984 44-23 |49-33 44-81 51-09 614,070 6,580 620,650 71,855* 700,111 44-81 51-09 1,218,913 * Does ni )t include lay of Plei ity, when no conti ist was he Id.

Electoral Distriots and Names-of Candidates, Number of Votes recorded. For each , r , , Candidate. iotaL Electoral 'Districts and Names of Candidates. Number of Votes recorded. For each r| . , , Candidate. iotal - 'Northern Maori — Tau Henare Nau Paraone Kawiti Hone Heke Anaru Ngawaka, Ihaka te Tai .. 2,432 991 379 332 303 Western Maori — Maui Ngatata Pomare Tokouru Ratana Rangi Mawhcte . . Tiiwliakaririka Patena 3.835 3,037 827 113 Eastern Maori — Apirana Turupa Ngata Taranaki Kanara te Uamairangi 4,437 Southern Maori — Henare Whakatau Uru Peter Holiua MacDonald Teone Matapura Erihana. . William Daniel Barrett . . Robert Agrippa Waitiri .. 287 200 153 136 16 7,812 4,559 3,058 792 7,617 Grand total 20,658

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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 Gent, 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. . dumber of Electors who recorded Votes (including Informal). dumber i Electors \ I \!° I f msl who did ■ otes - not vote ; Proportion per Cent, of Proportion per Votes recorded by Men Cent, of Men and and Women respectively Women on the Roll. to the Total dumber of Votes recorded. Percentage of Votes recorded by Men and Women respectively to the IN T umber of Men and Women on the Roll. Percentage of the i Total Number of Percentage of Votes recorded to ; Informal Votes the Total Xumber recorded. (The oi: Electors on the ! corresponding Roll. (The corre- j figures for 1919 Electoral District. Men. ! Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Men. i Women. Men. Women. for 1919 are shown j in brackets.) alb suowii u brackets.) Bay of Islands Marsden Kaipara Waitemata Eden Auckland East Auckland Central Auckland West .. Grey Lynn Roskill .. Parnell .. Manukau Franklin Raglan Thames Ohinemuri Tauranga Hamilton Waikato Rotorua Bay of Plenty (uncontested) Waitumo Gisbome Hawke's Bay Xapier . . Waipawa Pabiatua Masterton Wairarapa Stratford Taranaki Egmont Patea Wanganui Waimarino Oroua Rangitikei Manawatu 4,892 4.548 4,739 5,591 4,714 5,590 5,788 5.313 5,117 5,219 5,355 5,228 4,754 4.740 5,111 4,213 4,741 5,356 4,164 4,198 4,190 4.489 5,978 5,581 5,132 4,234 3.892 4,498 4.467 3,942 4,670 4,075 4,397 4.663 5,090 4.308 4,587 4,104 3,338 4,024 3,856 5,593 4,645 5,819 4,555 5,755 5.704 6,578 6,791 5,487 4,160 2,527 3,255 3,295 3,852 4,795 3,342 2,959 3.416 3,114 5,126 4,598 4.997 3,574 3.689 3.763 3,323 3,346 4,811 3,377 i 3,992 I 5.275 j 3,133 3.838 4.273 3,339 J 8,230 I 8,572 8,595 11,184 9,359 > 11,409 10.343 11,068 10.821 11,797 12,146 10,715 8,914 7,267 8,366 i 7,508 8,593 10,151 7,506 7,157 7,606 7.603 j 11,104 10.177 10,129 7,808 7,581 8,261 7,790 f 7,288 ! 9,481 j 7,452 8,389 9,938 8,223 8,146 8,860 7,443 4,182 2,914 7,096 4,070 3,393 7.463 4,305 3,335 7.640 5,195 , 4,834 10,029 4.361 ! 4,253 j 8,614 4,865 i 5,022 ! 