THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1949 (RETURN RELATIVE TO)

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1950 Session I, H-33

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1950 NEW ZEALAND

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1949 (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 on the 30th November, 1949; 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 (b) to the Total Number of Electors on Roll; and the Adult Population of Each Electoral District at the Census in 1945

Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Number of Votes Recorded. Number of Electors Who Did Not Vote. Number of Electors on Roll. Percentage of Votes Recorded for Candidates Elected. Adult Population at Census, 1945. For Each Candidate. Informal Votes. Total. (a) To Total Valid Votes Recorded. (b) To Total Number of Electors on Roll. Arch Hill— Parry 8,399 Smith 3,225 Wilcox 343 58 12,025 729 12,754 70-10 65-85 14,237 Ashburton — Gerard 7,642 Rose 5,257 188 13,087 603 13,690 59-24 55-82 13,981 Auckland Central— Anderton 5,863 Bradley 3,064 Jones 73 Mitchell 237 106 9,343 545 9,888 63-47 59-34 14,252 Avon— Kinzett 5,284 Mathison 9,877 124 15,285 1,262 16,547 65-15 59-69 14,097 Awarua— Herron 7,997 Pickering 4,818 80 12,895 916 13,811 62-40 57-90 13,742 Bay of Plenty— Santon 5,313 Sullivan .. 8,993 105 14,411 1,008 15,419 62-86 58-32 14,008 Brooklyn— Birchfield 241 Burns 4,220 Eraser 7,176 111 11,748 1,348 13,096 61-67 54-80 14,005 Buller — McDonald 5,735 Skinner 7,941 112 13,788 1,053 14,841 58-06 53-51 14,491 Central Otago— Bodkin 8,457 Rodgers 4,551 87 .13 095 1,202 14,297 65-01 59-15 13,888 Christchurch Central — Macfarlane 7,589 Marlow 3,952 Ostler 1 218 77 11,836 1,321 13,157 64-54 57-68 14,159

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Return Showing the Number of Votes Recorded for Each Candidate at the General Election, 1949, etc. —continued

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Percentage of Votes Recorded for Candidates Number of Votes Recorded. Number of Electors Who Did Number of Electors on Elected. Adult Population at Census, 1945. Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. (a) To Total Valid (6) To Total For Bach Informal Total. Not Vote. Roll. Number Candidate. Votes. Votes Recorded. of Electors on Roll. Clutha — Keenan 4,902 59-60 14,146 Roy 8,133 78 13,113 1,007 14,120 62-39 ■Dune,din Central — Connolly 6,813 14,619 Murdoch 5,824 69 12,706 821 13,527 53-91 50-37 Eden — Curran 4,925 55-99 14,044 Fortune 7,184 95 12,204 627 12,831 59-33 Egmont— 8,693 Corbett 13,879 Richmond 4,154 74 12,921 777 13,698 67-67 63-46 Fendalton— Gilmour 565 Holland 8,362 14,289 Newman 4,286 68 13,281 1,138 14,419 63-29 57-99 Franklin — Massey Parsons 9,635 4,154 82 13,871 1,044 14,915 69-87 64-60 13,866 Gisborne — Dudfield ., 7,045 Keeling 7,534 131 14,710 709 15,419 51-68 48-86 14,441 Grey Lynn— 3,159 Faulkner.. Hackett 7,362 13,625 Lee 2,627 64 13,212 790 14,002 55-99 52-58 Hamilton — Granville 6,047 13,912 Ross 7,652 76 13,775 740 14,515 55-86 52-72 Hastings— 6,983 Cullen Jones 7,965 83 15^,031 1,066 16,097 53-28 49-48 14,347 Hauraki — Peacock 4,566 Sutherland 8,510 77 13,153 964 14,117 65-08 60-28 13,933 Hawke's Bay — Beattie 4,964 14,418 Harker 8,406 57 13,427 1,091 14,518 62-87 57-90 Hobson — 4,212 Smith 9,280 77 13,569 1,480 15,049 68-78 61-67 14,374 Hurunui — 7,952 5,417 Gillespie Smith 65 13,434 963 14,397 59-48 55-23 13,990 Hutt — Heatley 5,880 Nash Simpson 8,153 100 66 14,199 1,281 15,480 57-69 52-67 13,715 Invercargill— 6,738 7,897 Denham Hanan 72 14,707 705 15,412 54-64 51-24 14,275 Island Bay — 4,565 Childs McKeen Smith 7,335 184 86 12,170 1,544 13,714 60-70 53-49 14,027

