THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1928 (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1929 Session I, H-33

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1929. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1928 (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, 1928; 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 Valid Votes recorded, and (6) to the Total Number of Electors on Roll; and the Population of each Electoral District at the Census in 1926.

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Percentage Number of Votes recorded. of ( recorded Number for Candldates in »m»er Numbgr elected , ,. Electoral Districts and Names ™ °t of Population of Candidates. E eot °. 1 , s Electors (») (&) a \ C „ e " eu8 > who did on Rol] To Total To Total 1926. For each Informal ™ , n0 ' V0^8 Valid Number Candidate. Votes. a " Votes of re- Electors corded, on Roll r Auckland Central — Hewitt .. .. .. 2,741 Joiner .. .. .. 281 Lvsnar .. .. .. 822 Parry .. .. .. 5,765 187 9,796 2,461 12,257 60-00 47-03 19,572 Auckland East — Donald .. .. .. 4,254 Lee .. .. .. 4,217 Maguire .. .. .. 2,274 220 10,965 2,837 13,802 39-59 30-82 19,439 Auckland Suburbs — Allen 2,191 Gunson .. .. .. 3,259 Mason .. .. .. 4,357 85 9,892 1,154 11,046 44-43' 39-44 17,330 Auckland West — Adeane .. .. .. 2,021 Savage .. .. .. 5,361 Speirs ... .. .. 4,020 97 11,499 1,832 13,331 47-02 40-21 19,564 Avon — Baker .. .. .. 2,531 Hughes .. .. .. 2,387 Sullivan .. .. .. 6,376 136 11,430 1,523 12,953 56-45 49-22 20,030 Awarua —■ de la Perrelle .. .. 4,358 Denham .. .. .. 262 Hamilton .. .. 3,353 72 8,045 532 8,577 54-66 50-81 15,372 Bay of Islands — Bell 3,818 Hornblow .. . . 349 Rushworth .. .. : 3,820: 59 8,046 1,263 9,309 47-83: 41-04 16,169

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1928, etc. —continued.

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Percentage Number of Votes recorded. 1 of Votes recorded at i, at i. ior Candidates Number Number p i p0t p d i . , ,, of of Population Electoral Districts and Names _ ~ Electors Electors n,V"" at Census of Candidates. : who did on To^talTo^tal 1926. For each Informal m , , n °t vote. Roll. Valid Number Candidate. Votes. ° a ' Votes of re- Electors corded, on Roll. _ . - Bay of Plenty — | Moncur .. .. ..I 2,596 Williams .. .. 4,463 93 7,152 1,881 9,043 63-22 49-35 14,983 Buller — Holland .. .. .. 5,988 Robertson .. .. 2,371 154 8,513 858 9,371 71-64 63-90 15,408 Central Otago— Bodkin .. .. .. 4,684 Ritchie 4,031 58 8,773 1,047 9,820 53-75 47-70 16,025 Chalmers — Ansell .. .. .. 3,357 Campbell.. .. .. 2,738 McLachlan .. .. 50 Walls .. .. ..I 1,965 75 8,185 898 9,083 41-39 36-96 16,435 Christchurch East — Armstrong .. .. [ 6,564 Dennehy .. .. 4,304 488 11,356 2,015 13,371 60-40 49-09 19,930 Christchurch North — Andrews .. .. .. ! 3,601 Archer .. .. .. 3,572 Holland .. .. .. 5,493 125 12,791 1,727 14,518 43-37 37-84 20,070 Christchurch South — Howard .. .. .. 5,171 Manhire .. . . .. 1,374 McCully .. .. .. 4,738 73 11,356 1,672 13,028 45-83 39-69 19,880 Clutha— Stephens .. .. 3,795 Waite .. .. .. 4,318 62 8,175 959 9,134 53-22 47-27 15,844 Dunedin Central — Robinson .. .. 4,251 Statham.. .. .. 6,022 117 10,390 1,402 11,792 58-62 51-07 19,698 Dunedin North— Munro .. .. .. 4,352 Smith .. .. .. 2,638 Tapley .. .. .. 3,121 Thomson .. .. 523 81 10,715 1,247 11,962 40-93 36-38 19,870 Dunedin South — Hall 4,429 Taverner .. .. 4,462 Todd .. .. .. 2,205 115 11,211 1,080 12,291 40-21 36-30 19,752 Dunedin West — Harrison .. .. 2,480 Moss .. .. .. 3,323 Stewart .. .. .. 4,600 113 10,516 1,546 12,062 44-22 38-14 19,943 Eden — Anderton .. .. 2,241 Burton .. .. .. 200 Potter .. .. .. 3,517 Stallworthy .. .. 5,953 135 12,046 2,077 14,123 49-98 42-15 19,877 Egmont —- Hawken .. .. .. 3,291 Wilkinson .. .. 4,577 55 7,923 740 8,663 58-17 52-83 15,620 Franklin—Massey .. .. .. 4,025 Mellsop .. .. .. 3,891 51 7,967 1,205 9,172 50-85 43-88 15,486 Gisborne — Coleman .. .. .. 3,400 Lyssant-Clayton .. .. 2,635 Lysnar .. .. .. 3,746 68 9,849 I 1,462 11,311 38-30 33-12 18,295

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1928, etc. —continued.

