GERMAN ELECTIONS.
$ HEAVY POLLING. (By CaWe—Press Association —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BERLIN, June 7. Tho elections passed without incident, with the exception of some disturbances at Essen. _ . The polling has been heavy, and it is estimated that at least 80 per cent, of the electors voted. It is believed that the People's Party j and the Independent Socialists have! ' made good progress in Berlin and the ctfuntry districts, and that tho Demo-j crats and Plural Socialists have lost; ground. ' i The latest election figures to date are as follows:— Socialists ... ... ... -34 Independents ... ... 24 People's Party and Liberals ... 23 Democrats ... ... 16 National Party and Conservatives ... ... ... 15 Centre Party ... ... 14 Communists ... ... 2 (United Service.) LONDON, June 7. Tho last Gorman Assembly was com- ' posed of 163 Social Democrats, 89' i Centre Catholics, 74 Democrats, 42 : National People's Party, 22 Independents, 22 German People's Party. (Keuter's Telegrams.) BERLIN, June 7. Those elected fo the Garman Assembly include:— Democrats: Herren Dernberg and Bauer (ex-Minister of Defence). People's Party:' Dr. von Helfferich. Independents: Herren Trace, Zeetz, and George Ledebour. The election of Dr. Erzeberger is re- ; garded as assured. Count Bernstorff i : (formerly Ambassador to Washington) i has been defeated.
$ J i THE LATEST FIGURES. | (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received June Bth, 11.10 p.m.) J BERLIN, June 7. | So far 16,202,000 votes have been , ! counted, which are distributed as folI lows: — I Independent Socialists 3,647,000 l Social Democrats ... 3,522,000 People's Party ... 2,638,000 National Party ... 2,172,0C0 i Centro Party ... ... 1,803,000 Democrats ... ... 1,626,000 Communists ... ... 328,000 The 160 members so far declared ' elected include the following: — Independent Socialists ... 48 Social Democrats ' ••• 44 National Part}' ... ... 29 Centre Party ... ... 20 Democrats .... ••• 14 The elected members include Bauer, Scheidomann, Helffcrich, Erzberger, Ledebour, and Eichorn. Women voted in the same proportion as the men.
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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16856, 9 June 1920, Page 7
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