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Return Showing the Number of Votes Recorded for Each Candidate at the General Election, 1949, etc. —continued

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Percentage of Votes Recorded Number of Votes Recorded. for Candidates Number of Number of Elected. Adult Electoral Districts and (6) To Total Number of Electors on Roll. Population Names of Candidates. For Each Candidate. Informal Votes. Total. Electors Who Did Not Vote. Electors on Roll. (a) To Total Valid Votes Recorded. at Census, 1945. Karori—Bowden 8,367 Harris 4,782 104 13,253 1,242 14,495 63-63 I 57-72 14,145 Lyttelton— Beauchamp 6,780 McCombs 7,758 79 14,617 1,207 15,824* 53-36 49-03 14,637 Manawatu— Oram 8,174 . Rodgers 4,741 83 12,998 1,002 14,000 63-29 58-39 13,711 M arlborough— Shand 7,861 Wilson 5,999 56 13,916 655 14,571 56-72 53-95 14,143 Marsden— Murdoch 8,746 Ross 5,470 99 14,315 953 15,268 61-52 57-28 14,135 Miramar — Semple 7,193 Stanton 229 Taylor 5,878 63 13,363 1,207 14,570 54-08 49-37 14,018 Mornington— Hannan 208 Hudson 9,282 Stephens 5,097 75 14,662 825 15,487 63-63 59-93 14,532 Mount Albert— Freer 7,295 Judson 6,364 209 13,868 721 14,589 53-27 50-00 13,904 Mount Victoria— Hyde 94 Marshall 6,562 Seddon 4,754 128 11,538 1,301 12,839 57-51 51-11 14,135 Napier— Armstrong 7,384 Brown 126 Cummins 118 Tucker 6,663 81 14,372 677 15,039 51-67 49-10 14,229 Nelson — Marshall 7,047 Neale 8,420 50 15,517 780 16,297 54-44 51-67 14,602 New Plymouth— Aderman 8,250 Parker 6,733 100 15,083 506 15,589 55-06 52-92 14,291 North Dunedin— Brickell 6,522 Marston 109 Walls 7,190 73 13,894 643 14,537 52-02 49-46 14,040 North Shore— Eyre 7,835 Finlay 6,491 125 14,451 617 15,068 54-69 52-00 14,362 Oamaru— Hayman 7,415 Nordmeyer 6,721 64 14,200 750 14,950 52-45 49-60 14,593 Onehunga— Ooates 5,955 Osborne • 8,255 Stanley 198 77 14,485 1,173 15,658 57-29 52-72 13,963 * Includes Chatham Islands.

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Return Showing the Number of Votes Recorded for Each Candidate at the General Election, 1949, etc. —continued

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Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Number of "Votes Recorded. Number of Electors Who Did Not Vote. Number of Elector* on Roll. Percentage of Votes Recorded for Candidates Elected. Adult Population at Census, 1945. For Each Candidate. Informal Votes. Total. (a) To Total' Valid Votes Recorded. (6) To Total Number of Electors on Roll. Onslow— Combs 9,391 Meadowcroft 7,464 105 16,960 1,249 18,209 55-72 51-57 13,896 Otahuhu— Dixon .. 7,218 Gotz 8,493 118 15,829 616 16,445 54-06 51-64 14,165 Otaki— Capstick 8,166 Maher 8,540 92 16,798 996 17,794 51-12 47-99 14,156 jP ahiatua— Holyoake 8,663 O'Leary 4,156 62 12,881 1,013 13,894 67-58 62-35 14,125 Paimersion North — Tennent 7,368 Wilson 6,850 93 14,311 949 15,260 51-82 48-28 13,987 Parnell— Rae 6,255 Schramm 5,295 Smith 131 54 11,735 762 12,497 53-55 50-05 13,982 Patea— Finer 5,961 Sheat 7,802 85 13,848 936 14,784 56-69 52-77 14,106 Petone— Croft 5,194 Moohan 7,721 Quinn 207 68 13,190 1,006 14,196 58-84 54-39 13,651 Piako— Goosman 9,599 Kenah 3,333 90 13,022 1,109 14,131 74-23 67-93 14,087 Ponsonby— Jamieson 169 Kingston 5,161 Macdonald 7,439 Smith 140 131 13,040 734 13,774 57-63 54-00 14,156 Raglan— Baxter 6,824 Johnstone 7,846 96 14,766 559 15,325 53-48 51-20 13,799 Bangitikei— De Malmanche 4,791 Gordon 8,101 109 13,001 924 13,925 62-84 58-18 13,565 Remuera— Algie 8,878 Watt 3,799 81 12,758 897 13,655 70-03 65-02 14,005 Riccarton— Lake 5,906 McLagan 8,613 Taylor 204 121 14,844 1,219 16,063 58-50 53-62 14,349 Rodney— Learning 5,080 Webb 9,626 78 14,784 871 15,655 65-46 61-49 13,971 Roskill— Freeman 5,957 Langstone 1,097 Rae 7,372 87 14,513 811 15,324 51-lJO 48-11 13,854 St. Albans— Manning 6,193 Watts 7,335 52 13,580 938 14,518 54-22 50-52 13,885

