Cosgrave Leads By Six

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 155, 21 September 1927, Page 1

Cosgrave Leads By Six

IRISH ELECTION RESULT Smaller Parties Lose Strength THE Government parties have a lead of six seats on the Opposition parties in the Irish Free State election. Both parties have increased their representation at the exnense of the smaller narties

ui Liie smaller parties Uij Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright [ Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. \ HPHE position of parties in the Irish I elections is: GOVERNMENT GROUP Ministerialists 61 Farmers G Independents .. .. .. .. 12 Total ......... 79

OPPOSITION GROUP Fianna Fail 57 Labour 13 National League .. 2 Communists .. .. .. .. 1 Total 73 Reed. 11.37a.m. RUGBY, Tuesday. The latest results of the Irish Free

R. | State elections show that the Government Party and the Fianna Fail conj tinue to increase their representation at the expense of the smaller parties. All the Ministers have been returned. There is much speculation as to the constitution of the Government that will be formed, but the position will probably remain uncertain until the Dail meets. The losses of the smaller parties is regarded as a curious commentary on the working of the proportional representation system of voting, which was specially introduced into the Free State constitution to safeguard the political interests of minorities. Questioned regarding the possibility of an alliance with Labour and the National League Party, Mr. De Valera said that as such an alliance had not existed before the election, it was not likely to do so now. —A. and N.Z.