General Elections.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2351, 18 November 1908, Page 4

General Elections.

MANY OPPOSITION SUCCESSES. MINISTER OF LANDS AND GOVERNMENT WHIP * . DEFEATED. ' THE LIQUOR INTERESTS SUSTAIN SEVERE REVERSE] MORE DISTRICTS CARRY NO-LICENSE. A TREMENDOUS VOTE AGAINST THE OPEN BAR.

FRANKLIN. *W. F. Massey (O.) ... 2762 J. W. McLarin (G.) ... 1584 THAMES. : *Hon. J. McGowan (G.) ... 2869 ! E. Decide (1.L.) • “V.' 837 Oliver Mason (S.) ... - 291 F. W. Isitt (P.) ... 120 OIIINEMURI. *H. Poland 2125 F. H. Haseklon (O) ... 1280 - R. F. Way (S.) 709 J. Foster (G.) .. : ••• 269 A H. T, Armstrong (L.) ...-“'267 (Second ballot, to be held.) WAIKATO. *H. J. Gi’eenslado (G.) ... 3288 Allen Bell (O.) 2794 TAURANGA. *W. 11. Herries (O.) • ... 3210 J. A. Young (G.) ... 1977. \ A few returns to come cannot affect result. STRATFORD. J. B. Bine (O.) ... 2421 *W. Synies (G.) ... ••• 1658 N. J. King (I.) ••• 573

The following are the results of the polling in the general election “G” signifies Government supporter, “O” Oppositionist, “I” Independent, “L” Labor, “S” Socialist, “1L” Independent Liberal, “L.L” LiberalLabor, “P” Prohibitionist. Members of the last Parliament are marked *, and members of previous Parliaments +• NORTH ISLAND. MARSDEN. J. Harrison (G.) ... 2589 *F. Mander (0) ... ... 2317 Meredith Soule (L.L) 319 (Second ballot to bo hold.) KAIPARA. *J. Stalhvorthv (G.) ... 2278 +A. E. Harding (O.) ... 1927 (Two returns to come.) AUCKLAND WEST. *C. H. Poole (G.) ... ' ... 4023 +R. ■ Thompson (T.) - ... ... 2641 GREY LYNN. *Hon. G. Fowlds (G.) ... '4OOI 0. Nicholson (I.) ... 3143 J. U. Brown ... -• 36

EDEN. ,*J. Bollard (O.) 4625 J. W. Shackleford (G.) ... 1116 AUCKLAND EAST. *F. E. Baumo (G.) ... 3333 W. Richardson (P.) ... 2249 J. N. Ha lie (L.) ... 375 AUCKLAND CENTRAL. A. E. Glover (G.) 3873 *A. Kidd (G.) ... ... 1488 A. Rosser (L.) ... ... 610 PARNELL. *F. Lawiy (G.) ... ... 3340 +E. G. B. Moss (I.) ... 3130 MANUKA U. *F. W. Lang (O.) 2950 A Creamer (G.) ... 1613 J. B. Morton (G.) ... 1131

RANGITIKEI. *A. E. Remington (G.),~with a few returns (o come, leads bv over 100. y WANGANUI. *J. T. Hogan (G.) ... 3014 fG. Hutchison (O.) ... 1820 C. Mackay (G.) 1681 (Second ballot to bo held.) TARANAKI. ... *H. J. H.'Okey (O.) ... 2792 W. G. Malone (G.) - ... 1542 C. lJcllringer (G.) ... 845 EGMONT. Dive (0.) ... ••• ••• 1602 Wake (M.) 1409 Wilkinson (O) ... ••• 4004 Asterbury (G.) ••• ••• 673 (Second baillot to be beld.) ORO.UA, D. 11. Guthrie (0.) ... 3281 O. C. Pleasants (G.) ... 1430 R. E. Hornblow (I.) ... 923 0

