▁election ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁following ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁D ag lish ▁Ministry , ▁Hol mes ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁back ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 0 - vote ▁majority . ▁Ang win ▁file d ▁a ▁pet ition ▁against ▁his ▁return , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁seat ▁was ▁declared ▁vac ant ▁by ▁the ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁ 2 6 ▁votes ▁were ▁incorrectly ▁recorded . ▁Hol mes ▁appe aled , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁called , ▁at ▁which ▁Ang win ▁won ▁ 7 1 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁against ▁another ▁oppon ent . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁six ▁following ▁elections ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁— ▁two ▁with ▁big ▁major ities ▁and ▁four ▁uno pp osed . ▁ ▁When ▁Labor ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁power ▁under ▁John ▁Sc add an ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁election , ▁Ang win ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁honor ary ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁Sc add an ▁Ministry . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁election , ▁he ▁became ▁Minister ▁for ▁Works , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁the ▁min istry ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁confidence ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁F rem ant le ▁Municipal ▁Tr am way ▁and ▁Electric ▁Light ing ▁Board ,