LABOUR GAINS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 794, 18 April 1910, Page 7

LABOUR GAINS.

AUSTRALIAN FIGURES. DETAILS FOR STATES. MAJORITY OVER FUSIONISTS, 14. By Teleeraoh-Presa Association—CoDyrleht. (Reo. April 17, 5 p.m.) • Sydney, April 17. The changes in tho representation of the six States in the Commonwealth House of Representatives, as a result of the' Federal election, are as under: In the-old House of Representatives tlie 27/ seats in New South Wales were held by 14 Government members, and 13 Labour. Now thero are 18 Labour and 9 Government. Labour gains in New. South Wales, 5. In the last House Victoria (22 seats) was represented by 17 Government members, 4 Labour,' and one Independent. Now there are. 11 Government, 10 labour, and one Independent. Labour-gains in Victoria, 6. Queensland (9 . seats) has exchanged 5 Government and 4 Labour men for 3 Government and 6 Labour men. Labour; gains, 2. •Tli 3 representation of the two parties in '. South Australia (7 seats) is unchanged—Government 3, Labour 4. 1 Tasmania, (5 seats) has exchanged 4 Government and 1 Labour for 2 Government aild 3 Labour. Labour gaiiis, 2. Western Australia (5 seats) had 3 Government and 2 Labour members in 1 the'old. House,; arid now has 2 Government and 3 Labour men. Labour gain 1. " . ~ ■■■ The total Labour gains in the House of Representatives over tho six States are thus 16, making the strength of parties, in the' new House, "as under:— . Labour ..44 Fusionists 30, >• Independent 1 Labour majority ......... 14 . According to the ' above figures, tho following table represents the strength of parties in.the old and in the new reder&l House .of Representatives:— .. ' t ■ . - Old House. New Houbo. • Lab. Gov. Ind. Lab. Got. Ind. N.B.W 13. 14 1 — 18 -9 - Vic. 4 17 1 10 11 . 1 Queens. ...... 4 5 — 6 3 — .- -•S. Aus. -4, 3 — .4 3 — Tas. ■ ...u....... 1 4 — 3 2 — ' W.,Aus 2 3- — 3 2 — 1 ■ —:— ■ Totals ... 28 46 . 1 '44 30 1 ■ , V Labour gains 16 ; , "No °hango Is made in the balance in this State. . , CLOSE GOING FOR MR./DEAKIN. ' Sydney, April 16. ~ The .Government retains the • Lang Beat, wltero Mr. W. .E, Johnson .was opposed by- the Rev. T.' S. Crawford (Labour). .

Labour captured tho Nepean and Robertson seats, Mr. G. ; Cann ousting Mr. E. :K. Bowden for the former, and Mr. W. J. Johnson defeating Mr. Henry Willis for tho latter.

.. Mr. Deakin's final majority for .the Ballariit. seat will bo Ho is 185 ahead of Mr. D. P. Russell (Labour), with 132 postal votes still to count.

Tho new House of Representatives will include nineteen new members, seventeen of whom are Labour members and two Liberal

Mr. Fisher, Labour Leader, has received congratulations "from: tKo 1 New Zealand Labour.party. • - v

SENATE SEATS. ;. POSITION IN QUEENSLAND. _ ' , Sydney, April 16. . Thd Taßmanian Senator/returns are complete.- Tjhe.three seats have all'gone to the: Labour candidates,' Messrs. D. J. O'Keeffe, J. J. Long, and R. K. Ready. .The lowest of the successful candidates was about'6ooo votes ahead of the leading Government man; ■ • Tho leading Government candidate "in Queensland has been displaoed; but one of. the other Government candidates is stiU. in the 1 running., ; ; [Cablegrams published on- Saturday indicated; that tho position in Queensland was that two Government men and one Labour man . were leading for the three Senate seats. The cablegram published above seem to indicate thafc only one Government man is tow in the running. • If this is so, Labour will seoure 17 out of the 18 Senate seats, instead of 16 as was - indicated on Saturday.] WHAT CAUSED THE ROUT? 'C MR. COOK SUGGESTS IT WAS MR. WADE'S ACT. Sydney, April 16. ■ Joseph Cook, Minister for - B&fence, ■ attributes the success* to the Newcastle strike and. good organisation, ' There \wais, he said, a feeling in New South Wales that the amended Act . for dealing withstrikers was unnecessarily severe, and wher ever Liberal candidates 'Went : they were assailed with cries of "Coercion Act I''

MR. WADE SEES NO WRITING ON THE WALL. HE DIFFERS WITH MR. COOK. Sydney, April 16. Mr. G. C. Wade,' the State Premier, repudiates the, idea that the action of his Government with regard .to tho strike had contributed to the Labour victory./ No one could, give an exact explanation of the larger Labour vote. He believes the State Government will hold its own- at the forthcoming elections, and considers that tho Federal figures are no criterion of tho Stat© results. r

LABOUB "WINS BY-ELECTION IN MOTHER STATE. , Sydney, April 16. The State by-election for Queaiibeyan,.where the late member resigned to contest the Federal seat, resulted in the return of Mr. Ousaok (Labour). ■ A DISTINCTION. London, April , 15. , The "Standard," referring to the Federal elections, Bays:—"There is no fear tliat the Labour party will prove unequal to the responsibilities of office. Between ignorant Socialists seeking to boss trades unions in England and poli-. ticians trained by leaders like Mr. Watson (ex-Federal Labour leader), there exists all the difference in the world. The Australian Democracy is of no use to parochial organisers lite'Mr. G. N. Barnes and Mr. Keir Hardie." The "Manchester Guardian" remarks: —"If Britain adopted a preferential system, a Labour Ministry would bo even less disposed than Mr. Deakin's to grant concessions with the object of assisting the entrance of British manufacturers into the Australian market." London, April 16. "The Times" and the "Economist," dealing with the success of Lalxjur in tho Australian elections, have friendly and appreciative leading articles oil Air. Wisher's proaramma,