Percentage Number of Votes recorded. °to clndXtef Number Number j d , . , , , T of °f Population Electoral Districts and Names Electors Electors i a ) ~ T[) at Census of Candidates. w ho did on To Total To Total 1926. For each Informal T , , n °t v °te- Roll. Valid Number Candidate. Votes. 0 a ' Votes of re- Electors corded, on Roll. Grey Lynn— Bartram .. .. .. 5,425 Fitzherbert .. .. 684 Fletcher .. .. .. 5,489 Paterson .. .. 72 126 11,796 1,711 13,507 47-04 40-64 19,620 Hamilton— Lye .. .. .. 3,456 Schramm .. .. 2,123 Young .. .. .. 4,529 128 10,236 1,992 12,228 44-81 37-04 18,543 Hauraki — Allan .. .. .. 2,935 Hall ~3,826 Petrie .. .. .. 2,411 54 9,226 1,306 10,532 41-71 36-33 16,464 Hawke's Bay — Campbell.. .. • • 3,953 Lyon .. .. .. 3,263 McKay .. .. .. 2,992 92 10,300 1,740 12,040 38-72 32-83 17,824 Hurunui— Forbes .. .. • • 5,344 Macfarlane .. .. 3,505 Turley .. .. •• 576 108 9,533 1 ,'048 10,581 56-70 50-51 16,868 Hutt — Nash .. .. .. 5,978 Wilford .. .. .. 7,283 288 13,549 1,349 14,898 54-92 48-89 19,553 1 nvercargill— MsjC&listGr • • • • 4 j 131 Ward .. " '' 88 11,528 852 12,380 63-89 : 59-04 19,795 Kaiapoi — Flesher .. .. •• 3,120 . Hawke .. .. .. 3,216 McCombs 2,980 166 9,482 1,092 10,574 34-52 I 30-41 17,499 Kaipara —■ Barclay .. ■■ •• 2,715 Coates .. .. •• 5,190 111 j 8,016 1,109 j 9,125 65-65 56-88 15,911 Lyttelton — Beanland .. .. 3,036 Lester .. •• •• 2,734 McCombs .. 5,022 88 10,880 1,173 12,053 46-53 41-67 19,322 Manawatu — Linklater.. ■. • ■ 3,401 McManaway •• 757 Small .. • • • • 1,935 Taylor 1,634 70 7,797 958 8,755 > 44-01 38-85 , 15,440 Mannkau — Bunn .. ■■ •• 2,657 j Jordan .. •• •• 6,567 Mason 2,908 89 12,221 1,634 13,855 j 54-13 , 47-40 j 19,394 Marsden— Chetham .. 1,299 Curtis .. • • • • 198 Jones .. •• • ■ 3,475 Murdoch 3,925 67 : 8,964 1,231 10,195 44-12 38-50 17,203 Masterton — Roberts .. •• 1,477 Svkes .. •• •• 4,207 Thompson .. •• 2,969 72 8,725 978 9,703 48-62 43-36 16,358 Mataura — Anderson .. 4,113 j McDougall .. •• 4,175 48 8,336 858 19,194, 50-37 45-41 15,916

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1928, etc. —continued.

Percentage Number of Votes recorded. 0 j. es recorded at i. at i. tor Candidates Number Number elected Electoral Districts and Names - Electors Electors (a ) . (6) 0fCand ' dat6S - I who did on To Total To Total 1926. For each Informal j m . , v °te. Roll. Valid Number .Candidate. Votes. | 0 a • Votes of re- Electors ) I ) corded, on Roll. Mid-Canterbury.— Connolly .. .. .. 4,082 Jones .. .. .. 4,137 Wightmann .. .. 242 Williams.. .. .. 905 52 9,418 752 10,170 44-17 40-68 17,503 Motueka— Black .. .. .. 4,095 Hudson .. .. .. 3,482 52 7,629 827 8,456 54-05 48-43 ; 14,646 Napier — Barnard 5,370 Mason .. .. .. 4,952 169 10,491 1,434 11,925 52-02 45-03 18,712 Nelson — Atmore .. .. .. 5,603 Smith .. .. .. 3,294 135 9,032 1,106 10,138 62-98 55-27 17,205 New Plymouth — Bellringer .. .. 4,110 Simpson .. .. .. 1,293 Smith .. .. .. 5,577 68 11,048 1,017 12,065 50-79 46-22 19,313 Oamaru— Lee .. .. .. 4,679 Macpherson .. .. 5,016 83 9,778 872 10,650 51-74 47-10 17,240 Oroua— Cobbe .. .. .. 4,411 Eliott .. .. .. 3,679 76 8,166 964 9,130 54-52 48-31 15,662 Otaki— Dyson .. .. .. 1,400 Field .. .. .. 3,407 Purchase .. .. 249 Sievwright .. .. 2,594 106 7,756 1,029 8,785 44-54 38-78 15,819 I'ahiatua — Hansom .. .. .. 4,369 Smith .. .. .. 3,447 Whittle .. .. .. 535 94 8,445 838 9,283 52-32 47-06 15,813 Palmerston — Bromley .. .. .. 3,208 Loughnan .. .. 2,484 Nash .. .. .. 5,558 188 11,438 1,603 13,041 49-40 42-62 20,383 Parnell— Dickson .. .. .. 4,793 , Jenkins .. .. .. 5,642 Yarnall .. .. .. 1,661 83 12,179 1,894 14,073 46-64 40-09 19,707 Pate a— Dickie .. .. .. 4,511 Hislop .. .. .. 4.329 90 8,930 962 9,892 51-03 45-60 17,265 Raglan— Brown . . . . .. 216 Martin .. .. .. 4,206 Seavill .. .. .. 3,165 113 7,700 1,214 8,914 55-44 47-18 14.614 Rangitikei — Andrews .. .. .. 884 Glenn .. .. .. 3,394 Hogan .. .. .. 4,628 67 8,973 1,155 10,128 51-96 45-70 16,989 Riccarton — Kyle .. .. .. 4,515 McLachlan .. .. 4,470 Thompson .. .. 1,671 88 10,744 1,184 11,928 42-37 37-85 18,580 Roskill— Melville .. .. .. 3,345 Munns .. .. .. 5,745 Richards .. .. 3,401 77 12,56$ 1,761114,329 45-99 40-09,' 19,550

