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1915. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1914 (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Prevented to both Nouses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1914; 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 1911.

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! I Number of Votes recorded Number I -«, , I . j Number Electoral Distriots and Names — - - — j Tr-| e „* ors ot of Candidates. ■ I l .■ . Electors For each , Informal „ . not vote. Candidate. Votes. lm '' Percei of Votes for Cani elec ntage recorded didates :ted j ! Bay of Islands — Reed, Vernon Herbert .. 2,328 Buck, Peter Henry .. 2,220 Wilkinson, George .. 1,576 61 6,185 1,042 7,227 Marsden--Mander. Francis .. .. 3,469 .'. Purdie, Edmund Campbell .. 2,529 42 6,040 1,248 7,288 Kaipara — Coates, Joseph Gordon .. 3,596 Hoe, Richard .. .. 2,478 92 6,166 910 7,076 Waitemata — Harris, Alexander . . .. 4,881 Tewsley, Henry Cromwell .. 3,868 95 8,844 1,600 10,444 Eden — Parr, Christopher James .. 5,231 Tuck. William Robert .. 2.775 Richards, Wesley Everit .. j 1.682 86 9,774 1,465 11,239 Auckland East— Myers, Arthur Mielziner .. 5,039! Holmes, Arthur Samuel .. 2,532 120 7,691 2.055 9,746 Auckland CentralGlover, Albert Edward ..4,053 Savage, Michael Joseph .. 1,751 Richardson, William, sen. .. 1,315 100 7,219 1,895 9,114 Auckland West— Poole, Charles Henrv ..j 4,827 Bradney, James Henry .. 3,416 84 I 8,327 1.568 9,895 Grey Lynn — Payne, John ,,.. .. 2,933 ; McLean, Murdoch .. ..2,844" EWlds, George .. ..2.838' 145 8,760| 1,234 9,994 Population ( a ) (b) at Census, To Total To Total 1911. Number Valid , of Votes Electors reon Roll, corded. 32-21 38-01 12,080 47-60 57-84 12,555 50-82 59-20 11^588 46-73 55-79 14,687 46-54 53-99 14 [ 220 51-70 j 66-56 15,195 44-47 j 56-93 15,153 48-78 I 58-56 ! 15,214 145 29-35 34-05 15,182