FEDERAL ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81904, 17 December 1906, Page 3

FEDERAL ELECTIONS

FURTHER PARTI CULARS. Sydney, December 15. The bulk of the returns are yet incomplete. The absentee vote intro- ' duces considerable delay in reaching linulity. West, a comparatively unI known man, polled heavy in the So- ■ eiaiist interest against llcid. The latter I obtained 7054, West 5850. Both Chapman and Lyne bail overwhelming majorities. In Victoria, Deakin ' polled 12,1103 against Scullin's l&lO.with further unimportant ret urns to come. Sir .lolm '.'nick had a tussle w'ilh a Socialist at Ueiidigo, securing the seat by 500. At Corio there was a straightout light between a Ministerialist ami

an Anti-Socialist—Crouch (Ministerialist) 10,1:11, McCoy SitiS. Both sat in the last Parliament. WUe. a Ministerialist, beat McLean by IW. Analysing the new Senate, the Anli Socialists cannot count on more than two of a majority. Kceting, a Ministerialist, gob into the Senate for Tasmania. In Western Australia, three Social ists, with Mr Pearce, the old member, ahead, have a strong lead for the Senate. Only one change took place in the representatives, Mr Hedges, an Anti-Socialist, replacing Mr Carpenter, n Labour-Socialist, for Freinantle. All the old members were returned

to the House for Tasmania, except Mr Cameron, an Anti-Socialist, who was defeated by Atkins, of the same party. In South Australia, the sitting members were elected with the addition of Mr Livingston, for Mount Barker. In the Lang division, Johnson (AntiSociajist) beat the Socialist candidate by 0300 votes. Sydney Smith was defeatd by Carr (Socialist) by 370. U ilkins (Socialist) beat the Anti-So-cialist candidate for Newcastle by over 0000. Watson, at South Sydney, polled 10,117 against Graham, 7880. Burus ran well against Hughes (a member of \\ alson s Cabinet) at West Sydney, Hughes polling 7525, Burns I 0014.

I The Auti-Soeialist bunch for the Senate have a gay of 40,0110 votes be- ' tweuii them and the Labour Socialist ticket. At Melbourne, Jlaloney beat Lurner (Anti-Socialist) by 34UU, Konald ' (.Ministerial Socialist) gave way to ; .Matthews (.Labour Soci;.'■-•). ' i'raser (Auti-Sociaiisij im.i d 1(14,883 '" votes against AlcColi (Ami eociaiislj, c 1U2,5)72 in the Senate election. ' Xuuniclille (Labour Socialist) has a J lead for the Senate for liouikc. = Hume Cook beat his Socialist op- l ponent by 2000. 1

ANTI-SOCIALIST DECLARATION. ANALYSIS Oi>' THE VOTING. Received 17th, l.i) a.m. Sydney, Lumber lb'. An analysis of the voting throughout the Commonwealth up to yesterday, shows the various parties polled as follows: — I'UK THE SENATE.

Anti-Socialists 48ti,!)U3 Labour Socialists 387,821 [ Socialists 15,301) [ Ministerialists 13S,UU3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE*. New South Wales— Anti-Socialists 123,22!) Labour Socialists 111,132 Ministerialists 33,7»~> Victoria— Anti-Socialists 114,5!i7 Labour Socialists NW.8117 Ministerialists 11'i.2-15 Queensland— Anti-Socialists .".(i,:i(!8 Labour Socialists 4ti.44(! Ministerialists 7,272 South Australia— Anti-Socialists 1!>,0:;0 Labour Socialists 11.787 Ministerialists Ml Tasmania Anti-Socialist is.i;ii4 l.:,l„,„, S..,.iali-is i:)..v.i4 Ministerialists i;,:,;:', We-tralia-Anti-Socialists li,i)ii.") Labour Socialists :'l.i:!l!) Ministerialists b.344 Totals— Anti-Suciulists :; i i,!C)3 Labour Socialists ;;i!!,.1."i,") Ministerialists 17^.2a1)