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1928, etc. —continued.

Percentage Number of Votes recorded. of , Vo * es recorded Number Number for °^ ateS Electoral Districts and Names of ™ Population Candidates. Electors Electors (a) (b) " at Census who did on To Total To Total 1926. For each Informal r n ± . n0 * vote. Roll. Valid Number Candidate. Votes. 0 a ' Votes of re- Electors corded, on Roll. Rotorua— Christopher .. .. 659 j Clinkard .. .. .. 3,617 Hockly .. .. .. 3,417 Judd .. .. .. 624 125 8,442 1,596 10,038 43-49 36-03 17,051 Stratford — Poison .. .. .. 4,592 Walter .. .. .. 3,610 57 8,259 796 9,055 55-99 50-71 15,760 Tauranga— Chalmers .. .. 2,607 Colbeck .. .. .. i 1,758 MacMillan .. .. 3,285 102 7,752 1 1,285 9,037 42-94 36-35 15,742 Temuka— J | Burnett .. .. ..J 4,360 i Langford .. .. 4,274 32 8,666 902 9,568 50-50 45-57 16,040 Thames— McGregor .. .. 2,319 Montgomerie .. .. ! 2,900 ' Samuel .. .. .. 4,202 86 9,507 1,213 10,720 44-60 39-20 18,249 Timaru— Carr .. .. .. j 5,54-7 Rolleston .. .. 5,080 216 10,843 974 11,817 52-20 46-94 19,015 Waikato— Keegan .. .. .. 1,897 Lye .. .. 2,979 Reid .. .. .. 2,893 70 7,839 1,379 9,218 38-34 32-32 14,989 Waimarino— Georgetti.. .. .. 1,500 Langstone .. .. 3,620 Smith .. .. .. 2,635 47 7,802 1,391 9,193 46-68 39-38 16,766 Waipawa— Goodger .. .. .. I 2,123 Hunter .. .. .. 3,983 Kent .. .. .. 1,362 77 7,545 1,249 8,794 53-33 45-29 14,834 Wairarapa— McDonald .. .. 4,726 McLeod .. .. .. 4,160 117, 9,003 1,200 10,203 53-18 46-32 16,544 Wait au — Girling .. .. .. 4,467 Healy .. .. .. 4,759 70 9,296 965 10,261 51-58 46-38 16,982 Waitalci — Bitchener .. .. 4,536 Cooke .. .. .. 3,334 241 8,111 882 8,993 57-64 50-44 15,045 Waitemata— Greville .. .. .. 4,368 Harris .. .. .. 4,683 Osborne .. .. .. 2,485 72 11,608 1,915 13,523 40-59 34-63 19,636 Waitomo— Broadfoot .. .. 3,797 Croall .. .. .. 688 Rolleston .. .. 3,265 52 7,802 1,137 8,939 48-99 42-48 16,569 Wallace — Hamilton .. .. 4,360 Pulley .. .. .. 139 Taylor .. .. .. 4,340 97 8,936 809 9,745 49-33 44-74 16,338 Wanganui — Lewis .. .. .. 2,650 Rogers .. .. .. 2,842 Veitch .. .. .. 4,979 60 10,531 1 1,473 12,004 47-55 41-48 19,339

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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1928, etc. —continued.

