BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1918, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

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UO WALKOVERS. LONDON, Dec. 4. The nominations for the British general elections are due to-day. It is expected that in a hundred and sixty electorates there will be only one candidate nominated. Among those expected to be returned unopposed are lit. Hons. Llojc George and Balfour and Mr Clynes, wlm latelv left the coalition.

22 SINN FEINERS UNOPPOSED. LONDON, Dee. 4. Tiie nominations for tins elections m Ireland arc expected to result in no fewer tlian 22 Sinn Fein candidates Doing returned unopposed. These will include two of the loaders, Eamonn de Valera, and Count Plunkett. THE NOMINATIONS. rAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION it REUTER. ! (Received this day at 10.1.3 a.nO LONDON December 5. Up to midnight, 107 wore returned unopposed, made up of 41 Coalition Unionists 27 Coalition Liberals, 27 Sim. Feiners, 11 Labourites, and 1 NationalTlie unprecedent number of candidates include 580 Coalitionists, wlierpf 45 arc Unionists, 125 Liberals. The remainder are Labourites and Independents. There are 270 Liberals opposing Coalitionists and numerous triangular contests, due to the plethora of Labourites numbering 400 of various shades, and Independents including the Natioal Party and Discharged Soldiers Federation. There are 14 women candidates. The 105 Irish seats are contested by 57 Nationalists, 80 Sinn Feiners, and j 38 Unionists.

re-elected unopposed. (Received This Dnv (it 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. b. Members of Parliament re-elected for former constituencies include: Arthur Balfour, Banbury, Clynes, Chamberlain, Kennedy, Jones, Willson, Fox, Speaker Lowther, T. P. O’Connor, Colonel John Ward Wardle, Spencer, Hughes, Wedgwood, Sir H. Dalziel, Abraham de Valera, Plunkett, Richards, rate. The nomination rf Mrs Hodges, against Mr Asquith was rejected on the ground of informality. Horatio Bottomley who yesterday secured his discharge in bankruptcy, has lieen nominated for South Hackney.