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1939. NEW ZEALAND.

THE GENERAL ELECTION, 1938 (RETURN RELATIVE TO).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the General Election, 1938; 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 Candidates elected (a) to the Total Valid Votes recorded, and (b) to the Total Number of Electors on Roll; and the Population of each Electoral District at the Census in 1936.

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Percentage j j of Votes reoorded Number of Votes recorded. for Candidates "of 6 ' Num f ber elected Population ® e0t ° K fMta " Electors W~ ot uincuaates who dld Rq1] To Tota , To TotaJ <936. For each Informal T , , not vote. Valid. Number Candidate. Votes. ' Votes of re- Electors corded, on Roll. Auckland Central — Dodd 3,970 Parry .. .. .. 10,151 153 14,274 2,040 16,320 71-89 62-20 21,874 Auckland East — Merritt .. .. • • 6,261 Schramm .. .. 8,887 109 15,257 2,034 17,291 58-67 51-40 21,537 Auckland Suburbs — Allen .. .. • • 238 Mason .. .. . 8,164 Walker .. .. .. 3,302 86 11,790 973 12,763 69-75 63-97 20,102 Auckland West —- Kealy .. .. • • 3,584 Savage 11,591 100 15,275 1,742 17,017 76-38 68-11 22,018 Avon — Hunter .. .. .. 3,700 Sullivan 9,879 79 13,658 1,126 14,784 72-75 66-82 21,834 Awarua — Beck .. .. .. 4,564 Hargest .. .. .. 5,224 75 9,863 516 10,379 53-37 50-33 18,039 Bay of Islands — Boswell .. .. 4,556 Guy .. .. 4,393 252 9,201 635 9,836 50-91 46-32 16,763 Bay of Plenty — Hultquiat .. •• 4,964 Sullivan.. .. .. 4,795 65 9,824 792 10,616 j 50-87 | 46-76 j 16,466