A MINISTER'S VIEW.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 724, 25 January 1910, Page 7

A MINISTER'S VIEW.

LIBERAL-LABOUR AND UNIONISTS RACING NECK=AND=NECK. THE NATIONALISTS' STRONG POSITION. Tho state of parties so far as the elections have gone (including all the returns published to-day) we calculati as follows:Lost. Gained. Retained. Total. - Unionist 12 ' 100 116 21G Liberal 95 16 169 185 ' Labour „ _.. 13 4 '30 34 Nationalist .._ - - 67 67Total .„. ...._.....„.„;. ;...„. ■ 502 ■

Dy Teleuraph—Press ABsoolation-Oopyricht; ■;■ .';."■.-.;-.'■' ■ London, Jannary 22. :. • The. following ( are ,fnrther.', resnltß 'of the polling at; the' General ' (tne : asterisk indicates member in last Par- : ' '(:[■::'■ ".'. : ■ :„■'■■

SUUEET-NOETH-EAST .! (TOtBLEDON). *Mr. Hy. H. Chaplin (U.) • 11,4-15 Mr. J. Holand (L.) 8,330

■■■.-..■'- -.' EBItBEOKESHIEE. ' . *Mr. Walter F. Eoch(L.) ........... 6,135 Mr. J3.-/M, Samson (TJ.) ....._„... 3,291 ' • ■ L. majority .".:.......;..........;....... :2,&14 /■■ rßesnU in-1906: Mr. ji ; T? : ..Philipps.(ii.), EBBsj Mr. L. Williams CO.). 2606; Lib. majority, 3280.]. , ■ •': ■■■■. ■ .; •.•>.;■ .. . :. ;

MONTaOIffiRY DISEEIOT. *Mr. J. D. Bees (L.) :„ 1,539 Colonel "E. Pryco-Jonos (TJJ l^2o

: :;TJ. majority. ...i...~*.:..~™.... : 5,515 [By-election. 1907: Et. Hon. H. H. ; Chaplin fO.), 10,263; Hon. B. Eussell (LJ, - 3299; -U. majority,' 6954.] ■;.•'.- . ■ ..■.-.;,.; : YOEKSHIEE-WEST BIDING (NOETH—' ; ■:.i ' ■ • .-; ■ .SHIPLEY).■--.-..■■•-.-: ;■ ;^ : ; *llr. Percy H.'lllingTTorUi"CL) ~_.34ii Prof.W. A. Hewins;Ol):u;™.;-_.. V 5,3G3 •■'...;L.\ majorify? v .;.....«...™-...~... .8,775 '. TEesalt. in! IM6I Mr.» P. nHngworth ■ (L.), .unopposed.] v : ; .. ; . ,: : .-.;■ •:,.;■•:; ' YORKSBIEE-TVESTBnKNG (NOETH- ' ' . SOWEEBY). ■■-•: '-,-. ■ '♦Mr.' John 5.'Higham'(L.)............; -6,811 Mr.'W. ; A. S. HinchcliuVflJ..) .:„. 4,781

. -,';; L. majority. . ... 2,030 PEe'sult in ■,1906: N Mr.' J.- S. 'Eigham. (1i.), :, W&; Mr. TV.. A. B. Hiadiliffo. CU.), 4034; •Lib. majority, .24480 ■;, i .- ; . . . ' ;■■ ~ '. i'OEKSHIEB-WEST' EIDINQ' (BAST- ■•.• ■■■:-'■ ■~:. ■ .-■ ■'-TUDSBn-.■•■;•■- ■-:• ■■■ :■■-■■■ >'Mrv. v P. Ogden :(L.) v ....;;.... 1.:.....; 7,358 *Mr. J. vJamesiiDddy (U.) ;.... 5,934

'•• ; L.. majority 5..\.'...^..-—..'.„..■; 13 CEeeult' in 1906:'Hr...J.'1). ; Beoa.(&.);■ 1541; Lt.-001. Pryco Jonea (TJ.), 1458; Lib; majority, 83J .• .-:,.;■;.;; -:::;-. : -.}'.r^':':■-/' '-/■/'? 'ANGLESEY. . ' : :" ;' *Mr. Ellis' Jones Grimth (L.) „..;-..-: 6,883 Mr. E.^O-'Eoberts , (CI.) ;...„....... 2,436 ; i' I. majority;' 3,447 tEesult in 1906:"' Hr. :E.' J. Qrifflth (L.),' ■6356; Mr. C. 'P.'Priestloy '(U.), 2638; Lib. majority, 2698.];.:. :!■:■. ;./■: , . . ; ;A ■■ >■ ; ■ ■■•':' ST.' ANDEEtV'S . BtmQHS; ■:'.'• '•-'..■ ' MS J. D. Millar;,(L.) ♦Major ;W.. Anstruther-Gray (U.) ... 1,469 : L. majority.' .:■...........;.«....;.... \ ."•.■■Sβ ■', '.riiesult- in 191)6': Major '£.] Gray (TJ.),M495; Oapt. E. , 0./EUico (L.), 1472; V, majority,, :2 3.J! ■...,,...- ■••.,;■_■■.■.■■; ./■■■,■■ ;:■;., .; '■:■ "'■.,. : -.-: . '..TViOTOTraSHIEE.;;-.. '. : ; .'; •Viscount Dalryinple (U.)' ...i;,....... 2,777 Mr.; J. I. MThersonHL.) .».».»■••