Percentage -«t t_ » tt i t j of Votes recorded Number of Votes recorded. for Candidates Number Number t , f f ejected. p , ,. Electoral Districts and Names of Electors Electors —£} at Census" 0andldatOS - Who did on To Total To Total 1926. For each Informal m . , v °te. Roll. Valid Number Candidate. Votes. 0 a ' Votes of re- Electors corded, on Roll. Wellington Central — Fraser .. .. .. 7,353 Sloane .. .. .. 3,895 Young .. .. .. 843 145 12,236 2,399 14,635 60-81 50-24 19,914 Wellington East — Clark 2,648 Forsyth .. .. .. 4,561 Semple .. .. .. 5,527 128 12,864 1,677 14,541 43-40 38-01 19,983 Wellington North— Chapman .. .. 5,611 Luke .. .. .. 5,564 263 11,438 2,608 14,046 50-21 39-95 20,026 Wellington South — Burns 2,595 Luokie .. .. .. 3,031 McKeen .. .. .. 5,984 132 11,742 1,597 13,339 51-54 44-86 19,948 Wellington Suburbs — Brindle .. .. .. 3,763 McLennan .. .. 3,260 Wright .. .. .. 5,748 160 12,931 1,820 14,751 45-01 38-97 19,991 Westland — O'Brien .. .. .. 1 4,576 Seddon .. .. .. I 4,391 96 9,063 604 9,667 51-03 47-34 16,401 Summary. - I I 1928. 1925. j 1922. 1919. 1914. . I I Number of votes recorded for candidates 365,116 380,231 313,699 279,373 286,433 elected i Number of votes recorded for candidates 370,275 291,740 300,371 j 263,367 229,474 defeated Number of informal votes .. .. 8,300 6,906 6,580 ! 7,587 5,618 Total number of electors who voted 743,691 678,877 620,650 550,327 521,525 at the election Percentage of votes recorded for 49-65 51-17 51-09 51-47 55-42 candidates elected to valid votes recorded Total number of electors on roll .. 844,633 754,113 700,111 683,420 616,043 Percentage of votes recorded for 43-22 50-42 44-81 40-88 46-50 candidates elected to total number of electors on roll — j 1926. ; 1921. | 1916. 1911. Total population of Dominion at last .. 1,344,469 1,218,913 1,142,081* 1,008,206 census (excluding Maoris), (1921 figures include Chatham Islands * Including 42,632 soldiers in camp and abroad who were allocated over the various districts in accordauce with section 3 of the Parliamentary Elections Postponement Act, 1916.

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

Number of Votes Number of Votes Electoral Districts recorded Electoral Districts recorded and Names of Candidates. u , i and Names of Candidates. ui , I'oreach | rr„ +o) ioreach T , Candidate. ' Candidate. Northern Maori— Western Maori — Tau Henare .. .. 2,531 Maui Ngatata Pomare .. 4,674 Paraire Paikea .. .. 1,651 Haami Tokouru Ratana ,. 3,075 Henare Kingi Waiau .. 467 — 7,749 Tamaho Maika .. .. 245 Southern Maori — Hone Heke .. . . 225 Tuiti Makitanara .. 199 Ripi Wi Hongi . . 192 Eruera Tihema Tirikatene 198 Louis Wellington Parore .. 9 Henare Whakatau Uru . . 163 5,320 John Charles Tamanuia- 107 rangi Tikao Peter Hukua MacDonald 79 Eastern Maori — Wereta Tainui Pitama .. 42 Apirana Turupa Ngata .. 4,950 Teone Matapura Erihana.. 33 Pita te Turuki Tamati Moko 1,846 821 Tutaki Panapa Stewart .. 254 7,050 Grand total .. .. 20,940

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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.

Proportion per Cent, of Percentage of Votes t Ce , n -^ ge £ f T , , f Number of Electors who lsrmn L ll r Proportion per Votes recorded by Men recorded by Men and iotai Number ot percentage 01 Electors on Roll. recorded Votes nf Cent, of Men and and Women respectively Women respectively to m recorded to Informal Votes t? * i rv *■ • l (including Informal). Informal Women on the Roll. to the Total Number of the Number of Men and the lotal Number recorded, (lhe Electoral Distract. Electors Voteg Votes recorded w th fi „ of Electors on the corresponding who did Roll. (The corre- figures for 1925 - not vote. i - - sponding figures are shown in Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. Women. for 1925 areshown brackets.) m brackets.) - . - Auckland Central .. 6,719 5,538 12,257 5,372 4,424' 9,796 2,461 187 54-82 45-18 54-84 45-16 79-95 79-88 79-92 (86-84) 1-91 (1-02) Auckland East .. .. 6,353 7,449 13,802 5,008 5,957 10,965 2,837 220 46-03 53-97 45-67 54-33 78-83 79-97 79-45 (87-00) 2-01(1-10) Auckland Suburbs .. 5,618 5,428 11,046 5,066 4,826 9,892 1,154 85 50-86 49-14 51-21 48-79 ! 90-17 88-91 89-55 .. 0-86 Auckland West .. .. 6,582 6,749 13,331 5,845 5,654 11,499 1,832 97 49-37 50-63 50-83 49-17 ( 88-80 83-78 86-26 (89-55) 0-84 (1-11) Avon .. .. 5,989 6,964 12,953 5,374 6,056 11,430 1,523 136 46-24 53-76 47-02 52-98 ! 89-73 86-96 88-24 (91-59) 1-19 (0-97) Awarua .. .. 4,599 3,978 8,577 4,335 3,710 8,045 532 72 53-62 46-38 53-88 46-12 I 94-26 93-26 93-80 (94-42) 0-89 (0-40) Bay of Islands .. .. 6,343 2,966: 9.309 5,620 2,426 8,046 1,263 59 68-14 31-86 69-85 30-15 : 88-60 81-79 86-43 (90-01) 0-73 (1-00) Bay of Plenty .. .. 5,259 3,784 i 9,043 4,318 2.834 7,152 1,891 93 58-16 41-84 60-37 39-63 82-11 74-89 79-09 .. 1-30 ' .. Buller .. .. .. 5,230 4,141 9,371 4,818 3,695 8,513 858 154 55-81 44-19 56-60 43-40 92-12 89-23 90-84 (56-44) 1-81 (0-86) Central Otago .. .. 5,716 4,104 9,820 5,145 3,628 8,773 1,047 58 58-21 41-79 58-65 41-35 90-01 88-40 89-34 .. 0-66 Chalmers .. .. 4,611 4,472 9,083 4,188 3,997 8,185 898 75 50-77 49-23 51-17 48-83 90-85 ; 89-38 90-12 (90-24) 0-92 (0-73) Christchurch East .. 6,308 7,063 13,371 5,440 5,916 11,356 2,015 488 47-18 52-82 47-90 52-10 86-24 1 83-76 84-93 (89-70) 4-30 (2-34) Christchurch North .. 6,067 8,451 14,518 5,346 7,445 12,791 1,727 125 41-79 58-21 41-80 58-20 88-12 ' 88-10 88-10 (90-93) 0-98 (0-80) Christchurch South .. 6,152 6,876 113,028 5,508 5,848 11,356 1,672 73 47-22 52-78 48-50 51-50 89-53 I 85-05 87-17 (89-71) 0-64 (1-99) Clutha .. .. .. 4,820 4,314 9,134 4,406 3,769 8,175 959 62 52-77 47-23 53-90 46-10 91-41 87-37 89-50 (91-03) 0-76 (0-91) Dunedin Central .. .. 5,539 6,253 i 11,792 4,898 5,492 10,390 1,402 117 46-97 53-03 47-14 52-86 88-43 87-83 88-11 (92-85) 1-13 (1-02) Dunedin North .. .. 5,316 6,646 11,962 4,812 5,903 10,715 1,247 81 44-44 55-56 44-91 55-09 90-52 88-82 89-58 (92-68) 0-76 (0-84) Dunedin South .. .. 5,631 6,660 12,291 5,317 5,894 11,211 1,080 115 45-81 54-19 47-43 52-57 94-42 88-50 91-21 (92-39) 1-03 (1-10) Dunedin West .. .. 5,228 6,834 12,062 4,646 5,870 10,516 1,546 113 43-34 56-66 44-18 55-82 88-87 85-89 87-18 (90-63) 1-07 (1-10) Eden .. .. .. 6,221 7,902 14,123 5,309 6,737 12.046 2,077 135 44-05 55-95 44-07 55-93 85-34 85-26 85-29 (91-27) 1-12 (0-93) Egmont .. ... 4,586 4,077 8,663 4,233 3,690 7,923 740 55 52-94 47-06 53-43 46-57 92-30 90-51 91-46 (91-71) 0-69 (0-92) Franklin .. .. 5,082 4,090 9,172 4,343 3,624; 7,967 1,205 51 55-41 '44-59 54-51 45-49 85-46 88-61 86-86 (88-70) 0-64 (2-34) Gisborne .. .. 6,177 5,134 11.311 5,511 4,338 9,849 1,462 68 54-61 45-39 55-95 44-05 89-22 84-50 87-07 (90-05) 0-69 (0-98) Giey Lynn .. .. 6,642 6,865 13,507 5,860 5,936 11,796 1,711 126 49-17 50-83 49-68 50-32 88-23 86-47 87-33 (90-81) 1-07 (1-32) Hamilton .. .. 5,678 6,550 12,228 4,827 5,409 10,236 1.992 128 46-43 53-57 47-16 52-84 85-01 82-58 83-71 (88-88) 1-25 (1-00) Hauraki .. .. 5,446 5,086 10,532 4,764 4,462 9,226 1,306 54 51-71 48-29 51-60 48-40 87-48 87-73 87-60 .. 0-59 Hawke'sBay .. .. 6,249 5,791 12,040 5,336 4,964 10,300 1,740 92 51-90 48-10 51-81 48-19 85-39 85-72 85-55 (89-54) 0-89 (0-74) Hurunui .. .. 5,741 4,840 10,581 5,242 4,291 9,533 1,048 108 54-26 45-74 54-99 45-01 91-31 88-66 90-10 (90-65) 1-13 (0-93) Hutt .. .. .. 7,604 7,294 14,898 7,306 6.243 13,549 1,349 288 51-04 48-96 53-92 46-08 96-08 85-59 90-95 (91-04) 2-13 (0-88) Invercargill .. .. 5,722 6,658 12,380 5,375 6,153 11,528 852 88 46-22 53-78 46-63 53-37 93-94 92-42 93-12 (93-73) 0-76 (0-52) Kaiapoi.". .. .. 5,436 5,138 10,574 4,955 4,527 9,482 1,092 166 51-41 48-59 52-26 47-74 91-15 88-11 89-67 (91-65) 1-75 (0-81) Kaipara .. .. 5,865 3,260 9,125 5,253 2,763 8,016 1,109 111 64-27 35-73 65-53 34-47 89-57 84-75 87-85 (89-83) 1-38 (1-48) Lyttelton .. .. 5,909 6,144 12,053 5,367 5,513 10,880 1,173 88 49-03 50-97 49-33 50-67 90-83 89-73 90-27 (91-12) 0-81 (1-07) Manawatu .. .. 4,647 4,108 8,755 4,186 3,611 7,797 958: 70 53-08 46-92 53-69 46-31 90-08 87-90 89-06 (88-85) 0-90 (0-75) Manukau .. .. 6,938 6,917 13,855 6,178 6,043 12,221 1,634 89 50-08 49-92 50-55 49-45 89-05 87-36 88-21 (91-86) 0-73 (0-62) Marsden .. .. 5,394 4,801 10,195 4,808 4,156 8,964 1,231 67 52-91 47-09 53-64 46-36 89-14 86-57 87-93 (90-77) 0-75 (0-66) Masterton .. .. 5,079 4,624 9,703 4,528 4,197 ; 8,725 978 72 52-34 47-66 51-90 48-10 89-15 90-77 89-92 (91-83) 0-83 (1-07)