9.887 4,883 i 3,822 ! 8,705 4,914 j 5,278 ! 10,192 4,734 I 5,281 10,015 4,832 : 6,036 10,868 4,868 5.990 10,858 4,640 i 4,780 9,420 4,284 3,626 7.910 4,323 2,127 6,450 4,608 I 2,668 7.276 3,917 ' 2,935 6,852 4,271 , 3,383 7,654 4,770 ! 4,147 8.917 3,657 ! 2,831 6.488 3,828 j 2,653 | 6,481 1.134 1,109 955 1.155 745 1.522 1,638 876 806 929 1.288 1.295 1.004 817 1,090 656 939 1,234 1,018 676 j I 114 95 102 81 ■ 95 150 136 153 126 101 72 88 108 139 122 75 118 128 68 71 59 53 55 50 50 49 56 48 47 44 44 49 53 65 61 56 55 53 55 59 41 47 45 50 50 51 44 52 53 56 56 51 47 35 39 44 45 47 45 41 59 55 56 52 49 56 48 47 44 45 49 54 67 63 57 56 53 56 59 41 45 44 48 49 51 44 52 53 56 55 51 46 33 37 43 44 47 44 41 85-49 89-49 90-84 92-92 92-51 87-00 84-36 92-49 92-52 92-58 90-91 88-75 90-11 91-20 90-16 92-97 90-09 89-06 87-82 91-19 91-78 81-28 85-22 91-87 87-25 92-32 90-26 87-82 95-41 93-70 92-49 93-34 91-17 88-49 90-30 94-64 94-15 87-30 ] 86-22 (78-70) j 1-61 (1-12) 84-32 ! 87-06(78-71) 1-27(1-80) 86-49 : 88-89(77-64) j 1-34(3-71) 86-43 89-67(83-46) j 0-81(1-40) 91-56 92-04(83-68) j 1-10(1-41) 86-30 86-66(83-77) i 1-52(1-59) 83-91 84-16(85-48) I 1-56(1-27) 91-71 i 92-09(85-47) ] 1-50(0-92) 92-58 ; 92-55(86-06) ] 1-26(1-35) 91-76 i 92-13(85-191 i 0-93(1-01) 88-20 ! 89-40(76-17) 0-66(1-20) 87-11 87-91 (82-21) 0-93 (1-12) 87-16 88-74(78-45) I 1-37(2-18) 84-17 88-76(77-74) 2-16(1-14) 81-97 ; 86-97 (84-24) 1-68 (1-31) 89-07 91-26 (78-63) 1-09 (0-89) 87-82 89-07(68-19) 1-54(1-92) 86-49 87-84 (77-17)t l-44(l-57)f 84-71 86-44 ( * ) 1-05 ( * ) 89-66 90-55(81-73) 1-10(1-31) (70-22) (1-11) 87-60 : 90-07 (78-53) ! 0-54 (2-68) 81-31 81-30(69-66) i 0-84(1-40) 86-01 85-58 (72-95) j 1-21 (1-10) 89-33 90-62(81-26) | 0-97(1-96) 85-31 86-36 (85-16) 1-17(1-07) 93-77 93-02 (83-18) I 0-41 (0-78) 94-45 92-17(86-28) j 0-54(0-60) 89-65 ! 88-60(82-43) ! 1-33(1-62) 93-51 ; 94-54(85-25) j 0-62(0-80) 92-18 : 92-93(88-20) : 1-26(1-04) 91-59 : 92-08(81-63) : 0-58(0-80) 90-58 : 92-03 (79-32) i 0-84 (2-18) 90-84 i 90-99(79-21) | 0-74(0-93) 84-74 8706 (75-51) j 0-94(1-39) 88-22 89-32(78-18) \ 0-70(3-12) 81-54 88-32(76-22) 0-84(1-09) 90-15 92-36 (79-31) 1-41 (1-29) 4,120 2,728 ! 6,848 4,859 4,168 9,027 4,756 3,953 i 8,709 4,715 4,464 [ 9,179 3,694 3.049 | 6.743 3.593 3,459 ! 7,052 4,060 3,554 7,614 3.923 2,979 6,902 3,761 3,129 6,890 4,376 4,435 8,811 3,769 j 3,093 I 6,862 4,104 j 3,616 7,720 4.251 [ 4,792 9,043 4,504 2,655 7,159 3,890 3,386 7,276 4,341 3,484 i 7,825 3,864 ! 3,010 i 6,874 755 2,077 1,468 950 1,065 529 647 888 398 670 590 669 895 1,064 870 1,035 569 37 76 105 89 79 29 41 92 43 111 40 65 67: 66 97 j 59 54 55 51 54 51 54 57 54 49 55 52 47 62 53 52 55 41 46 45 49 46 49 46 43 46 51 45 48 53 38 47 48 45 60 54 5.5 51 55 51 53 57 55 50 55 53 47 63 53 55 56 40 46 45 49 45 49 47 43 45 50 45 47 53 37 47 45 44 I i * New electorate. t Old Waikato, which included the Town of Hamilton.

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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.

