ELECTION RESULTS IN N.S.W.

Chronicle (Levin), 6 May 1947, Page 8

ELECTION RESULTS IN N.S.W.

R;eceiv;pd Mondqy, 8.10- p.m. . o : * gYDi^FY, 'May 5.- ,1 Tliere will -b.e. Jittlp change in the pps- i Htip.n o| -the djP\M*tfu! tpm.i» I , row aecordipg. tp, tl\e New South Wales !■ Elect'oyal; Cpnimisaioittpr. A,ll tRe coqn- ( try areqs must Rp coiapljpted anR pri iijajjy yo.tes. cp.unted and recl\eckpd. be- ; » fp.ee tlie aHpyatipn pf prpf eren.eegi? is ; aiiidp.. Rhis. will take gorne tjtng as jijpqny pyj;Rng. bopths- gre. in, ai;eaa so. , isp.latod that pack hpijses; must be used to; feing tljie' papers in. onp putback elpptpjrate tkprp werp 107 bopfhs conjpai'ed W'itR live in the ayprage, city ' electo.ra.te, - . . . Thp- iatest electipn figures. shoyv that the Labour Government will return. witl\. a reduced, bAut a subatanlial, , . majprity Of at lpast 19 and ppssibly- 22- f aa against 28 ip the o(d Parliament. . ;Sp.;far 296,58,5. - tnore votes. , have b.e.en, i'counted than at the siipilat stage, in. \ 1944. j The. antLLahpiin vote was 211,373; , higher and the t-ahour vota 9.0,868; = kigher 'than at the last electipn.. The Lang. Labonr aggcegate wias dpwn by ; 44,039. When the latest count ended; : - Jnabaar held 43, of its. 57 spats . beyond dpubt. In- six pther- eleptprates. ihe sit4»g- Labour memhers were almost cer tain. of electiom Tlrree liabopr niembera had been defeated. and tbree othpra appeared eertain, tp ios.e op tlje alloca tion Of the. pyefer.epces. In the two ro-, piainiug easea the. issup vyas ip doubt. A ti fifteen Libpral seags had be.011 retained and the. Liberals had won two Labour and oue. Tndependent seat. The Country Party hpld all its. seats and is certain to win three.more. Bpth Lang Labour membfirs arp in d.angpr. Two oc three Independent menibers appear likely to be defcatyd. One joinf Liberal-Countrv Party . cp.nditipn is. hoiding an adr.'antage over the Labour member. A bitter battle is exp.ee (ed within t.lip. New South Wa.lps Lab.pgr Party for portfolios in the. new Cahinet. Mr. McGii'-i'/ represents a diiferent policy fram that of his p.redecessor (My, MeKell), and for somp time twp, aJlpgi ancps. have been visibjp in, the SHtate Labour Government. Opinion is that the elec-tion results have strenot'vene 1 the position of Mr. MeQil'V. This may result in clianges being made in several portfolios, particularly the Attor--ney-Gener.alahip held by Mr. C. F. Mantih, the Ministerv o,f justice (Mr, Do-wning), Ihe MtuistTy of Lands (Mr. Dunn) and the Minis.try of Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan).