BRITISH ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1929, Page 6

BRITISH ELECTIONS

THE WOMEN CANDIDATES

(United Press Association.—By Elect™,

Telegraph.—Copyright.)

LONDON, May 21. The Parliamentary nominations include <3B women. Of these, the party applications are: Conservatives lb Liberals -5 Labourites 80 Communists 3

FA ALLY • CANDIDATURES LONDON, May 21.

The election candidates include many instances of families being closely concerned in the contest. Mr Jhildwin, who is lighting the Bowdley electorate, and is having the first triangular contest in his career. His son, Air Oliver Baldwin, is the Labour candidate for Dudley.

Air Ramsay MacDonald's son, Ala 1colm, is the Labour candidate for Basset Law.

Air Llovd George’s son, Alajor Gwilyn George, and his daughter, Aliss Alegnn Lloyd George, are the Liberal candidates for Pembroke and Anglesey respectively. The Jlon Arthur Henderson’s • two .sons are also Labour candidates. Sir Francis Ackland and his son, Air Dingle Ackland, are Liberal candidates, contesting respectively Hexham and Torquay. • Air Isaac Foot is re-contesting the Bodmin seat, and his son is fighting Tiverton.

Airs Harrison Bell, a Labourite, is lighting Woodgreeii.

There are two instances of husbands and wives among the candidates. Air and Airs Runoiman, as Liberals, arc lighting St. Tvos and Tavistock' respectively. Sir Oswald and Lady Mosley, as Labourites, are contesting Smethwick and Stoke respectively. Sir Win. Hall Caine’s, son. Air Rlnph Hall Caine, as a Conservative, is again contesting East Dorset. Another of his sons, Air Derwent Hal’ Caine, is a Labourite, and is contesting Everton.

Two brothers, Alossrs C. 0. and Llewellyn Junes, the former a Labourite, and the latter a Liberal are contesting; tlie same scat in Flintshire. Air Ramsay AiacDonakl is himself engaged in a foiir-Ooriicrcd fight at Sealmnj, his opponents including ttie Commujiiist, Air Harry Pollitt. Air Lloyd Gcargo is having a ‘threecornered contest.

AIAXY INTENSE FJGIITS. ! LONDON, May 21. The [Times says: The intensity of the elebtion contest L proved by the fact that there are throe-cornered contests in no fewer than 444 constituencies.'’ There are quadrangular contests in twenty-six electorates. There are .only 102 straight-out lights. Including seventy eases where Conservatives arc opposing Labourites sixteen! where Conservatives are opposing [Liberals, and fourteen .‘where Labourites are opposing Liberals. The Conservatives are fighting every seat in l AVales; A fojmer rumour suggesting that tnany old members are not seeking reelection is‘.disproved by the fact t-lnd pH ex-mombers of the House of Commons are' fighting seats, of whom 31? ConservatiV‘es, 141 Labourites, and 3 Liberals are contesting their former whi'e sixteen old members are fighting new seats. All the women ox-Coinmoners are again seeking election except Aft'' Philipson, and Dr H. Dalton. The number of candidates is 1724, which is a record.