ENGLISH ELECTIONS.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 December 1918, Page 5

ENGLISH ELECTIONS.

COALITIONISTS GAIN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY.

MR ASQUITH DEFEATED

LONDON, Dec.2B

At the elections, the Coalitionists, obtained Jan overwhelming majority. Mr Asquith was beaten at East Fife. Others defeated arc Sir John Simon, Mr Ramsay M.acdonald, Hon. Herbert Samuel, Mrs. Pankhurst, Philip Snowden, and Arthur Henderson. Those elected include Mr Lloyd George, Sir Erie Geddes, and Sir Albert Stanley, Most of the women candidates were (Jefieafed, Fein 'captured jfcihe majority of the Nationalists' seats. A progress report showed that Coalitionists have been elected to 127 seats, Liberals to 56, Labour 23, Later figures read: Coalition 354, Oppositionists 116

Coalitionists at Bliackburn beat Philip Snowden by 16,000. Edwards (Coalition-Labour) 7972, defeated Arthur Henderson (Labour) 5024.

Others elected are Messrs. Illingworth (L), Bowerman (Labour), Thorne (L), 'Long (U), Haveloek Wilson (Labour), Shortt (L), Norton Griffiths (U) r Billing (Independent), Hodges (Labour), Lord Eobert Cecil (U), Horatio B'ottomley, Sir F. E. Smith (U), E. S. Montague (L), and Young (iL:) The following were defeated:- W. C. Anderson (Labour), J. M. Eobertson (L.), Outhwaite (L). Walter Runciman (L.))

MR LLOYD GEORGE'S HUGE MAJORITY. LONDON, December 28. Mr Lloyd George (13,993) defeated Harrison (Independent) 1095. Sir Arthur SprOtt (Unionist) 899(5, defeated the Hon. H. H. Asquith (6996). Mr. Short (Secretary of Ireland), was elected. Do Valera (Sinn Finn), was defeated. The Countess Markievitcz has been elected. (The Countess Markievitcz was a leading spirit in the Dublin Rebellion). The Hon. Reginald MeKcnna was defeated. (Mr. McKenna had long service in the Asquith Ministry. When war broke out he was Minister of Home Affairs.) STATE OF PARTIES. COALITIONIST MAJORITY GROWING. LONDON, December 28. The latest summary of the state of parties is:— Coalitionists 502 Sinn Finners 70 Labourities 65 Other parties 70 Elected —Barnes (Labour), Hcwart (L.), J. H. Thomas (Labour), Sir C. Kinloeh-Cooke (U).

Defeated)—Dr. Chappie (L) Mackin-non-Wood (L), Ponsonby (L). For Leicester West, Green (Coalition) 20,570, beat Ramsay MacDon■ald (Labour) 0347. Messrs. Redmond (Nationalist), Newton (Unionist), Moore (Unionist),, Stcel-Maitland (Unionist), Waldo Astor (Unionist), Munro (Liberal (Winston Churchill (Liberal), Neville Chamberlain (Unionist), J. I. MacPheron (Liberal), G. Lambert (Liberal), Bonar Law (Unionist), Sir G. Younger (Unionist), Sir Edward Carson (Unionist), Adams (Labour) Dr. MacNamara (Liberal), Dr. Addison (Liberal), Foster (Unionist), Kellaway (Liberal) Ben Tillett (Labour.) '-'•■ Defeated candidates include C. P. Trevelyan (Liberal); Lansbury, Gulland (Liberal). Hobhouse (Liberal), Leif Jones, (Liberal), Sir Chiozza, Money "(Liberal), Jbwett (Liberal), Ellis (Liberal.)