: v.-L.. majqrily : z>^..... , ........ -.;;.. 1,424 ■'■ [iesult in ; l9!i6:Mr.'E. Whiteley (L.), 704J; Liont.-Col. O.Pord (IT.), 3541; Lib. majority, 35Q2J. ':;-;.. :•;,;:■- ■;:..;; ,■;■-'• ■;.'. '...■:.'■•i-::.y : . TOEKBHIEE-WIST Kir'lNG. ". ' ... :, '■;- .SPEN -VALLEY)''.' ■'' ;: - '■■■'■ •Sir-Thomas P.' Whittaker (L.) ... 4,817 'Mr. 1 , . Kelly (TJ.j. ; .;..i;;.:....;..;..».; 3,439 ■:Mr; Williams. (Lab.)-.....™..-...:....' 2,514 : .-,'.' lii majority' : X 378 :■•' [Eeault in-' 1906: Mr. T.wP/ TVTiittater. ,(L.), 5956; Mr. E: Johnson (TJ.), 3092; Lib. majoT-;ity,-2864.].,-.,•■.. ,'■■ ..-.;...- ,■■■■■, ■:;■■ .• ■:>.■■ ■' •■'■' LANOASkIEE-TS.Bi (EABOLUTE-OUM- V : ■:• ;■ faenytoeth). -. •; : •Mr>T.'Cooko Tay10r'(LJ...„..;...: ;7,367; W_. •White (UJ ;.._;;„..;...„;_.. 5,827 :. iL. majority; i\...,....V.-.~-....... .1,540 : tEesult in 1906:'itriJT/O. Taylor (L.), 1 6719; Mr.'.S. Musurova nr,), 5117; Lib. ■ maiority, 1602.]. :;, .: ; i s -:-v--;, : i ; LAHOABIHEEr-li'.E. (OLITHEe6e). v .•Mγ;' David J: Shaakleton. (Lab.)'...-; 13,873 ;MrV:!;r.Smith : .(Ui) :...........-........; 6,727; ■■ .-Lab/majority ':....._™^.- r ... 7,146; : [Eosalt. in. 1906: Mr.' :> D.- J. Shaokloton (Lab.), 12,035; Mr. B.'. J. Belton' (U.), 3828;, Lab. imajbrity,, 8207.].; , . ,;,-.;., ~.,.-'■>,■ :. ! ' STAFFOEpSHIEE (HANDSWOETH). .'.. ♦Major E.. C. Meysey-Thomson (Ui) 14,59-1, -Mr. Jackson (L.)'. ...;^...^^.~.»;..■-;' 9,488

.;,, U. majority.' ;;;....;..„„;,;.,^.;..;... : - 635; ■■■'■. [Boßult in 1906: Viscount DalrympleifTJ.), 2566; Oapt. W.: Waring "(L.),.2127; V. majority, ,739.] -; .-.•-.. .;',;'-. ..... ;'.; ? -:/^y'■;■■■:;." i" : -' - -■': ; ' •■''■ ■■■''.' ■■'■■. '.' :Mr. H. M. .Anderson' : (E.) 6,139 •Capt. the Hon. T. ; 'H.- ; A. Coch- ■. ; : ;;'rane .(U.)V-Y-.::....;..:.^;.;..«^..,.; : -5,951. Mr. , jas. Brown (Lab.) ..;;;......-..-'. .1,801, .. ' L. majority...;.:.,,'.-......,..,,.',...,., 188. .'[Result in- 1906:. Hon. :- : T.' -H. Oodhrane (TJ.),- 5603;. Mr. H. M.: Anderson (L.). 4587: Mr. J. BrownJLab.), 2683;,TJ.majority, 1016.]: :■: ■'■;'•■. !■:'■ MAYO--SOTJTB:. ■•" ; :■'■; : ;: ;' ♦Mr.- John O'Donnell-(lnd. Ni) .-./.'2 667 ■: 'Mr.- O'KeUy;:(N4-i;;;,.^;...;;..;™:';';' 2,226 : Ind. , N. majority :''... -'iii '. [Eeeult in :'l9C6:'-ltr. 'J.-O'DonneU ; OT)unopposed.] '-;-, V, i-v '~- ; - ■■■'' -. . ' "■. :':.'. '■; ••. .LIMEEIdK;,.cbIJNTr-EAST. ■"••'• ♦Mr, William • ; i..V.!.'i.i'. 3,097 ■Mr..' J. 'Bennett (TJ.).....,;........;. , .. , ...'2^913 ; ; 'Nat.* majority ' r./;;. I ;^'.!'.'!"'..'.'!;....' : ' : 184 : ■': [Eesult■:in■" 1906:' Mr. :W,' Luiidon ' (N) unoppoßed,] ;,,- ; ... ... ~ ■ -..-; ■:"'', i V:'- : ELECTED.-UNOPPOSED; i: ; v ! ; ■'■-> ; '. .^''galway-noetb:."' ; ; ;.. ;! : •Mr." Eichard ' Hazleton V ■■~ i> '; [Byrclociion, , 19D6: Hazloton (NJ,: unopposed.] ~.;> ;v:; :■':■,■ : -; ; - ■,•;■.•■.;• 7..