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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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Proportion per Cent, of Percentage of Votes „ f Number of Electors who Kumber Proportion per Voies recorded by Men rtcorded by Men and Votes recorded to Informal Vo?es Electors on Roll. recorded Votes dumber Cent, of Men and and Women respectively Women re pective.y to th ,° T ?® ,,, t (including Informal). „j „ Informal Women on the Roll, to the Total dumber of the Jv umber of Men and Electoral District. v Electors Vntjl . Votes recorded Women nn tlie Roll ot Jilectors on the corresponding who did Votes - vote, recorded. « omen on uie Koli. Bo]] _ (The corre . figures for 1925 : — ; i not vote, j j — • spond ng figures are shown in Men. | Women. Total, j Men. j Women. Total. j Men. Women. Men. Women. Men. Women. for brackets ) Mataura .. .. 4,986 4,208 9,194 4,496 3,840 8,336 : 858 48 54-23 45-77 53-93 ! 46-07 90-17 91-25 90-67 (90-52) ! 0-58 (0-51) Mid-Canterbury . . .. 5,456 4,714 10,170 5,069 4,349 9,418 752 52 53-65 46-35 53-82 46-18 92-91 92-26 92-61 .. 0-55 .. Motueka * .. .. 4,667 3,789 8,456 4,282 3,347 7,629 827 52 55-19 44-81 56-14 43-87 91-77 88-33 90-22 (91-07) 0-68 (0-45) Napier .. .. .. 6,037 5,888 11,925 5,411 5,080 10,491 1,434 169 50-62 49-38 51-58 ; 48-42 89-63 86-28 87-97 (91-88) 1-61 (0-97) Nelson.. .. .. 4,862 5,276 10,138 4,318 4,714 9,032 1,106 135 47-96 52-04 47-81 52-19 88-81 89-35 89-09 (90-89) , 1-49 (0-74) New Plymouth .. .. 5,655 6,410 12,065 5,286 5,762 11,048 1,017 68 46-87 53-13 47-85 52-15 93-47 89-89 91-57 .. 0-62 Oamaru .. .. 5,246 5,404 110.650 4,875 4,903 9,778. 872 83 49-26 50-74 49-86 50-14 92-93 90-73 91-81 (93-61) 0-85 (0-73) Oroua .. .. .. 4,768 4,362 9,130 4,278 3,888 8,166 964 76 52-22 47-78 52-39 47-61 89-72 89-13 89-44 (91-33) 0-93 (0-82) Otaki .. .. .. 4,452 4,333 8,785 3,898 3,858 7,756 1,029 106 50-68 49-32 50-26 49-74 87-56 89-04 88-29 ( 89-72) 1-37 (0 78) Pahiatua .. .. 4,799 4.484 9,283 4,378 4,067 8,445 838 94 51-70 48-30 51-84 48-16 91-23 90-70 90-97 (91-69) 1 11 (0-45) Palmers ton .. 6,120 6,921 13,041 5.489 5,949 11,438 1,603 188 46-93 53-07 47-99 52-01 89-69 85-96 87-71 (89-75) 1-64 (2-08) Parnell . .. .. 6,277 7,796 1 14,073 5,493 6,686:12,179 1.894 83 44-60 55-40 45-10 54-90 87-51 85-76 86-54 (89-03) 0-68 (2-44) Patea .. .. .. 4,842 5,050 9,892 4,388 4,542 8,930 962 90 48-95 51-05 49-14 50-86 90-62 89-94 90-27 (91-57) 1-01 (1-21) Rao-Ian .. .. 5,027 3,887 8,914 4,410 3,290 7,700 1,214 113 56-39 43-61 57-27 42-73 87-73 84-64 86-38 (89-86) 1-47 (0-76) Rangitikei .. .. 5,267 4,861 10,128 4,725 4,248 8,973 1,155 67 52-00 48-00 52-66 47-34 89-71 87-39 88-60 (90-50) 0-75 (0-61) Riecarton. .. .. 5,743 6,185 11,928 5.181 5,563 10,744 1,184 88 48-15 51-85 48-22 51-78 90-21 89-94 90-07 (91-91) 0-82 (0-86) Roskill .. .. .. 