RESULT OF ELECTIONS
GOVERNMENT MAJORITY,
PRESENT POSITION
United Tress Association—By Electric Telograpli—Copyright. (Received 24th1 February, 11 a.m.) TOKIO, 23rd February. The latest returns in the Japanese General Election give tho Government an overwhelming majority. Tho position of parties ir. now:—
The Minseito Party ■ is Liberal and the Seiyukai Party Conservative.
Labour's defeat is remarkable. Osaka,, the largest industrial centre, elected only one out of twelve candidates, Tokio two, and "Toto none.
The former. Minister and Speaker, Mr. Motoda, who has been a member continuously since the Diet was inaugurated in 1889, is among tho few prominent men defeated.
Tho prominent Labourites, Abe and Suzuki, have been surprisingly defeated. Unluckily for them they wero pitted against very strong opponents. The noted social worker, Kagawa^ was unsuccessful. I .
Minseito , 273 Seiyukai Others . i '..:.. 174 19
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 46, 24 February 1930, Page 9
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