Electors on Roll. Number of Electors who recorded Votes (including Informal). Number of Electors who did ' Proportion per Cent, of j Percentage of Votes Proportion per Votes recorded by Men ; recorded by Men and Cent, of Men and and Women respectively Women respectively to Women on the Roll. to the Total Number of the Number of Men and Votes recorded. Women on the Roll. Percentage oi the I Total Number of Percentage of Votes recorded to Informal Votes the Total Number recorded. (The of Electors on the corresponding Boll. (The corre- figures for 1919 Electoral District. Informal Votes. Men. Women. Total. Men. j J Women. Total. Men. Women. Men. ; Women. Men. Women. fcr 1919 are shown I in brackets.) | brackets.) Palmerston Otaki .. Hutt Wellington North Wellington Central Wellington East .. Wellington South Wellington Suburbs Kelson Motueka Buller Westland Wairau Hurunui Kaiapoi.. Christc'nurch North Christchurc-h East Christehureh South Ricoarton Avon Lyttelton Ellesmere Ashburton Timaru . . * .. Temuka Waitaki Oamaru. . Dunedin North .. Dunedin West Dunedin Central .. Dunedin South .. Chalmers Clutha Wakatipu Mataura Wallace Invercargill Awarua 4,824 5,298 ! 10,122 4,450 3.953 3,354 ! 7,307 ; 3,456 5.002 i 4,872 j 9.874 4,584 6,073 ! 11,749 5,116 5,727 I 4,826 I 10,553 4,978 5,408 6,092 11,500 4.953 5,372 5,401 10,773 j 4,921 5,068 5,724 10,792 I 4,717 4,187 I 4,722 j 8,909 j 3,946 3,857 ! 3,172 i 7,029 j 3,556 5,288 : 2,750 ! 8,038 ! 4,935 4.698 I 3,847 i 8,545 i 4,377 ! 4,158 8,664 I 4,124 4,637 : 3,349 7,986 3,911 4,633 • 3,628 8,261 4,294 5.418 J 6,557 11,975 4,978 5,375 i 5,961 11,336 4,833 5,036 ! 5,471 10,557 4,647 4,650 I 4,977 9,627 4.227 5,153 ! 5,906 11,059 i 4,826 4,965 j 5,009 9,974 | 4,532 4,445 3,534 , 7,979 i 3,714 4,399 i 3,521 '. 7.920 4,113 4,713 ! 5,354 ! 10,067 4,350 4.182 I 3,631 7,813 3,805 3,493 i 5,232 8,725 3,049 4.264 ! 4,578 8,842 3,996 4,891 J 6.031 10,922 4,563 4,782 I 6,048 10,830 '■. 4,340 5,474 I 5,650 11,124 : 4,668 4,532 J 5,888 10,420 4,120 4,033 I 3,597 7,630 3,534 4,601 3,831 8,432 4,104 4,255 3,023 7,278 3.925 4,342 3,754 8.096 3.873 4,212 3,881 8,093 3,713 4,784 5,562 10,346 4,362 4,380 3,604 7.984 4,009 4,688 2.849 4,423 5,415 4,102 5,498 4,792 5,102 4,323 2,841 2,444 3.548 3,744 2,911 3,099 5.831 5,206 4,730 4,430 5.322 4,484 3,267 3,057 4,873 3,259 4,683 4,185 5,490 5,387 5.260 5,216 3,158 3,430 2,725 3,318 3,417 4,979 3,213 9,138 6,305 9,007 10,531 9,080 10,451 9,713 9,819 8.269 6,400 7,379 7.925 7,868 6,822 7,393 10,809 10,039 9,377 8,657 10,148 9.016 6,981 7,170 9.223 7,732 8,181 10.053 9,727 9,928 9,336 6,692 7.534 6,650 7,191 7,130 9,341 7,222 984 1,002 867 1,218 1,473 1,049 1,060 973 640 629 659 620 796 1,164 868 1,166 1,297 1,180 970 911 958 998 750 844 749 993 661 869 1,103 1.196 1,084 938 898 628 905 963 1,005 762 181 72 78 118 78 102 101 126 85 50 94 52 72 94 46 127 95 166 71 122 114 85 68 93 33 104 61 68 134 95 93 S3 58 29 48 43 80 64 48 54 51 48 54 47 50 47 47 55 66 55 52 58 56 45 47 48 48 47 50 56 56 47 54 40 48 45 44 49 43 53 55 58 54 52 46 55 52 46 49 52 46 53 50 53 53 45 34 45 48 42 44 55 53 52 52 53 50 44 44 53 46 60 52 55 56 51 5:7 47 45 42 46 48 54 45 49 55 51 49 55 47 51 48 48 56 67 55 52 57 58 46 48 50 49 48 50 53 57 47 54 39 49 45 45 47 44 53 54 59 54 52 47 56 51 45 49 51 45 53 49 52 52 44 33 45 48 43 42 54 52 50 51 52 50 47 43 53 46 61 51 55 55 53 56 47 46 41 46 48 53 44 92-25 87-43 91-64 90-13 S6-92 91-59 91-60 93-07 94-24 92-20 93-32 93-17 91-52 84-34 92-68 91-88 89-92 91-37 90-90 93-65 91-28 83-55 93-50 92-30 90-99 87-29 93-71 93-29 90-76 j 85-28 91-00 87-63 89-20 92-24 89-20 88-15 ! 91-18 ! 91-53 J 88-48 84-94 90-78 89-17 85-00 90-25 [ 88-72 I 89-13 i 91-55 i 89-66 i 88-87 i 92-23 90-04 86-92 85-42 88-93 87-33 I 86-46 ; 89-01 i 90-11 89-52 j 92-44 ; 86-82 J 91-02 89-75 i 89-51 91-42 91-03 89-07 93-10 I 88-59 87-80 ' 89-53 90-14 88-39 88-04 89-52 89-15 90-28 (79-76) 86-29 (78-43) 91-22 (82-40) 89-63 ! 78-33) 86-04(76-41) 90-88 (80-50) 90 16 (81-79) 90-98 (79-63) 92-82 (85-92) 91-05 (75-54) 91-80 (82-80) 92-74(84-11) 90-81 (87-38) 85-42 (80-76) 89-49 (83-80) 90-26(82-17) 88-56 (80-75) 88-82 (75-15) 89-92 (84-97) 91-76(81-81) 90-40 (83-41) 87-49 (75-66) 90-53 (85-61) 91-62 (78-86) 90-41 (81-18) 88-62 (83-58) 92-52 (86-69) 92-04(79-21) 89-82 (74-59) 89-25 (77-80) 89-60 (85-44) 87-71 (82-71) 89-35 (83-88) 91-37 (78-01) 88-82 (82-65) 88-10 (82-73) 90-29 (78-79) 90-46 (81-46) 1-98(2-06) 1-14(2-83) 0-87 (0-83) 1-12 (0-92) 0-86(1-81) 0-98 (0-91) 1-04 (1-24) 1-28 (1-14) 1-03(1-11) 0-78 (0-83) 1-26 (0-91) 0-67 (1-22) 0-92 (0-51) 1-38 (0-87) 0-62 (1-06) 1-17(315) 0-95 (2-29) 1-77 (2-44) 0-82(1-21) 1-20 (2-25) 1-26(1-98) 1-22 (114) 0-95 (0-60) 1-01 (2-02) 0-47 (0-80) 1-35 (0-87) 0-75 (0-71) 0-68 (1-35) 1-38(1-34) 0-96 (0-99) 1-00(1-39) 1-24(1-17) 0-77 (0-85) 0-44 (0-75) 0-67 (0-85) 0-60 (1-02) 0-86(1-13) 0-89(1-42) , — - , - Totals 1360,933 339,178 700,111 1322,686 297,964 620,650 71,855* 6,580 52 89-40 I 87-S5 48 52 48 88-65 (80-53) 106 (1-38) * Does not include Baof Plenty, where no contest was held.