6,695 7,634 14,329 5,941 6,627 12,568 1,761 77 46-72 53-28 47-27 52-73 88-74 86-81 87-71(90-69) 0-61 (0-60) Rotorua .. . . 5,824 4,214 10,038: 4,946 3,496 8,442 1,596 125 58-02 41-98 58-59 41-41 84-92 82-96 84-10 (89-44) 1-48 (0-57) Stratford .. .. 4,875 4,180 9,055 4,449 3,810 8,259 796 57 53-84 46-16 53-87 46-13 91-26 91-15 91-21 (93-85) 0-69 (0-60) Tauranoa .. .. 4,981 4,056. 9,037 4,324 3,428 7.752 1.285 102: 55-12 44-88 55-78 44-22 86-81 84-52 85-78 (89-17) 1-32 (1-20) Temuka .. .. 5,071 4,497 9,568 4,593 4,073 8,666- 902 32 53-00 47-00 53-00 47-00 90-57 90-57 90-57 (93-07) 0-37 (0-52) Thames .. .. 5,719 5,001 10,720 5,105 4,402 9,507 1,213 86 53-35 46-65 53-70 46-30 89-26 88-02 88-68 ( 89-94) 0-90 (1-23) Tirnaru .. .. 5,374 6,443 11,817 4,968 5,875 10,843 974 216 45-48 54-52 45-82 54-18 92-45 91-18 91-76 (92-52) 1-99 (0-82) Waikato .. •• 5.046 4.172 9,218 4,331 3,508 7,839 1,379 70 54-74 45-26 55-25 44-75 85-83 84-08 85-04 (90-04) 0-89 (0-69) Waimarino .. .. 5,427 3,766 9,193 4,623 3,179 7,802 1,391 47 59-03 40-97 59-25 40-75 85-19 84-41 84-87 (89-90) 0-60 (0-49) Waipawa .. .. 4,484 4,310 8,794 4,044 3,501 7,545 1,249 77 50-99 49-01 53-60 46-40 90-19 81-23 85 : 80 (90-13) 1-02 (1-24) Wairarapa .. .. 5,685 4,518 10,203 5,167 3,836 9,003 1,200 117 55-72 44-28 57-39 42-61 90-89 84-90 88-24 (91-05) 1-30 (0-93) Wairau .. .. 5,469 4,792 10,261 4,926 4 370 9.296 965 70 53-30 46-70 52-99 47-01 90-07 91-21 90 60 (91-87) 0-75 (0-63) Waitaki .. .. 4,967 4,026 8,993 4,556 3,555 8,111 882 241 55-23 44-77 56-17 43-83 91-73 88-30 90-19 (92-95) 2-97 (0-61) Waitemata .. .. 6,699 6,824 13,523 5,550 6,058 11,60S 1,915 72 49-54 50-46 47-81 52-19 82-85 88-77 85-84(90-68) 0-62 (0-51) Waitomo .. .. 5,123 3,816 8,939 4,495 3 307 7,802 1,137 52 57-31 42-69 57-61 42-39 87-74 86-66 87-28 (90-63) 0-67 (0-78) Wallace.. .. .. 5,582 4,163 9,745 5,157 3,779 8,936 809 97 57-28 42-72 57-71 42-29 92-39 90-78 91-70 (93-12) 1-09 (1-36) Wanganui .. .. 5,581 6,423 12,004 4,945 5,586 10,531 1,473 60 46-49 53-51 46-96 53-04 88-60 86-97 87-73 (91-82) 0-57(0-68) Wellington Central .. 7,649 6,986 14,635 6,448 5,788 12,236 2,399 145 52-27 47-73 52-70 47-30 84-30 82-85 83-61 (87-50) 1-19 (1-22) Wellington East .. .. 6,556 7,985 14,541 5,868 6,996 12,864 1,677 128 45-09 54-91 45-62 54 38 89-51 87-61 88-47 (89-44) 1-00(1-70) Wellington North .. 8,351 5,695 14,046 7,145 4,293 11,438 2,608 263 59-45 40-55 62-47 37-53 85-56 75-38 81-43 (88-65) 2-30 (1-14) Wellington South .. 6,433 6.906 13,339 5,748 5,994 11,742 1,597 132 48-23 51-77 48-95 51-05 89-35 86-79 88-03 (91-12) 1-12 (1-44) Wellington Suburbs .. 7,019 7,732 14,751 6,270 6,661 12,931 1,820 160 47-58 52-42 48-49 51 51 89-33 86-15 87-66(90-86) 1-24 (1-40) Westland .. .. 5,374 4,293 9,667 5,030 4,033 9,063 604 96 55-59 44-41 55-50 44-50 93-60 93-94 93-75 (54-22) 1-06 (1-63) 430,684 413,949 844,633 383,449 360,242 743,691 100,942 8,300 50-99 49-01 51-56 48-44 89-03 87-03 | 88-05 (90-92) 1-12 (1-02)