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Return Showing the Number of Votes Recorded for Each Candidate at the General Election, 1949, etc. —continued

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Electoral Districts and Names of Candidates. Number of Votes Recorded. Number of Electors Who Did Not Vote. Number of Electors on Roll. Percentage of Votes Recorded for Candidates Elected. Adult Population at Census, 1945. For Bach Candidate. Informal Votes. Total. (a) To Total Valid Votes Recorded. To Total Number of Electors on Roll. St. Kilda— | Jones 7,310 Lyon 6,979 65 14,354 726 15,080 51-16 48-47 14,258 iSelwyn— McAlpine 8,205 Sharp 6,878 103 15,186 849 16,035 54-40 51-17 13,772 Sydenham— Howard 9,246 Moody 3,603 105 12,954 1,342 14,296 71-96 64-68 14,199 Tamalci— Halstead 8,364 Jordan 123 Skinner 7,269 86 15,842 618 16,460 53-08 50-81 13,527 Tauranga-— Doidge .. 9,330 Pickett 4,735 115 14,180 1,335 15,515 66-33 60-14 13,634 Timaru— Carr 7,364 Lockington 6,532 80 13,976 652 14,628 52-99 50-34 13,634 Waikato — Burfitt 3,499 Sim 9,422 72 12,993 1,293 14,286 72-92 65-95 13,842 Waimarino— Kearins 7,319 MacPherson 7,117 92 14,528 1,155 15,683 50-70 46-67 13,545 Waimate— Davison 5,659 Hayes 217 Kidd 7,426 66 13,368 673 14,041 55-83 52-89 13,734 Wairarapa— Cooksley.. 7,596 Hansen .. 6,633 51 14,280 592 14,872 53-38 51-08 14,265 WaitaTcere-— Jackson 386 Mason 8,341 Tapper 7,411 111 16,249 882 17,131 51-69 48-69 14,232 Waitomo — Broadfoot 9,026 Kitts 3,947 70 13,043 1,033 14,076 69-58 64-12 13,848 Wallace— Freeman 3,868 Macdonald 8,379 76 12,323 1,051 13,374 68-42 62-65 13,832 Wanganui— Cotterill 7,336 O'Keefe .. 6,317 60 13,713 1,150 14,863 53-73 49-36 14,008 Wellington Central — Appleton 4,503 Chapman 5,078 •89 9,670 1,274 10,944 53-00 46-40 14,045 Westland— Kent 8,013 Mitchell 338 O'Regan 5,269 1 127 13,747 861 14,608 58-83 54-85 14,620

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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

