SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 144, 13 March 1920, Page 7

SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS

• NO PARTY ABLE TO FORM A'. - • GOVERNMENT. (Rec. March 12, .5.5 jmu.) Cape Town, March 11.. The sweeping .'Labour gains in the eiectioiLv created a political position of extraordinary interest. It is already practically certain that a second election will shortly be necessary, since ,no party or likely" combination of parties is'able to form a' Government. "■General Smuts has recognised this, stating that lie- is prepared to fight election after election till the people know the truth and vote accordinjly.— Renter. " ' ..... . - STRENGTH OF THE PARTIES'. (Reo. Mai'cli,'l3i 1.10 a.m.) Capo Town, March 11. The Hon. N. J. de Wet (Minister of Justice), Hon-. 'IT. Burton (Minister of Railways anik Harbours), Sir Thomas Watt (Minister of Public Works), and the Labour leader, Mr. Cresswoll, were elected. Sir Thomas Orr (Minister of Finance) was defeated by a Labour candidate. General Herlzog, the Nationalist leader, was returned for Smithfield with a somewhat reducJd -majority. It is now evident that no party is strong enough to . form a stable Government, .unless by a coalition, The position.of parties is: Unionist ID '■'Labour 21 South AfrieaParty ,IS Nationalists 2ft / Independents 3 —Aus.-N.Z, Gable Assn.'