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Return showing the Number of Seamen's Electors' Rights issued and exercised, and the Number of Electors who voted as Absent Voters—continued.

EDEN BY-ELECTION. (15th April, 1926.) Return showing the Number of Votes recorded for each Candidate at the Eden By-election, on 15th April, 1926; 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 Candidate elected (a) to the Total Number of Electors on the Roll, and (b) to the Total Valid Votes recorded.

Men on roll .. . . . . . . .. .. 6,883 Women on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. . I 6,928 Total .. .. .. . . . . 13 . 811 Proportion per cent, of men and women on the roll .. Men, 50 ; women, 50 Men who voted . . .. .. .. .. . . 5,597 Women who voted .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,404 Total- .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,001 Proportion per cent, of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the total number of votes recorded .. Men, 51 ; women, 49 Percentage of votes recorded by men and women respectively to the total number of men and women on the roll . . .. ■ • • ■ ■ • • • Men, 81-31 ; women, 78 Percentage of the total number of votes recorded to the total number of electors on the roll .. .. . . .. . . .. 79-65 Percentage of informal votes recorded .. .. . . . . 0-89

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Seamen's Electors' Rights. Number of Electoral District. Number of Number of Electors who o , beamen s Total Number voted as '"'jf. S Rights issued of Seamen's Absent Voters. exercised. but not , Ri S hts i88ued " exercised. Oamaru .. . . . . . . 1 1 2 405 Dunedin North .. .. . . . . 31 4 35 438 Dunedin West .. .. .. .. 25 13 38 445 Dunedin Central.. . . .. .. 40 4 44 478 Dunedin South .. . . . . . . 11 2 13 553 Chalmers . . . . .. .. 27 4 31 441 Clutha .. . . . . .. . . .. .. 421 Wakatipu .. . . . . . . . . 1 1 528 Mataura .. .. .. .. . . . . . . 387 Wallace .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 396 Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 708 Awarua .. .. .. . . .. . . .. 320 Totals .. .. .. 1,573 620 2,193 37,223 Eden By-election .. .. .. 2 .. 2 291

Percentage of Votes Number of Votes recorded. recorded for Number Number Candidate elected. 0 f t Candidate. ; | Electors j F| ° t (a) \ (b) Por „,ni, ; i who did !£n To Total 1 To T °tal Candidate i k*f° rma '- I Total. not vote. on 0 Number of j Valid Electors Votes on Roll recorded. l I I I G-unson .. .. .. 4,163 H Mason .. .. .. 4,589 j 99 11,048 2,810 13,811 33-22 41-91 Melville .. .. .. 2,197 !J I