Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Friday 4 May 1934, page 14


JONES WINS BY 2843 VOTES

Ciyic Count Complete 24,184 NON-VOTERS

No changes were made yesterday by the completion of the final count of Brisbane City Council election figures, Mr. A. J. Jones winning the Lord

Mayoralty by a majority of 2843. The returns for 13 wards were received by the town clerk (Mr. S. E. Travlll), to whom the final figures for seven wards were reported on Wednesday. Mr. Jones, who led in: the Lord Mayoral count in 12 of the 20 wards, secured a total of 79,367 votes to Alderman J. W. Greene's 76,524, and Mr. F. W. Paterson, the Communist candidate, received 8262 votes. Including the large number of 5349 informal votes, 169,502 votes were cast in an enrolment of 193,686 for the city. The council will decide whether action should be taken against the big proportion of electors who failed to vote— 24,184. At least four non-party candidates are expected to lose their deposits of £20, as they did not poll one-fifth of the total votes cast in the wards they contested. Details of the polling In 13 wards are : — LORD MAYORALTY. Greene Jones Pater(N.C.). (L.). son (C). Brisbane .... 2,724 4,330 522 Enoggera .... 3,969 3,998 487 Kelvin Grove . 3,527 4,314 387 Kurilpa .... 3,266 4,538 565 Maree .... 3,894 4,114 341 Merthyr .... 3,369 4,005 .303 Oxley ..... 4,931 3,179 389 Paddington . . 4,824 , 3,049 ' 502 Valley ? 2,907 4.728 536 Windsor .... 4,113 3,797 275 Toowong .... 4.934 2,680 219 South Brisbane 3,603 4,095 417 Wynnum .... 4,572 ? 3.558 498 Totals . . . 76,524 79,367 1262 Majority for Jones 2843. WARDS. Brisbane: H. O. C. Farragher (N.C.), 2690; J. A. Moir (L.), 4533; majority for Moir, 1843 Enoggera: H. S. Berg (I.), 368: C. Gilles (L.). 3790; E. Lanham (N.C.), 4159; majority for Lanham, 369 Kurilpa: E. Barstow (N.C.), 2980; J Moore (L.), 4966; majority for Moore. 1986 , Kelvin Grove: A. E. Curtis (NO 3405; W. J. Graham (L.), 4684; majority for Graham, 1279 Maree: L. W. Luckins (N.C.), 4010; A. Skirvlng (L.). 4318; majority for Skirving, 308. o Merthyr: M. P. M. Campbell (N.C.), 3417; H. C. E. Taafe (L.), 4097; majority for Taafe, 680. Oxley: E. L. Jerrems (CO.), 1672- J % ^'oiS. (N'a)' 4597: G- p- Wilton (L-). 2978; majority for Lane 1619 Paddington: R. j. Burnett (NO), 2667; W. Power (L.), 5543; majority for Power, 2876. South Brisbane: J. Davey (I ) 1314W. E. Donnellan (N.C.) 2479- W V Hefferan (L.), 4033; majority 'for Hefferan, 1554. Toowong: W. V. King (L.), 2020: H. Massey (C.) 3729; A. Watson (N.C), 2507; majority for Massey, 1222 Valley: E. Downey (I.), 335s- E F §£&!&?? 4574: majority. ioi Windsor: T. Prentice (N.C), 3554; ?t 1 B-,RXiCkers ,a-?- 2206' H- Williams (L.), 3692; majority for Williams. 138. Wynnum: W. L. Dart (N.C), 4279; ?T%M=,¥unce (K)- 3638: F- A- Roberts «?). 515; majority for Dart 641