N.S.W. ELECTION

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1920, Page 2

N.S.W. ELECTION

AUSTUAPfAX A* N.Z. rAlilfi ASSOCIATIONI PROGRESS RETURNS, 1 ‘ SYDNEY, Match 21. Progress returns of the first count leave the election issue very doubtful. All parties are still confident of winning- " _ Tlio Oppqsitjgfi sfands an excellent chance of securing a majority. Mr Holman’s (Premier) position at

Cootamundra ; is not yet Messrs McGirr and Loughlin, the Labourites l,hero, )i;iye a long lead of him, while the Progressive arp running hii very close for the third seat. The inforinals were very high. LATEST JMGIIKES. (Received this day, at 0..30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Alai-frli 21. The la (os): pleciioii figures indicate returns as follows :—• Nationalists —21b Labour—lls). Progressives —10. Independent Nationalists —2. Independent Labour —3. Do netful —7. Th’,e Labour Party estimates the post

tjoii will be fifty' •Labour, fwenf.v-five Nationalists, fifteen Progressives. (Rcceiyed jllis day 'sft 1,0.10 a.m.) SYDNEY,' This Day. The state of the parties is: Labour —44. National —34. Progressive—B. Doubtful—s. So far only first preference votes have been counted. Absent- and postal votes are unavailable, but there is every indication that lEabour will not have more than 45 .seats, enabling the Nationalists to carry on with all the Progressives. Only fifty per cent, of the electors voted and seven per cent, of tile votes cast wore informal. All flic Ministers, except Mr Holman appear safe. The features were the rejection of all Socialist women candidates, and the failure of the Soldier Citizen Party. Should Mr TJolman he defeated, two elected Nationalists have offered to resign in his favour, but the new Act under which the elections are hold, makes no provision for a bye-elee-tion, until the new Parliament approves of the necessary regulations. |