LABOUR RETURNED TO POWER

Chronicle (Levin), 28 November 1946, Page 5

LABOUR RETURNED TO POWER

MANY SEATS STILL REMAIN IN DOUBT \ In oue oi; the most momonfous elections in the history oi! Now Zealand hcld ycsterday, the state of the partles when the last results were annonnced appeared to show that • the Labour (tovernment would be returned with.a reduced majority with the Maori members holding the halance of power. Again, as in the 1943 election, many of the results hang on'a slendef thread and may be decidcd by the eonsiderable number of absent votes- still to be counted. , A number of new person alities will appcar in tbe Ilouse of Representatives. Prominent among the new Labour memhers are Ilon. A. McLagan, who has for some timo been a member oi: Cabinet in tbe Legislative Council, and Mr At. Mooh.au, for many ycars secretary of the Fcderation of Ijabour. Otber now Labour memhers are Messrs A. M. Finlay (Xorth Sbore), R. Macdonald (Ponsonby). T. E.^Skinner (Tamaki), AY. A. Hudson (Mornington), Ormond Wilson (Pabnerslon Nortb), and P. Kcarins (Waimarino). New memhers of tbe National Party on present figures will be Messrs W. IT. Fortune (Fden), D. M. Pao. (Parnell), J. R. Marshall (JVIount Victoria), J. R. Ilanan (Invercargill), T. P. Shand (Marlboroub), E. R. Neale (Nelson), J. J. Maher (Otaki), J. K. MeAlpine (>Selwyn). • Prominent among tbe picturesque personalities wbo have been defeated on present figiires are Mr. F. Schramm, Speakcr of-the Ilouse, Mr. James Tborn, one oi! tbe best known figures in tbe Labour world, Mr. E. P. ]\Ioacben, Labour member for Marlborough, Mr. W. M. C. Dcnham, Labour member for InveT.'cargill and Alr II. T. Morton, National representativc for tlie old Waitemata seal, wbo was defeated for Nortb Sbore. It is difficult as yet to forecast tbe final state of tbe partios, but tbe possible rcsult will bc: Labour (including Maori) 43 • National 37 The scrvicemen's votcs gonerally favonred Lahour, giving majorities in G9 eloetorates. For the Palmerston Nortb seat Mr. Ormond Wilton was returned with a snbstantial majority and replacos Mr. J. ILodgens, wbo retired after many years of serviee in Parliamentary and city lif'e. IntbesurroundingelectoratosMessrsM.il. Oram (Manawatu), E. 11. K. (lordon (Rangitikei) and IC. J. llolyoakc (Pahiatua) were returned with handsome majorities.