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Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1931, etc. —continued.

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Percentage Number of Votes recorded. °f Votes recorded Number Number for ates Electoral Districts and Names Population of Candidates. Electors Electors {a) {b) at Census who did on To Total To Total 1926. For each Informal „ , not vote. Roll. Valid Number Candidate. Votes. " Votes of re- Electors corded, on Roll. I Bay of Plenty— Williams .. .. No contest. 14,983 Buller— Holland .. .. .. 6,136 Menzies .. .. .. 2,505 151 8,792 1,084 9,876 71-01 62-13 15,408 Central Otago— Bodkin .. .. .. 5,156 Todd .. .. .. 2,640 147 7,943 1,732 9,675 66-14 53-29 16,025 Chalmers— Ansell .. .. .. 3,870 Campbell.. .. .. 3,698 Scollay .. .. .. 299 34 7,901 1,147 9,048 49-19 42-77 16,435 Christchurch East— Allen .. .. .. 3,990 Armstrong .. .. 7,196 46 11,232 2,322 13,554 64-33 53-09 19,930 Christchurch North — Holland .. .. .. 5,527 McCombs . . 3,450 Walker .. .. .. 3,275 53 12,305 2,215 14,520 45-11 38-06 20,070 Christchurch South— Howard .. . . . . 7,344 McCully .. .. .. 4,546 31 11,921, 2,038 13,959 61-77 52-61 19,880 Clutha— McSkimming .. .. 4,751 Waite .. .. .. 3,221 145 8,117 1,247 9,364 59-60 50-74 15,844 Dunedin Central— Neilson .. .. .. 5,127 Statham.. .. .. 5,389 21 10,537 1,746 12,283 51-25 43-87 19,698 Dunedin North — Black .. .. .. 46 McCrae .. .. .. 4,994 Munro .. .. .. 5,518 109 10,667 1,477 12,144 52-26 45-44; 19,870 Dunedin South — Cameron .. .. 1,947 Jones .. .. .. 6,559 Taverner .. .. 2,915 28 11,449 1,447 12,896 57-43 50-86 19,752 Dunedin West — Gilchrist.. .. .. 4,092 McDonald .. .. 588 Stewart .. .. .. 5,016 96 9,792 1,739 11,531 51-73 43-50 19,943 Eden — Anderton .. .. 3,590 Glover-Clark . . .. 874 Nagle. .. .. .. 1,823 Potter .. .. .. 352 Stallworthy .. .. 4,860 125 11,624 2,606 14,230 42-26 34-15 19,877 Egmont— Gawitli .. .. .. 3,101 Wilkinson .. .. 4,409 27 7.537 1,257 8,794 58-71 50-14 15,620 Franklin— Edwards .. .. ' 264 Massey . . .. . . 4,968 Mellsop .. .. .. 2,511 55 7,798 1,647 9,445 64-16 52-60 15,486 Gisborne— Coleman .. .. . . 4,436 de Latour .. 1,311 Lysnar .. ., ,. 4,124 ; 29 9,900 1,967 11,867 44-94 37-38 18,295