COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81902, 14 December 1906, Page 3

COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS

THREE-PARTY SYSTESI RESIAIXS. GREAT NEGLECT*OF POLLIXG PRIVILEGES. Sydney, December 1;).

1.-itvr ictiinis only give a partial view of the ejections,' but there are iudicitions that the Commonwealth has iloi broken away from the thrce-party system, although, if anything, there has probably been a weakening of Sir IVakin's following, and a corresponding strengthening of Slessrs Watson's and Kcid's. 'lhc larter was given a-run for East Sydney by a coinp-trativelv unknown man, who got within 1200' of tie Opposition leader. During the election all hotels were closed, and the police record is ralher remarkable, not a single arre-t being cllected within the metropolitan area lip to midnight. An extraordinary factor in (he elections is the number of electors who did not vote. In several constituencies I ss than ■',() per cent, went to the poll. N'or.e of the leaders have expressed an opinion, owing to the incomplete returns. The Herald displays dUippoi'.itmcnL at the result, and says: -.New Smith Wales has not gieen the decisive vote it should have done." .Messrs Ewing,- Groom, and Chapmaji have been returned: in fact, all the .Ministers are safe with the exception of Senator P'ayford, who is at the bottom of the poll in the Senate elections for South Australia, three Labour candidates being 12,000 ahead of liiin." Sir Irvine, f.'hneily Premier of Victoria, has been returned in the llou.-e of Representatives election for Flinders. South Australia returns only one new face—in place of Sir lionython (retired); v.iiile in Western Alls!laii.i there is no change likely. There s.-eins no chance of a restoration of the two-pariy system, except by the fusion of elements which now appear irreconcilable.

LATER DETAILS. Received l:ith, 11.38 p.m. Sydney, December 13. Two of the Socialists who were leading fur the Senate in South Australia fcavs been deposed bv Thor.i[wou and \'ardon, anti-Social-ists. XEW SOI TH WALES' RESULTS. Received Lit!,. IL.'M p.m. Sydney, December l;t. The State parties, according to the latest I'gures are:—ln the Semite: Anti-Socialists. 1:J; -Li hour Socialists. .">: no Slinist ri;ilists. In the House of Representatives: Anti Socialists. 32; I-a bow Socialists, 2li; Ministerialists. 17. Received 1-lth, 1.10 a.m. Sydney, December 1:1. Labour won six scats in Xcw South Wales.