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Electoral District. Electors on Roll. Number of Electors Who Recorded Votes (Including Informal). Number of Electors Who Did Not Vote. 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 Women Respectively to the Number of Men and Women on the Roll. Percentage of the Total Number of Votes Recorded to the Total Number ®f Electors on the Roll. 1 Percentage of Informal Votes Recorded. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women, j Total. Men. Women. Men. | Women. Men. | Women. Arch Hill 6,187 6,567 12,754 5,904 6,121 12,025 729 58 48-51 51-49 49-10 50-90 95-43 93-21 94-28 0-48 Ashburton 7,084 6,606 13,690 6,791 6,296 13,087 603 188 51-75 48-25 51-89 48-11 95-86 95-31 95-60 1-44 Auckland Central 4,998 4,890 9,888 16,547 4,809 4,534 9,343 545 106 50-55 49-45 51-47 48-53 96-22 92-72 94-49 1-13 Avon 7,971 8,576 7,407 7,878 15,285 1,262 124 48-17 51-83 48-46 51 • 54 92-92 91-86 92-37 0-81 Awarua 7,206 6,605 13,811 6,774 6,121 12,895 916 80 52-18 47-82 52-53 47-47 94-00 92-67 93-37 0-62 Bay of Plenty; 8,202 7,217 15,419 7,641 6,770 14,411 1,008 105 53-19 46-81 53-02 46-98 93-16 93-81 93-46 0-73 Brooklyn 6,465 6,631 13,096 5,803 5,945 11,748 1,348 111 49-37 50-63 49-40 50-60 89-76 89-65 89-70 0-94 Buller 8,086 6,755 14,841 7,581 6,207 13,788 1,053 112 54-48 45-52 54-98 45-02 93-75 91-89 92-90 0-81 Central Otago 7,421 6,876 14,297 6,841 6,254 13,095 1,202 87 51-91 48-09 52-24 47-76 87-33 90-95 91-59 0-66 Christ church Central .. 6,015 7,142 13,157 5,454 6,382 11,836 1,321 77 45-72 54-28 46-08 53-92 90-67 89-36 89-96 0-65 Clutha 7,127 6,993 14,120 6,682 6,431 13,113 1,007 78 50-47 49-53 50-96 49-04 93-76 91-96 92-87 0-59 Dunedin Central 5,605 7,922 13,527 5,256 7,450 12,706 821 69 41-44 58 • 56 41-37 58-63 93-77 94-04 93-93 0-54 Eden .. 5,826 7,005 12,831 5,555 6,649 12,204 627 95 45-41 54-59 45-52 54-48 95-35 94-92 95-11 0-78 Egmont .. 6,769 6,929 13,698 6,391 6,530 12,921' 777 74 49-42 50-58 49-46 50-54 94-42 94-24 94-33 0-57 Eendalton .. 6,400 8,019 14,419 5,939 7,342 13,281 1,138 68 44-39 55-61 44-72 55-28 92-80 91-56 92-11 0-51 Franklin 7,378 7,537 14,915 6,870 7,001 13,871 1,044 82 49-47 50-53 49-53 50-47 93-11 92-89 93-00 0-59 G-isborne 7,632 7,787 15,419 7,340 7,370 14,710 709 1.31 49-50 50-50 49-90 50-10 96-17 94-64 95-40 0-89 Grey Lynn 6,759 7,243 14,002 6,406 6,806 13,212 790 64 48-27 51 • 73 48-49 51-51 94-78 93-97 94-36 0-48 Hamilton 6,911 7,604 14,515 6,567 7,208 13,775 740 76 47-61 52-39 47-67 52-33 95-02 94-79 94-90 0-55 Hastings 7,711 8,386 16,097 7,315 7,716 15,031 1,066 83 47-90 52-10 48-67 51-33 94-86 92-01 93-38 0-55 Hauraki 7,386 6,731 14,117 6,900 6,253 13,153 964 77 52-32 47-68 52-46 47-54 93-42 92-90 93-16 0-59 Hawke's Bay 7,623 6,895 14,518 7,096 6,331 13,427 1,091 57 52-51 47-49 52-85 47-15 93-09 96-17 '92-49 0-43 Hotason 8,244 6,805 15,049 7,514 6,055 13,569 1,480 77 54-78 45-22 55-38 44-62 91-15 88-98 90-17 0-57 Hurunui 7,883 6,514 14,397 7,470 5,964 13,434 963 65 54-75 45-25 55-61 44-39 94-76 91-56 93-31 0-48 Hutt 7,508 7,972 15,480 6,936 7,263 14,199 1,281 66 48-50 51 • 50 48-85 51-15 92-38 91-11 91-72 0-46 Invereargill 7,489 7,923 15,412 7,149 7,558 14,707 705 72 48-59 51-41 48-61 51-39 95-46 95-39 95-43 0-49 Island Bay 6,643 7,071 13,714 5,925 6,245 12,170 1,544 86 48-44 51-56 48-69 51-31 89-19 88-32 88-74 0-71 Karori 6,695 7,800 14,495 6,183 7,070 13,253 1,242 104 46-19 53-81 46-65 53-35 92-35 90-64 91-43 0-78 Lyttelton 7,510 8,314 15,824* 6,941 7,676 14,617 1,207 79 47-46. 52-54 47-49 52-51 92-42 92-33 92-37 0-54 Manawatu '7,126 6,874 14,000 6,620 6.378 12,998 1,002 83 50-90 49-10 50-93 49-07 92-90 92-78 92-84 0-64

