FEDERAL ELECTIONS
LABOUR'S DEFEAT
VIEWS OF TIE LEADERS
(By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Bee. January 6, 10.45 p.m.) Melbourne, January G. Mr. F. G. Tudor (Lender of the Labour Party), in returning thanks for his election, attributed the Labour defeat to sectarianism and apathy, resulting in tho profiteers' victory.—Press Assn.
(Eec. Jmiuary G, 8.-10 p.m.) Brisbane, January 6. Mr. T. J. Bynn declared that the new voting system wns one of the causes of Labour's defeat at the elections, but he added that on the whole tho oarty had improved its position since 1917. Tie wns strongly opposed to the suggested'coalition with the Farmers' Party-Press Assn.
LABOUR WINS A SENATE SEAT Sydney, > January G. Mr. A. Gardiner (Labour) hns been elected to tho Senate. Labour has hopes also of winning one seat ench in Victoria, Western Australia, and Queenslnnd.Press Assn.
- REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS Sydney, January G. The Government Statistician estimates the population of New South Wales at 1,934.389 to the end of September, and ns, at the average rate of increase, the socondymillion mark hns now been pnssed, this moans that there will bo n redistribution of seats in the Federnl House of Representatives, as nrov'ded by the Constitution, by which Now South Wnlcs will gain one" seat at tho expense of Victorin.—Press Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 87, 7 January 1920, Page 7
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212FEDERAL ELECTIONS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 87, 7 January 1920, Page 7
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