PALMERSTON. D. Buicfc (0.) .... ' - 2675 *W. T. Wood (G.) ”"<IOO W. Wilvexton-(L), . ••• } Z6 ' (Second ballot to bo held.) ' ? MANAWATU. E. Newman (0;) ••• 2100 • *J. Stevens-(G.) - I™* F. W. Frankland (G.) ... 322 O. Gardiner (I.) ... ••• 241 (Second ballot to be held?) HAWKE’S BAY. tSir W. R. Russell (0.) ... 1652 *A. Dillon (G.) ••• 1613 H. I. Simson (G.) ••• 1067 G. S. Clapham (G.) ... 602 T. J. Thompson (G.p ■ loo (Second ballot to be held.) NAPIER. J. Vigor Brown (G.) ... 3760 *A L. D. Fraser (G.) 2/oU WAIPAWA. *O. Hall (G.) 2471 +G. Hunter (0.) 245/ PAHIATUA. *R. B. Ross . (G,), ••• 1074 fW. H. Hawkins (t.) ... 1 015 J. O’. Cooper (O.) ... 960 (Second ballot to be held.) .MASTERTON. *A. W. Hogg (G.) •.• 3280 J. Hunter (0.) ... WAIRARAPA. *W. C. Buchanan (O) ... 2711 r* ' *J. T. M. Hornsby <(G) ... 2520 **■ OTAKI. *W. H. Field (G.) ... 2091 B. P. Brown (O.) ••• 1928 HUTT. . ~*T. M. Wilford (G.) ... 3707 R. W. Short (I.) ... 2219 WELLINGTON SUBURBS. J. P. Luke (G.) ... 2182 J. E. Fitzgerald (G. ) ... 1902 - R. B. Williams (O.) ... 1375 F. T. Moore (I.) ... 646 -W T. Young (L.) ... 607 J. W. Braithwaite (G.) ... 48 / (Second ballot to be held.) I WELLINGTON EAST. +A. R. Atkinson (O.) ... 2400. D. McLaren (L.) ... 1741 fW. McLean (G.) * ... 1300 \ G. Winder (I.) ... 1071 _\ (Second ballot to be held.) WELLINGTON NORTH. +A. L. Herdman (0.) ... 3363 F.. G. Bolton (G.) ... 2354 *C. H. Izard *(G.) ... 2324 H. Bodley ... ... 157 (Second bajlot to be held.) WELLINGTON SOUTH. *W. H. P. Barber (G.) - ... 2588 R. A. Wright (O.) ... 2556 O. H. Chapman (I.) ... 236 J. M. Murrell. 95 J. A. Johnston” ... ... 12 (Second ballot to be held.) WELLINGTON CENTRAL. *F. M. B. Fisher (I.) ... 2622 fHon. T. W. Hislop (I.) ... 2470 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON. *J. Graham (G.) ... ... 2862 H. Atmore (G.) ... 2651 W. J. Moffatt (I.) ... 294 Three returns to come. (Second ballot to be held.) MOTUEKA. ' *R. McKenzie (G.) ... 1121 F. W. Smith (O.) ... 569 WAIRAU. J. Duncan (O.) ... ... 2846 R. McArtney (G.) ... 2621 v BULLER, •J. Colvin (G.) 3165 F. F. Munro (G.) ... 2183 V. T. MacNamara (P.) ... 145 GREY. *Hon. A. R. Guinness (G.) 3283 Jas. Kerr (G.) ... ... 2255 WESTLAND. - *T. E. Y. Seddon (G.) ... 2772 ’ *J. T. M. Hornsby (G.) ... 2650 Two small returns and 7 permits to come; unlikelv to affect result. HURUNUI. F. W. Forbes (G.) ... 1619 •O. F. Clothier (O.) ... 1175 G. T. Pulley (G.) ... 359 G. D. Greenwood (1.L.) ... 356 Some small returns to come. (Second ballot to be held.) KAIAPOI. *,D. Buddo (G.) ... 2724 +R. Moore (O.) ... ... 2653 RICCARTON. *G. Witty (G.) 3626 G. Sheat (O.) 2043 Three returns to come. AVON. tG. W. Russell (I.)' ... 2186 *W. W. Tanner (G.) ... 2162 J. Jamieson (O.) ... 1322 D. G. Sullivan ... ... 676 W. R. Smith (G.) ... 219 (Second ballot to be held.) CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. tT. E. Tavlor (I.) 4333 *C. M. Gray (G.)—... ... 2700 R. J. Eckroyd (S.) ... 356 CHRISTCHURCH SOUTH. *H. G. Ell (G.) 3480 J. Thom (S.) ... ... 2221 C. Allison 1026 CHRISTCHURCH EAST. Davey (G.) ... 3346 J. McCoomb (D.) 1773 F. R, Cooke (S.) ... ... 478 C. C. Boxsliall (0.) ... 453 LYTTELTON. *G. Laurenson (G.) ... 3647 H. T. Thacker (O.) ... 1776 ELLESMERE. *R. H. Rhodes (O.) ... 2734 G. Rennie (G.) ... . ... 1842 F. Rowell (L.) ... ... 92 SELWYN. *C. Hardy (O.) ... 2550 J. Ivess (G.) ... ... 2090 ASHBURTON. *F. R, Elatman (G.) ... 2279 D. Jones (I.) 1394 W. Nosworthy (O.) ... 1271 J. D. Gobbe (L.) 368 W. S.-Maslin (O.) ... 276 (Second ballot to be held.) TIMARU. > J. Craigio (G.) ... 2573 / W. D. Cainpbell (U.) ... 2457”^ G. T. Kollor (P.L.) ... 1625 J. Mahoney (G.) ... /1123 (Second ballot to be held.) GERALDINE. If T. Buxton (G.) i(. 1683 W. Jeffries (0.) £.. 1627 W. H. Williams (G.) /... 787 Twelve returns to come) (Second'ballot to bo held.) WAITAKI. i •Sir W. J. Steward (G.) L.. 2473 F. H, Smith ... 2189 J, Harris w 156