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] • 111 1 Marlborough.. .. 7,385 7,186 14,571 7,088 6,828 13,916 655 ! 56 1 50-68 49-32 50-93 49-07! 95-98 95-02 95-50 0-40 Marsden .. .. 7,761 7,507 15,268 7,319 6,996 14,315 953 99 50-83 49-17 51-13 47-87 94-30 93-19 93-76 0-69 Miramar .. .. 7,062 7,508 14,570 6,529 6,834 13,363 1,207 63! 48-47 51-53 48-86 51-14 92-45 91-02 91-72 0-47 Mornington .. .. 7.427 8,060 15.487 7,030 7,632 14,662 825 75 47-96 52-04 47-95 52-05 94-65 94-69 94-67 0-51 Mount Albert .. 6,423 8,166 14,589 6,106 7,762 13,868 721 209 44-03 55-97 44-03 55-97 95-06 95-05 95-06 1-51 Mount Victoria .. 5,920 6,919 12,839 5,357 6,181 11,538 1,301 128 46-11 53-89 46-43 53-57 90-49 89-33 89-87 1-11 Napier .. .. 6,335 8,704 15,039 6,025 8,347 14,372 667 81 42-12 57-88 41-92 58-08 95-11 95-90 95-56 0-56 Nelson .. .. 7,671 8,626 1-6,297 7,296 8,221 15,517 780 50 47-07 52-93 47-02 52-98 95-11 95-30 95-21 0-32 New Plymouth .. 7,261 8,328 15,589 7,035 8,048 15,083 506 100 46-58 53-42 46-64 53-36 96-89 96-64 96-75 0-66 North Dunedin .. 6,907 7,630 14,537 6,709 7,185 13,894 643 73 47-51 52-49 48-29 51-71 97-13 94-17 95-58 0-53 North Shore .. .. 7,110 7,958 15,068 6,716 7,735 14,451 617 125 47-19 52-81 46-47 53-53 94-46 97-20 95-91 0-86 Oamaru .. .. 7,266 7,684 14,950 6,924 7,276 14,200 750 64 48-60 51-40 48-76 51-24 95-29 94-69 94-98 0-45 Onehimga .. .. 7,436 8,222 15,658 6,907 7,578 14,485 1,173 77 47-49 52-51 47-68 52-32 92-90 92-17 92-51 0-53 Onslow .. .. 9,413 8,796 18,209 8,734 8,226 16,960 1,249 105 51-69 48-31 51-50 48-50 92-79 93-52 93-14 0-62 Otahuhu .. .. 7,739 8,706 16,445 7,453 8,376 15,829 616 118 47-06 52-94 47-08 52-92 96-30 96-21 96-25 0-75 Otaki .. .. 8,941 8,853 17,794 8,492 8,306 16,798 996 92 50-25 49-75 50-55 49-45 94-98 93-82 94-40 0-55 Pahiatua .. .. 7,107 6,787 13,894 6,607 6,274 12,881 1,013 62 51-15 48-85 51-29 48-71 92-96 92-44 92-71 0-48 Palmerston North .. 7,224 8,036 15,260 6,764 7,547 14,311 949 93 47-34 52-66 47-26 52-74 93-63 93-91 93-78 0-65 Parnell .. .. 5,733 6,764 12,497 5,441 6,294 11,735 762 54 45-88 54-12 46-37 53-63 94-91 93-05 93-90 0-46 Patea .. .. 7,283 7,501 14,784 6,858 6,990 13,848 936 85 49-26 50-74 49-52 50-48 94-16 93-19 93-67 0-61 Petone .. .. 7,159 7,037 14,196 6,675 6,515 13,190 1,006 68 50-43 49-57 50-61 49-39 93-24 92-58 92-91 0-52 Piako .. .. 7,496 6,635 14,131 6,918 6,104 13,022 1,109 90 53-05 46-95 53-13 46-87 92-29 92-00 92-15 0-69 Ponsonby .. .. 6.536 7,238 13,774 6,208 6,832 13,040 734 131 47-45 52-55 47-61 52-39 94-98 94-39 94-67 1-00 Raglan .. .. 