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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 :n's Electors' lights. Absei it Voters' Pen iits. Electoral District. Number of Seamen's Rights exercised. Number of Seamen's Rights issued but not exercised. Total Number! of Absent | Voters' Permits issued. Number of ! Absent Voters' Permits exercised. Number of Absent Voters' Permits issued but not exercised. Total Number of Seamen's Rights issued. Bay of Islands Marsden Kaipara Waitemata Eden Auckland East Auckland Central Auckland West Grey Lynn Eoskill Parncll Manukau Franklin Raglan Thames Ohinemuri 3 2 I 195 27 199 179 129 70 56 34 40 2 1 98 13 63 145 45 40 28 24 16 1 1 97 14 136 34 84 30 28 10 24 1.37 223 187 344 230 370 272 312 273 380 391 265 188 139 176 153 204 374 214 177 103 182 142 276 181 282 210 270 235 312 336 216 176 113 158 120 181 307 1'82 144 34 41 45 68 49 88 62 42 38 68 55 49 12 26 18 33 23 67 32 33 3 1 3 1 Tauranga Hamilton Waikato 3 1 2 Rotorua Bay of Plenty (unconteste Waitomo Gisborne Hawke's Bay Napier Waipawa Pahiatua Masterton Wairarapa Stratford Taranaki Egmont Patea Wanganui Waimarino d) .. 7 3 26 1 4 2 24 1 3 1 2 220 364 233 361 187 219 276 188 186 244 138 234 408 273 214 215 185 397 218 362 591 310 466 297 410 218 135 178 169 154 209 187 429 339 271 222 313 207 122 181 280 179 308 154 178 223 139 160 221 122 191 320 207 185 177 155 327 181 327 503 248 397 255 354 187 103 126 133 114 173 148 376 288 230 188 264 169 98 39 84 54 53 33 41 53 49 26 23 16 43 88 66 29 38 30 70 37 35 88 62 69 42 56 31 32 52 36 40 36 39 53 51 41 34 49 38 24 1 1 2 1 1 1 24 23 1 1 Oroua Rangitikei Manawatu Palmerston Otaki Hutt Wellington Nortlt Wellington Central Wellington East Wellington South Wellington Suburbs Nelson Motueka Buller Westland Wairau 1 3 1 7 26 213 468 134 116 63 56 1 9 27 6 2 1 2 9 139 235 82 79 38 27 1 1 5 17 74 233 52 37 25 29 1 2 13 7 14 6 Hurunui Kaiapoi Christchurch North Ohristchurch East Christchurch South Riccarton 1 18 28 18 12 11 227 1 9 20 12 5 4 153 9 8 6 7 7 74 Avon Lyttelton Ellesmere