■;',- -UJ majority'.' 5,100 * [Result in :■':. Major, B. 1 0. MeyscyThoinpsoii (U.), , 13,107i'Mr.; H. B. Leon (li.), 86«;,TJ. majority, 4771.] . ; ; :■'•:;.'■',,■ :. ;. ; ".V-. (TEOENBDETJ. ■': -* :*Mr.'Athelßtan v Eendall (L.) '.. l _..;;; 7,270: Hon. C. A..Ward '(U.) ....™.-~..». 6,251' ;■- :I..;"majority : : ...;...^.i r ....™-..' 1,019 ■ [Eesult in 1936:' Mr. A." Eendall (1i.),7370; Jb. 0. £ H. A. Colson fCT.), 5240; Lib. majorifcr,:;El3o.]: .:, ,*:* : y .-;.: *.'.. * .' ■ :;* : * .'■■.;■.* *■'■'- ; TOEKBHIEE—EAST ■: BIDING. (BTJOKEOSE). •Sir Luke White : (L.)..;..;:..~..:... "4,957; ;Major.:Mark Sykes.(d>):.....~™.: 4,737; ; ■-■•,;lii-.' maiorityy : 220 ■ Result in : ,1906:-Mr. li. White (L.)',, 6236;: Viscount Garnock (U.),' 3631; Lib. majority, 1K12.], -'-'~. * :..*• ■■,-;..■:;.■;" '.•'...•. ;;. ; :'■■ '■...* ' ':■ (TTTCOICBE). *..:.., ■f Mr. ■ Seddon * Cripps (!!.);>............». "8,090 *Mr. ; T. Arnold: .Herbert'. (Ii) ■. ...„: . 6,137, ; ..i.--.™.^..^»..»-^553 ' [Erault ,in 1906: :a; Herb'ertWL.), 6839; Mr. S.Oripps (U.), 6526;: Mb. majority, ■IJI3J •-■-■•••.':". ■: '■;■:-.-■: ■■.;■ ■■ ■■~;%:. ■;<"" : ; *', ' : ■ 'KENTr-EAST (ST.'ATJGUSTIinB'S), .' !»Mr.A.'Akers-Douslas (U.) ~.'„._. .0,500 .Mr. E.:T. Long (L.),;.....i.:..~*~~.^4,1ii; I. : ', U.', majority, ■.' ..-.™...- r __. ? ..;,5,K9 Eesult in 1906:"fit Hon. A*, Akere-Dous-laa (TJ.), 7655; Mr. O. W. B. Prescotf (L.), ,4794; U...majority,, 2861.].. :.:. ■ . . ; " ; , \.'/'■„■ DTJEHAM—NOETH-TVXBT. ' : : : ... L. A. - Atherley-Jones (L.) ... 10,497 Mir.; J. Leadbetfer Knob :(TJ.) ....a. ;5,237 I :■ L. : majority,.....»-.»••——•••;' 5,260 !•■'■ [Eesult in 1906:.Mr. L. A. Athorleyjones, ,'K.O.: (L.), 9146; Sir E. .Filler', (U.), ,3999; ■Lib'.'-majority,- 51470 -; :' .■.]. . '.';"..... .'■. .-