8,119 7,206 15,325 7,830 6,936 14,766 559 96 52-98 47-02 53-03 46-97 96-44 96-25 96-35 0-65 Rangitikei .. .. 7,107 6,818 13,925 6,658 6,343 13,001 924 109 51-04 48-96 51-21 48-79 93-68 93-03 93-36 0-84 Remuera .. .. 5,971 7,684 13,655 5,596 7,162 12,758 897 81 43-73 56-27 43-86 56-14 93-72 93-21 93-43 0-63 Riecarton .. .. 8,010 8,053 16,063 7,427 7,417 14,844 1,219 121 49-87 50-13 50-03 49-97 92-72 92-10 92-41 0-82 Rodney .. .. 7,868 7,787 15,655 7,455 7,329 14,784 871 78 50-26 49-74 50-43 49-57 94-75 94-12 94-44 0-52 Roskili .. .. 6,795 8,529 15,324 6,448 8,065 14,513 811 87 44-34 55-66 44-43 55-57 94-89 94-56 94-71 0-60 St, Albans .. .. 6,472 8,046 14,518 6,114 7,466 13,580 938 52 44-58 55-42 45-02 54-98 94-47 92-79 93-54 0-38 St. Kilda .. .. 6,934 8,146 15,080 6,665 7,689 14,354 726 65 45-98 54-02 46-43 i 53-57 96-12 94-39 95-19 0-45 Selwyn .. .. 8,126 7,909 16,035 7,703 7,483 15,186 849 103 50-68 49-32 50-72 49-28 94-79 94-61 94-71 0-68 Sydenham ., .. 6,920 7,376 14,296 6,467 6,487 12,954 1,342 105 48-41 51-59 49-92 50-08 93-45 87-95 90-61 0-81 Tamaki .. 8,068 8,392 16,460 7,789 8,053 15,842 618 86 49-02 50-98 49-17 50-83 96-54 95-96 96-25 0-54 Tauranga .. .. 8,456 7,059 15,515 7,728 6,452 14,180 1,335 115 54-50 45-50 54-50 45-50 91-39 91-40 91-40 0-81 Timaru .. .. 6,854 7,774 14,628 6,629 7,347 13,976 652 80 46-86 53-14 47-43 52-57 96-72 94-51 95-54 0-57 Waikato .. .. 7,598 6,688 14,286 7,015 5,978 12,993 1,293 72 53-18 46-82 53-99 46-01 92-33 89-38 90-95 0-55 Waimarino .. .. 8,810 6,873 15,683 8,133 6,395 14,528 1,155 92 56-18 43-82 55-98 44-02 92-32 93-05 92-64 0-63 Waimate .. .. 7,337 6,704 14,041 7,028 6,340 13,368 673 66 52-25 47-75 52-57 47-43 95-79 94-57 95-21 0-49 Wairarapa .. .. 6,926 7,946 14,872 6,683 7,597 14,280 592 51 46-57 53-43 46-80 53-20 96-49 95-61 96-02 0-36 Waitakere .. .. 8,399 8,732 17,131 7,976 8,273 16,249 882 111 49-03 50-97 49-09 50-91 94-96 94-74 94-85 0-68 Waitomo .. .. 7,627 6,449 14,076 7,082 5,961 13,043 1,033 70 54-18 45-82 54-30 45-70 92-85 92-43 92-66 0-54 Wallace .. .. 7,086 6,288 13,374 6,565 5,758 12,323 1,051 76 52-98 47-02 53-27 46-73 92-65 91-57 92-14 0-62 Wanganui .. .. 6,860 8,003 14,863 6,323 7,390 13,713 1,150 60 46-15 53-85 46-11 53-89 92-17 92-34 92-26 0-44 Wellington Central .. 5,441 5,503 10,944 4,814 4,856 9,670 1,274 89 49-72 50-28 49-78 50-22 88-48 88-24 88-36 0-92 Westland .. . . | 7,654 6,954 14,608 7,220 6,527 13,747 861 127 52-40 47-60 52-52 47-48 94-32 93-86 94-11 0-92 Totals .. 547,893 |565, 959 jl,113, 852514,599 527.195 |l,041, 794 72,058 6,724 49-19 ; 50-81 49-40 50-60 93-92 93-15 | 93-53 0-65 * Includes Chatham Islands.