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

Tauranga By-election, 28th March, 1923. Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the Tauranga By-election, 28th March, 1923; the Number of Informal Votes ; the Number of Electors who did not vote j the number of electors on the roll \ the percentage of votes recorded for candidate elected («) to the total number of electors on the roll, and (b) to the total valid votes recorded.

Men on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,921 , Women on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,000 Total 8,921 Proportion per cent, of men and women on the roll .. Men, 55 ; women, 45 Men who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,229 Women who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,401 Total 7,630 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 total number of men and women on the roll .. .. . . .. .. Men, 85-94 ; women, 85-03 Percentage of the total number of votes recorded to the total number of electors on the roll .. .. .. .. .. .. 85-53 Percentage of informal votes recorded .. .. .. .. .. 0-46

SftHllll Seami sn's Electors' Right. Beami Absent Voters' Pen mits. Electoral District. Total Number of Seamen's Rights issued. , T „ v . Number of Number oi c „ , o , Seamen s Seamen a „. u . , x,. , , Rights issued R, S hts , but not exercised. -, exercised. Total Number Number of of Absent Absent Voters' Voters' Per- Permits exermits issued. cised. Number of Absent Voters' Permits issued but not exercised. Ashburton Timaru Temuka Waitaki 7 4 3 204 328 233 247 258 564 380 434 331 146 242 172 194 151 384 171 161 283 192 196 221 481 289 352 277 125 194 129 160 118 328 140 43 45 41 51 37 83 91 82 54 21 48 43 34 33 56 31 Oamaru Dunodin North Dunedin West Dunodin Central Dunodin South Chalmers Clutha Wakatipu Mataura Wallace Invercargill Awarua 2 1 27 40 104 19 31 1 10 17 50 7 14 1 1 17 23 54 12 17 I 1 2 I 2 1 1 2 1 2 Totals • 2,690 1,481 1,209 19,797 16,341 3,456 Tauranga By-election .. Oamaru By-election 1 1 266 342 211 266 55 76

Number of Votes recorded. Percentag recon Candida' ;e of Votes led for ;e elected. Candidates. i For each Informal ,., . , Candidate. Votes. lotaL Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Roll. (a) To Total Number of Electors on Roll (6) To Total Valid Votes recorded. "acmillan, Charles Edward do la Baroa Joseph George 4,360 35 7,630 1,291 8,921 48-87 57-41 3,235

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Oamaru By-election, 1st May, 1923. Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the Oamaru By-election, 1st May, 1923; 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 Candidate elected (a) to the Total Number of Electors on the Roll, and (b) to the Total Valid Votes recorded.

Men on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,461 Women on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,734 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,195 Proportion per cent, of men and women on the roll .. Men, 49 ; women, 51 Men who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,211 Women who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,449 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,660 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 total number of men and women on the roll .. .. .. .. .. Men, 94-40 ; women, 93-98 Percentage of the total number of votes recorded to the total number of electors on the roll .. .. .. .. .. .. 94-18 Percentage of informal votes recorded .. .. .. .. .. 0-24 . Chief Electoral Office, J. Hislop, Wellington, Bth August, 1923. Chief Electoral Officer.

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Number of Votes icorded. Percentaf recon Candida; ;e of Votes led for ;e elected. Candidates. Number of Electors who did not vote. Number of Electors on Eoll. (a) To Total Number of Electors on Roll (b) To Total Valid Votes recorded. For each Informal Candidate. Votes. Total. Macpherson, John Andrew Lee, Ernest Page 4,492 4,147 21 535 I 9,195 48-85 51-87 8,660