OAMARU. *Hon. T. Y. Duncan (G.) ... 2724 J. Mitchell (G.) ... 2122 CHALMERS. *E. G. Allen (G.) / , ... 2552 E. H. Clark 2449 W. Barr (8.) 4 ••• 101 DUNEDIN NORTH. *A. R. Barclay, (G.) 3250- » G. M. Thomson. (0.) ... 3027 I. Green (G.) • *•■ 533 " (Second ballot to be held.) ± ♦DUNEDIN CENTRAL. *J. F. Arnold (G.) ... 3993J. McDonald (G.) ... 2532 DUNEDIN SOUTH. * r J\ K. Sidey (G.) ... 4329 R. R. Douglas (L.) '... 5/8 DUNEDIN WEST. *Hon. J. A. Millar (G.) ... 4725 J. w. Munro (L.) ... 2317 BRUCE. •J. Allen (0.) 2/85 JT Moseley (G.) ••• 1438 A. W. Tyndall (G.) ... 614 ~ TAIERI. _ -4f *T. Mackenzie (G.) ... 2558 J. T. Johnson (L.) ... 2054 Two small returns to pome. TUAPEKA. •J. A. Macpherson (G.) ... 1544 •W. A.' Chappie (G.) ... 1298 R. Scott (O.) ... 441 (Second ballot to be held.) CLUTHA. ' *A. S. Malcolm (0.) ... 2319 F. W. Isitt (P.) \ WAKATIPU. \*W. Fraser (O.) 2614 \A. Martin (G.) ••• 1884 iOne return to come. \ . MATAURA. IG. J. Anderson (O.) ... 2499, fHon. R. McNab (G.) ... 2123 j WALLACE. (*J. C. Thomson (G) ... 2952 f D. Macpherson (G.) .-. 1632 /B. Ward ... - 38. INVERCARGILL. *J. A. Hanan (G.) ... *•• 3098 A. A. Paape (L.) / ... 2270 AWARUA. *Sir J. G. Ward (G.) ... 3022 W. A. Morris (1.L.) ... 8/T A. Snowball 09 1 PATEA. G. Pearce (O) ... ... 2610 3 OTHER RESULTS. The following are the results of the licensing poll in other electorates: — NORTH ISLAND. MARSDEN. Continuance ... 2803 .9 Reduction ... --- 2987 No-lieense ... ... 239 S No proposal carried. KAIPARA. Continuance ... ... 2147 , Reduction ... ... ... 1877 No-license ... ... 2222 AUCKLAND EAST. Continuance ... ... 8030 Reduction ... 9560 No-license Reductim carried. AUCKLAND CENTRAL. Continuance ... 3104 Reduction ... 203 R j No-license ... 2404 AUCKLAND WEST. Continuance ... --- 2090 Reduction ... --- 2602 No-license 2987 GREY LYNN. No-license ... ••* 5046 Restoration ... ... 2034 EDEN. Continuance 2207 Reduction ... ... ... 3821^ No-license ... ... 4015' No-license carried. PARNELL. Continuance ... ... 2056 Reduction - ... ... 3394 No-license ... ... 3462 No-license uncertain. MANUKAU. Continuance ... ... 2243 Reduction 3914 No-lieenso ... ... ... 3443 Reduction carried. = ~ FRANKLIN. Continuance ... ... 2100 Reduction ... ... 2443 No-license ... ... „.. 3252 34 absent votes to come j No-license not carried. H _ . THAMES. Continuance ... ... 1945 Reductioa ... ... 1954 No-lieense ... ... 2294 Six small returns to come. „ . OHINEMURI. Continuance ... ... 2022 Reduction ... ... 2294 No-license ... 332? No-license carried.* „ . WAIKATO. Contmuauce ... ... 2826 __ Reduction ... £.* 2455 No-liceii6e ... £** 3X06 No proposal carried. „ . tauranga. Contmuanco ... ... 2267 .Reduction ... ... 2742 No-lieense ... °7‘ > 6 . BAY' OF. PLENTY." Continuance ... ... 2867 Reduction 1503 No-license 2767. Continuance carried. NAPIER. Continuance 3376 Reduction _ ... ... 2529 No-licensc ... ... 2950 Continuance carried. * STRATFORD. Continuance ... ... 2139 Reduction ... ... 1462 No-license ... ... 23-46 TARANAKI, - Continuance ... 2326 Reduction ... ... 2078 No-license ... 2842 ' « No proposal carried. EGMONT. Continuance 2960 Reduction 1262 No-license 2688 Continuance carried'. PATEA. Continuance ... ... 2300 Reduction’"' ... ... 1935 Nodicense ... ... 2538 , No proposal carried. WANGANUI. Continuance 2897 Reduction ... ‘ ... 2353 ' No-license ... ... 3513 No-license carried by 616 votes. OROUA, Continuance 2089 * •R«xfuctioii 1387 No-license ... ... 2331 No proposal carried. ’ PALMERSTON. Continuance ... ••• 2872 Reduction ... ... 2705 k No-licenso ... ... 2530 WAIPAWA. Continuance 2175 Reduction ... ... 1908 No-liccnio 2639

