SPIRITED VOTING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10611, 9 June 1920, Page 5

SPIRITED VOTING

ELECTIONS IN GERMANY INDEPENDENT SOCIALISTS HAVE SMALL.' LEAD. AN INTERESTING POSITION. J3y TelegrapEAPress Assn—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June S, 11.10 p.m.) BERLIN, June 7. So far, 16,202,000 votes have been counted, and are distributed as follows; Independent Socialists 3,617,000 • (social Democrats 3,022,000 •People’s Party 2j636,000 National Party. 2;172,000 Centre Party, 1,303,000 Democrats .1,626,000 - 'Communists ?i 328,000 Out ot 160 members elected, 48" are Independents, 41. Social Democrats, 20 Nationalists, 20 Centre, 11 Democrats, including Eichorn, Ledebouf, Bauer, bchciucmauu, Hellferich, ana Erzberger. Wjbmeii voted in the same proportion as men. MANY LEADERS RETURNED. BEENSTORFF SUFFERS DEFEAT^ Reuter's Telegram. - BERLIN, June 7. Those elected ,at -the elections inelude: —Democrats : Dcrnberg, Bernstein, and Bauer (Minister for Labour;. People’s Party:' Hellferich. Independents: Trace, Zeetz, and George Lcdebour. The election of E'rzbergor, leader of the ' Centre (Catholic) Party, is regarded aj»,,.assured. Count Bernstorir (ex-Ambaesa'-dor at Washington) was defeated. The last German Assembly was composed of 163 Social Democrats, -89 Centre Catholics, 71 Democrats, 42 National People’s Party, 22 Independents, and 22 German People’s Party.' LITTLE DISTURBANCE. Australian and N.Z. • Cable • Association. BERLIN, June 7., , The elections passed without' dent, with. the exception of some disturbance at Easen. The • polling is heavy-, and it is estimated that at least 80 per cent, voted. It is believed that the People’s Party and the Independent Socialists have made good progress in Berlin and the country districts. The Democrats and Plural Socialists lost ground.