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New Zealand Tablet, 14 December 1911, Page 2536

DECLARATION OE RESULT OF POLL AND NOTIFICATION OF SECOND BALLOT , .!, GEORGE GALLOWAY CHISHOLM, Reuinmg Officer for the Electoral District of Chalmers, do Hereby DECLARE the RESULT of the POLL taken on the 7th day of December, 1911, for the Election of a Member of the House of Representatives for the said District to be as follows: Votes Candidates. TYri^ Polled. CLARK, EDWARD HENRY 90^ ... 2850 DICKSON, JAMES McGOLL *" ... 1376 JOHNSON, JOHN THOMAS u J ... 1476 McCarthy, Arthur peter ... 578 Candidates. CLARK, EDWARD HENRY DICKSON, JAMES McGOLL JOHNSON, JOHN THOMAS McCarthy, Arthur., peter Total number of valid votes polled ... 6280 Absolute majority required ... ’’’ 3140 Number of votes rejected as informal ... 64 And I further Declare that, as no Candidate has received an Absolute Majority of Votes, a SECOND BALLOT will be taken on THURSDAY, the 14th day of December, 1911, between ■CLARK, EDWARD HENRY, And JOHNSON, JOHN THOMAS, ber. mf at P ° rt ClMlmers - tliis lltil day of DecernG. G. CHISHOLM, Returning Officer.