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MAORI ELECTIONS. Return showing Number of Votes polled by each Candidate.

SOUTHERN MAORI BY-ELECTION. 3rd August, 1932. Return showing Number of Votes polled by each Candidate. Candidates. Votes polled. Eruera Tiliema Tirikatene .. .. .. .. 425 William Teikoka Parata .. \ . .. . . 184 Peter Mac Donald .. .. . . .. . . 132 Joseph Beaton . . .. .. . . 113 Tame Kaiporohu Bragg - .. .. 94 Wiremu Mihaka .. . . .. .. .. 3 Total number of votes polled .. .. ... 951

1931. 1928. 1925. 1922. 1919. 1914. Number of votes recorded for candidates elected 382,562 365,116 380,231 313,699 279,373 286,433 Number of votes recorded for candidates de- 310,510 370,275 291,740 300,371 263,367 229,474 feated Number of informal votes.. .. .. 4,955 8,300 6,906 6,580 7,587 5,618 Total number of electors who voted at the 698,027 743,691 678,877 620,650 550,327 521,525 election , Percentage of votes recorded for candidates 55-20 49-65 57-17 51-09 51-47 55-52 elected to total valid votes recorded Total number of electors on roll .. .. 838,344 844,633 754,113 700,111 683,420 616,043 Percentage of votes recorded for candidates 45-63 43-22 50-42 44-81 40-88 46-50 elected to total number of electors on roll 1926. 1921. 1916. 1911. Total population of Dominion at last Census .. .. 1,344,469 1,218,913 *1,142,081 1,008,206 (excluding Maoris), (1921 figures include Chatham Islands) * 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, 1916.

Number of Votes Number of Votes Electoral Districts recorded Electoral Districts recorded and Names of Candidates. eac j i ! and Names of Candidates. jf or Candidate. Tota1, Candidate. TotaL Northern Maori — Western Maori — Tau Henare .. .. 3,297 Haami Tokouru Ratana .. 2,736 Paraire Karaka Paikea .. 2,109 Hane Henare Piahana . . 103 Hemi Wkantere Witehira . . 224 I Pepene Tango Eketone .. 293 5,630 Rima Wakarua.. .. 394 Taite Te Tomo .. . . 4,172 T i m i T a k i r i h i (James 95 Douglas) 7,793 Southern Maori— Eruera Tihema Tirikatane 315 (Tregerthen) Hari Wi Katene .. 268 Eastern Maori— I Tuiti Makitanara .. 334 Apirana Turupa Ngata .. 5,105 917 Pita Te Turuki Tamati Moko 1,994 I 7,099 Grand total .. .. .. 21,439