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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