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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1928, etc. —continued.

Percentage -«t t_ » tt i t j of Votes recorded Number of Votes recorded. for Candidates Number Number t , f f ejected. p , ,. Electoral Districts and Names of Electors Electors —£} at Census" 0andldatOS - Who did on To Total To Total 1926. For each Informal m . , v °te. Roll. Valid Number Candidate. Votes. 0 a ' Votes of re- Electors corded, on Roll. Wellington Central — Fraser .. .. .. 7,353 Sloane .. .. .. 3,895 Young .. .. .. 843 145 12,236 2,399 14,635 60-81 50-24 19,914 Wellington East — Clark 2,648 Forsyth .. .. .. 4,561 Semple .. .. .. 5,527 128 12,864 1,677 14,541 43-40 38-01 19,983 Wellington North— Chapman .. .. 5,611 Luke .. .. .. 5,564 263 11,438 2,608 14,046 50-21 39-95 20,026 Wellington South — Burns 2,595 Luokie .. .. .. 3,031 McKeen .. .. .. 5,984 132 11,742 1,597 13,339 51-54 44-86 19,948 Wellington Suburbs — Brindle .. .. .. 3,763 McLennan .. .. 3,260 Wright .. .. .. 5,748 160 12,931 1,820 14,751 45-01 38-97 19,991 Westland — O'Brien .. .. .. 1 4,576 Seddon .. .. .. I 4,391 96 9,063 604 9,667 51-03 47-34 16,401 Summary. - I I 1928. 1925. j 1922. 1919. 1914. . I I Number of votes recorded for candidates 365,116 380,231 313,699 279,373 286,433 elected i Number of votes recorded for candidates 370,275 291,740 300,371 j 263,367 229,474 defeated Number of informal votes .. .. 8,300 6,906 6,580 ! 7,587 5,618 Total number of electors who voted 743,691 678,877 620,650 550,327 521,525 at the election Percentage of votes recorded for 49-65 51-17 51-09 51-47 55-42 candidates elected to valid votes recorded Total number of electors on roll .. 844,633 754,113 700,111 683,420 616,043 Percentage of votes recorded for 43-22 50-42 44-81 40-88 46-50 candidates elected to total number of electors on roll — j 1926. ; 1921. | 1916. 1911. Total population of Dominion at last .. 1,344,469 1,218,913 1,142,081* 1,008,206 census (excluding Maoris), (1921 figures include Chatham Islands * Including 42,632 soldiers in camp and abroad who were allocated over the various districts in accordauce with section 3 of the Parliamentary Elections Postponement Act, 1916.