Samoan Assembly
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peans Vote [?]ket" [?]w Blood In Samoan Assembly
LANDSLIDE decision of the Western Samoan electorate on vTovember 15 swept three of the sitting European members from > and gave four of the five seats regressive Citizens’ League can es. The one sitting Independent ber who survived the debacle Mr. G. H. Betham. ictions fought on a party ticket lew to Western Samoa, and the iss of the PCL candidates can tributed to vigorous and organ campaigning as well as to a ? of the electorate for new blood ie legislature. e PCL victory must have been •prise to some Territorians, in ng the PIM correspondent who . PIM, p. 18), stated that only of the new candidates (Mr, i was assured of strong sup e following is the result of the count of the voting: ECTED: Eugene F. Paul (PCL), •otes; F. C Nelson (PCL), 614 : G. F. D. Betham (Ind. sit nember) 592 votes, Peter PIow (PCL, sitting member), 563 ; Hans J. Keil (PCL), 562.
FEATED: H. W. Moors (Ind. g member), 561 votes; Kurt r (PCL), 518 votes; A. M. u (Ind. sitting member), 278 ; P, L M. Morgan (Ind. sitting ber), 235 votes; July Ah Mu ), 171 votes; Z. F. Betham ), 170 votes. ? voting between Plowman, md Moors is so close that there 10 doubt be a recount and this alter PCL numbers but not ifluence. a total of 1,432 European >rs, 1,100 (or 78%) voted, only 10 Samoan electoral dis did elections by secret ballot place on November 15. In 31 districts, the Samoan matai 5 agreed in Samoan traditional m on a common choice with he secret ballot, the sitting Samoan members e Assembly, six were re-elected ►ut ballot, the remaining six defeated, or did not seek re on—a mon g s t them J. B. :i, member of the Executive cil and member for Health, j new Legislative Assembly iummoned for its first meeting ovember 27. view of the precarious financial on of the Government, the new ibly is facing important sms and will probably have to 3 on further stringent measures isterity and severe restriction overnment expenditure.