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MAORI ELECTIONS (29th NOVEMBER, 1949) Return Showing Number of Votes Recorded for Each Candidate

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— 1949. 1946. 1943. 1938. 1935. 1931. 1928. Number of votes recorded for candidates elected Number of votes recorded for candidates defeated Number of informal votes 609,584 425,486 6,724 591,399 419,688 7,999 495,380 415,990 9,957 550,121 367,563 6,373 442,716 385,079 6,887 382,562 310,510 4,955 365,116 370,275 8,300 Total number of electors who voted at the election Percentage of votes recorded for candidates elected to total valid votes recorded Total number of electors on roll Percentage of votes recorded for candidates elected to total number of electors on roll Total population of Dominion at last Census (excluding Maoris), (including Chatham Islands) |1,041,794 *1,019,086 *921,327 924,057 834,682 698,027 743,691 58-89 fl, 113,852 54-73 58-49 tl,081,898 54-66 54-35 fl,000,197 49 • 53 59-95 995,173 55-28 53-48 919,798 48-13 55-20 838,344 45-63 49 • 65 844,633 43-22 1945. 1,603,554 1936. 1,491,484 * Includes Forces' votes. t Includes Chatham Islands.

Number of Votes Recorded. Electoral Districts and Names (Includes Declaration Votes of Electors Not on Roll.) Number on Percentage of Informal of Candidates. Roll. Votes For Each Informal Total. Recorded. Candidate. Votes. Eastern Maori— Alfred Thomas Carroll 5,276 Tiaki Omana 8,487 252 14,015 12,781 1-80 Northern Maori—James Tan Henare 3,812 Mahuika Otene 93 Pene Tuwhare 30 Tapihana Paraire Paikea 5,841 127 9,903 8,697 ' 1-28 Southern Maori— Eruera Tihema Tirikatene 970 Huro Nathaniel Bates 283 19 1,272 1,355 1-49 Western Maori— Graham Ngahina Matthews 326 Herewini Te Moananui Ho veil 120 Hoeroa Taraua Utiku Marumaru 2,752 Iriaka Matiu Ratana 9,069 Kataraina Nutana 219 Rangi Makawe Rangitaura 115 Rehe Rewi Maniapoto Amohanga 113 Taneti Tana 122 Tauwhare Te Wirihana 302 William Uruteangina Wakarua 154 267 13,559 12,063 1-97

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If limber of Number of Number of Number of Electors Electors Electors Electors Electoral District Who Voted Who Voted Electoral District Who Voted Who Voted As Absent As Postal As Absent As Postal Voters. Voters. Voters. Voters. Arch Hill 1 396 230 North Dunedin 898 407 Ashburton 472 315 North Shore 831 419 Auckland Central 535 158 Oamaru 666 589 Avon 633 140 Onehunga 563 384 Awarua 536 318 Onslow 862 327 Bay of Plenty 679 303 Otahuhu 657 363 Brooklyn 630 304 Otaki 961 509 Buller 458 366 Pahiatua 494 264 Central Otago 636 280 Palmerston North 718 365 Christchurch Central .. 468 235 Parnell 695 314 Clutha 528 338 Patea 511 328 Dunedin Central 848 376 Petone 590 258 Eden 754 332 Piako 430 180 Egmont 333 248 Ponsonby 553 410 Fendalton 740 393 Raglan 591 351 Franklin 465 241 Rangitikei 489 228 Gisborne 534 474 Remuera 687 337 Grey Lynn .. 627 280 Riccarton 695 306 Hamilton .. 829 348 Rodney 595 260 Hastings .. 635 480 Roskill 626 325 Hauraki 467 254 St. Albans 657 394 Hawke's Bay 634 278 St. Kilda 701 422 Hobson 485 248 Selwyn 724 347 Hurunui 621 251 Sydenham 475 302 Hutt 662 284 Tamaki 807 413 Invercargill 901 472 Tauranga 613 295 Island Bay 623 276 Timaru 726 440 Karori 827 406 Waikato 541 198 Lyttelton 626 413 Waimarino 916 247 Manawatu 503 278 Waimate 568 415 Marlborough 517 731 Wairarapa 537 497 Marsden 573 263 Waitakere 778 332 Miramar 691 294 Waitomo 519 190 Mornington 670 361 Wallace 505 358 Mount Albert 512 342 Wanganui 718 473 Mount Victoria 687 370 Wellington Central .. 690 299 Napier 667 444 Westland 504 333 Nelson 723 497 New Plymouth 651 395 Totals 47,867 25,895