THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS
HEAVY VOTE AGAINST LABOUR.
The latest Federal election returns indicate that the Nationalists are likely to gain five seats in the House of Representatives at the expense of the Labour Party. On the basis of the polling for the House the Government party is confident of' securing a working majority in the Senate also. An analysis of the votes, cast gives a very great majority against Labour. Sydney, November 16. Later returns, although they will probably be altered as further counts arrive, indicate the following position: — Nationalists .. .. 37 Country Part .. .. 13 Labour .. . . 24 Independent .. .. 1 Probably the Nationalists will gain five seats and the Labour Party lose five, and the Country Party be unaltered. The Senate returns are too incomplete for definite forecast, but on the basis of the returns of the House of Representatives the Nationalists are confident of securing a working majority. The poll was the heaviest in the history of Australia, most of the electorates polling over 80 per cent. An analysis of the votes cast shows that there were 1,454,000 against Labour and 1,100,000 for Labour.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2963, 17 November 1925, Page 2
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183THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2963, 17 November 1925, Page 2
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