No proposal carried. PAHIATUA. Continuance *...- ... 1743 Reduction ... ... 1011 .No-licenso ... ... 2234 WAIRARAPA. Continuance _ 2274 Reduction. 1736 No-lfcense .;. ... 2657 • Two email returns to come; cannot affect result. OTAKI. Continuance ... ... 1800 Reduction 1263 No-licenso- ... ... 1964 No prooosal carried t H'UTT. Continuance " ... ... 2377 Reduction ... ... 3842 No-license ... ... 4585 No-license carried. WELLINGTON CITY. Contimianre ... ... 7856 Reduction ''. ... ... 8347 No-liconso 9983 WELLINGTON SOUTH. Continuance ... ... 2236 Reduction ... ... 3443 No-licenso 4032 4 No-license carried. WELLINGTON SUBURBS; - Continuance ... ... 2437 Reduction 327 No-license ... ... 4149 No-license carried. SOUTH ISLAND. DULLER, Continuance ... ... 1800 No-license' ... ... -2239 GREY. Continuanoe ... ... 2974 * Reduction ... ... 1552 No-licenee ... ... 2316 Continuance carried. WESTLAND. Continuance carried. WAIRAU. Continuance ... 2630 Reduction ... ••• 1947 No-license ... ••• 2626 , , KAIAPOI. Continuance ... 2385 Reduction • ••• 2629 No-license ... ... 2971 No proposal carried. Y NELSON. Continuance - 2709 Reduction • 2624 No-license 2901 RICCARTON. Continuance ... ••• 2753 Reduction ... ••• 2230 No-license ... ••• 2897 AVON. ■ _ - Continuance ' ... ••• 2942 ' Reduction ... ••• 2687 "■*. No-license ... . ••• 3501 No proposal earned. LYTTELTON. Continuance ... ••• '3049 • Reduction ... ••• 2736 No-license ... .• • • 3200 No proposal carried. SELWYN. • Continuanoe « 2332 Reduction / ...... ••• 3030 No-license .... ••• 2868 Several small returns to come. ASHBURTON. No-license ... ••• 2630 Restoration ... ••• 3039 TIMARU. Continuance 2875 Reduction! ns 2848 No-license ... / 3452 a No proposal carried. . GERALDINE. Continuance ( ... ...^l-468 Reduction ... ••• 1331 No-license ... ... 1865 WAITAKI. Continuance ... ■ 20 ri Reduction ... 2081 No- license ... ••• 2699 ’ No proposal carried. O AMARU. No-license ... ... 2847 Restoration' w 1944 CHALMERS. Reduction carried by 12 votes. DUNEDIN CENTRAL. ?» - Continuance ... ••• 8557 Reduction ' ... ••• 10,706 No-license ... ••• 11,509 DUNEDIN SOUTH. Continuance ... ... 3221 Reduction ... 3700 No-license ... _ ... 4341 No proposal carried. • * TAIER.I. Continuance ... ... 1831 Reduction ' “ 2383 ■ No-license ... ... 2683 Reduction carried. BRUCE. Continuance ... ... 1858 v Reduction ... ... 2441 No-license ' ••• 2937 k No-license lost by one vote. CLUTHA. Restoration ...-• ... 994 No-license - ••• ••• 1826 WAKATIPU. > Continuance 2304 Reduction ••• ••• 1262 ■ No-license ... t ••« 1707 Continuance carried. MATAURA. 'Restoration ... ••• 2007 No-license ... ••• 2024 INVERCARGILL. No-license " ••• 3028 Restoration ... ••• 238 J „ AWARUA. Continuahce ... ••• 21/8 Reduction . ••• ••• 2003 No-license ... ••• 2394