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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