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Return showing the Number of Seamen's Electors' Rights issued and exercised, the Number of Electors who voted as Absent Voters, and the Number of Postal Votes issued and exercised.

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Seamen's Electors' Rights. Postal Votes. Number of , . Total XT , , Number of , T . , Number of Number of Electoral District. Number of Number of & who voted Total Electors who Electors ci , Seamen s , as Absent IS umber of . , , , Seamen s R . Eights issued y j y exercised who did not Eights igyto j )u( . not . , their Postal exercise their issued. exercised. exercis(d _ issued. Voteg> Pogtal VoteB . Auckland Central 219 184 35 461 66 59 7 Auckland East .. 100 82 18 605 126 119 7 Auckland Suburbs 27 20 7 541 81 78 3 Auckland West .. 110 89 21 516 224 208 16 Avon .. .. 1 1 .. 518 92 80 12 Awarua .. 10 7 3 315 93 86 7 Bay of Islands .... .. .. 296 123 95 28 Bay of Plenty .. .. .. .. 368 46 30 16 Buller .... 14 12 2 274 67 61 J 6 Central Otago .. .. .. .. 478 73 67 6 Chalmers .. 12 9 3 438 152 138 14 Christchurch East 10 10 .. 512 70 64 6 Christchurch North 7 5 2 704 163 159 j 4 Christchurch South 4 4 .. 470 105 98 7 Clutha .. .. 2 2 .. 395 99 85 j 14 Dunedin Central 26 26 .. 522 150 140 I 10 Dunedin North .. 20 17 3 576 179 170 9 Dunedin South .. 13 10 3 570 213 206 7 Dunedin West .. 21 14 7 591 177 166 11 Eden .. .. 42 33 9 652 102 94 8 Egmont.. .. .. .. •• 359 j 113 109 4 Franklin .. 3 3 .. 413 I 66 56 10 Gisborne .. 4 4 .. 595 1 163 160 3 Grey Lynn .. 79 66 13 491 81 54- 27 Hamilton .. .. . . .. 791 125 94 31 Hauraki .. 5 4 1 502 92 88 4 Hawke's Bay . . 1 .. 1 571 j 133 119 14 Hurunui .. .. ' .. ■. 540 [56 52 4 Hutt .. .. 23 14 9 825 138 133 5 Invercargill .. j 2 2 .. 757 j 192 189 3 Kaiapoi .. 1 • • 1 512 58 54 4 Kaipara .. 1 1 .. 430 76 68 8 Lyttelton .. 113 82 31 511 92 86 6 Manaw-atu .. 2 1 1 488 76 63 13 Manukau .. 33 25 8 611 173 153 20 Marsden .. 1 1 • • 538 48 45 3 Masterton .. .. • ■ • • 524 122 105 17 Mataura .. . . . • ■ • 381 84 78 6 Mid-Canterbury . . .. .. .. 454 150 123 27 Motueka .. .. .. • ■ 296 46 33 13 Napier .. .. 23 15 8 575 211 173 38 Nelson .. .. 50 35 15 324 108 96 12 New Plymouth .. 1 3 3 .. 558 188 180 8 Oamaru.. .. .. •• •• 470 211 j 206 5 Oroua .. .. 1 1 398 130 112 18 Otaki .... 7 3 4 415 34 34 Pahiatua .. .. ■ ■ • • 471 115 109 6 Palmerston .. 1 • • 1 672 133 125 8 Parnell .. .. 19 15 4 657 139 134 5 Patea .. •. 400 147 130 17 Raglan .. .. .. • • ■. 362 41 38 3 Rangitikei .. 1 1 • ■ 519 75 75 Riccarton .. .. • • • ■ 488 75 73 2 Roskill .. .. 32 25 7 636 104 92 12 Rotorua . . 1 1 • • 536 90 74 16 Stratford .. .. •• 304 125 118 7 Tauranga .. .. ■. • • 551 59 55 4 Temuka .... .. .. 393 105 95 10 Thames .. 2 2 506 157 145 12 Timaru .. .. 16 16 .. 683 160 133 27

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Return showing the Number of Seamen's Electors' Rights issued and exercised, the Number of Electors who voted as Absent Voters, and the Number of Postal Votes issued and exercised —continued.

BAY Of ISLANDS BY-ELECTION. (10th April, 1929.) Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the Bay of Islands By-election, on Wednesday, 10th April, 1929; 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 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,984 Women on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,896 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,880 Proportion per cent, of men and women on the roll: Men, 60*56; women, 39'44. Men who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,900 Women who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,431 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,331 Proportion per cent, of votes by men and women respectively to the total number of votes recorded : Men, 58'82 ; women, 41 18. Percentage of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the total number of men and women on the roll: Men, 81'88 ; women, 88'06. Percentage of the total number of votes recorded to the total number of electors on the roll : 84'32. Percentage of informal votes recorded : 0'42.

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Seamen's Electors' Rights. Postal Votes. Number of ■en i Total at u t Number of Electors Number of Number of Electoral District. AT i. c Number ol Q , who voted iotal ,,, . , , Number of Seamen>s Seamen s as Absent Number of Electors who Electors S^. m , e t ns Rights Reissued voters. Postal Votes t , exer ?, lse , cl , who °°- Rights fo . i but not • A their Postal exercise their issued. exercised. exercised _ issued. | Postal Votes. : i i i " Waikato .... .. .. 457 57 45 12 Waimarino .. 1 1 561 62 57 5 Waipawa .. .. .. .. 318 ! 72 68 4 Wairarapa .. 1 1 463 119 116 3 Wairau .. .. 9 9 .. 369 155 152 3 Waitaki.. .. .. .. .. 415 99 94 5 Waitemata .. 269 185 84 740 125 115 10 Waitomo .. .. .. .. 448 74 63 11 Wallace .... .. .. 471 139 132 7 Wanganui .. 7 5 2 716 160 157 3 Wellington Central 494 287 207 559 126 106 20 Wellington East .. 103 60 43 695 '99 90 9 Wellington North 321 218 103 713 | 119 94 25 Wellington South 122 66 56 501 132 125 7 Wellington Suburbs 148 93 55 790 109 94 15 Westland .. 7 2 5 362 218 207 11 I I ; i Totals .. 2,544 1,771 773 38,887 8,757 7,977 780

Percentage of Votes Number of Votes recorded. recorded for Number AT , Candidate elected. Number oi o j Candidates. ! Electors ™ ° (a) j (b) Tl , , | who did % To Total To Total n or g .j ae . Informal. Total. not vote. 011 0 ' Number of ' Valid Candldate ' Electors Votes on Roll. recorded. j ] Rush worth'' " " 35 8,331 | 1,549 9,880 44-38 : 52-85