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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