■'; ::':■ :.GALWAT-SOUTH. ■ '..-^::'. :: - *Mr.> ..Wm.John Duffy "(N.),: ;V'^ V : /tEesult in'l9o6: Mr. IW. J. Duffy (Hi unopposed.].':: ■:/;■;■■'■ ■;•:■' ■[.:■'.'.-, ::~,:-T'' ~ ,j : a '■.'-. DONEQAij-'wisT.i: V ' '•' ! *Mr;;:Hngh,A.' Law;(N.):'X, : .: '/''■ v'v; : [Eesult; in^l9C6:Mr. ; 'a- A.,I/aw (N.).: unopposed.] ■■■ '. '■ :: :'■ ' .. v . ,■.;'...' ;■;■■ • ■;.■.-',.. ■ _ ■'•'■ ' '•'.. 'aAL'W'AT-COira'EirAEA.:' ' ■' '-'■■ ■*Mr.-; 'miliam. O'Malley (N.). : ;■:';.;' ; ;: ■ ■ />■ .; .'[Bosnlt in J906: Mr. s ; ;W. O'Malley. (H\), unopposed.] •,■■.'; ■'."■■?■■ ,:-.■.:■> --.•■■ . ; ';■ v : TttPEEABY-Mm ;: ■ - -! ; ' ■• ;" Mr. Hackett (N.).' E " >{\\:-r ■>:/': V ;i ■ :■■■:• I-.'-:.' ARMAGH-SOTCTH/ ; -^V:;'. *Dr;G.v O'Neill HNJ." ■;://■.' v^. "■'•.-.' ■ i ; ; DOWN-4SOETH. ■' V'"'"'"'':-.. I ''"'' ,*Mr.; Thos;. L;V.Corbdtt ;(U.).'* w .'.'■ ;:.; - [Eosnlt.in .1906:: it; T.'.' E. , Co'rbett'fU 1

1 ■ OHESHIBE—KKTJTSPOED." ■ \Mr.■'-. Sykes (1T.):'..„..;..-.:.......»....;.! 6,190 •Mr':"Alfred J.'King'(L.) -....i..;..' 5.0&1; ;■'.•.'■'.lT/': majority.' . ,_™ l>112; [Eesult in- 1906: Mr..-A.. J. 5296; Hon.' A.-de T. Egerton ft , .). 4956.- Lib.' majority, 700.] \-.,.: , ''-■-.: : ; :'- : - r ■■'. ;'. /. /'■'.' BHEOPSHIEE^-WI!ST : (OSWESTEY). •'- ; ■*Mr. : W. Clivo Bridgeman (U.) '.„..: 5,003 -Mr., J. Powell (L.)'.....».-—.....~-4,379 • ■'■TJ.' majority •...L r .'._...™.~-..., .'624; [Eeeult in .1906: Mr. W. O.' Bridueman (TJ.), 5011; Mr. A.-H. Bright-(L.), 4508;. V; .majority, 503.] .': ■■! ~ <■ .■■.':;■; ■■.'•..:: .;■:.'" ;, '•;■''.' DEVo'IIBHIEE-ir/ (S: MOLTOIO.. : .*Mr. George Lambert (L.) '4,'419 \'. Coli-Perowno' (U.); .-.1. „..„... 3,398 ~ L..-majority-; .—:..■■—.—.—■:.■. il,021; is ..Cml Lord of tho Admiralty..-;,,;'.:■':■ . , [Eeeolt in 1906: Hx.G.'Lambert (L.), unopposed.] .■•'•:. . ..•■,,■ : .-. . : . : ;kent-it.e;' (faveesham). . ,•,•;.;. Mr. G. C.H: Wheeler (O.) ...... 7,438 *Mr.. Thos. B. Napier ;(L.) ;...........:. 5i394 . . TJ. majority . ...i._....'_.............. 2,011 CEesult in 1506; Mr.:T. B. Napier (L.), ; 6925; Oapt. J. Howard (U.), 5091; Lib. majority, 1834.] :.■• ■:■ ■" •■.■;■••.- ■■■■•,'•.■ .. •, :. : NOETHrran3EELAND (WANSBEOK). - •Mr...Charles.Fonwick' (Lab.) ;...;. 10,873 Mr. C. Percy (IT.) .._.........'......'..... 4,650

Lab. majority . 0,223 pSeanlt in : 1906: Mr. 0. Fenwiclt (Lab.). 10,586; r Mr., W. Riddcll (U.), 3?10; Lab. majority, 7176.] COKNWALL-S.E. (BODMK). Mr. : Gronfel (L.) ■...■....;.....:.......... 5,133 General Sir.E. Polo Carew:(U.) ~;. 5",083

L.'majority ;.-..... 50 Py-olection, 1906: Mr. F. Frooman-Thomaai :(L.), 49M; Mr. G. Sandys. (U.), 3876; Lib. majority,; 109.1J . . , .... ,-/..