THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1918, Page 5

THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.

GREAT VICTORY FOR COALI,TIOMISTS. 'ME. ASQUITH DEFEATED. AS WELL AS PROMINENT LABOR LEADERS. Received Dec. 29, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 27 The elections have resulted in an overwhelming majority for the Coalitionists. *

Mf- Asquith was beaten at East Fife, and others defeated are Sir John A. kimon, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, Mi\ Herbert Samuel, Mts. Pankhurst, Mr. Philip Snowden, and Mr. Arthur Henderson.

Those elected include Mr. Lloyd George, Sir Eric Geddes, and Sir Albeft Stanley'.

Most of the women candidates wete defeated.

The Sinn Feiners captured the majority of the Nationist seats. A progress report showed that the Coalitionists secured 127 seats, the Liberals SB, Labor 23, and Nationalists I Later figures read: Coalition ... .... 354 Oppositionists . .. vj 110 At the general elections in 1910 Mr. Asquith secured 5149 votes over ColCMel Sprat's 3350 Mr. Bftuisay MacDoitaid'S seat Was Leicester, a dbUble-bftrfelled one, the other ittenibei' being Mr. 0. Hewart. In 1910- the former teteived 7071 Voteß, the Unionist candidate boiling C 284.

in 1010 Sir 1 Jdlin Sifiioti woh the Essex seat from Mr. Carlyon Bellairs (Unionist), the voting .being 16*088 and ]3,2t5. la 1910 the Blackburn (two seats) voting was as follows: Philip Shdwden (Labor) 30,762, Sir H. Norriian (Li&fral) 3.0,704, VV B. Boyd-Cafpeilter (Unions ist) 9814, H. L. Riley (Unionist) 9000. Mr. A. Henderson represented Durham (Bantard Castle), the toting at last election beihg: Henderson (Late) 5868, H. G. Stobart (Unionist) 4423 A significant feature is that all the defeated candidates referred to in the cable message were opposed, in a more or less degree, to Mr. Lloyd-George's War policy.

, FURTHER RESULTS. Received Dec. 29, 5.5 p.m. ITjoildori, Dec. 23. The Coalitionists at Blackburn beat Snowdeii .by 16,000, Olem Edwards (Coalition Labor) 7972, Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson 5024. Others elected are: Rt. Hon. A. fi. [llingworth, Rt. Hon. O. W Bowertntia., Will Thome, Rt. Hon. W H. Long, Havelock Wilson, Rt. Hon. E. Short. Colonel Sir J. Norton-Griffiths, Pembertcn Billing, Rt. Hon. J. Hodge, Lord Robert Cecil, Horatio Bottoittley, Rt. Hon. Sir Vt, E. Siirilh, Rt. Hon. E. S. Montagu, and J. H. Yoilng. Tim following Were defeated: W. C. Anderson, Rt. Hon. J. M. Robertson, R. L. Outhwaite, Rt. Hon. Walter Runcim an—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. Received Dec. 29, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 23. Lloyd George 13,993, Harrison (Independent) 1092. Sir Alexander Sprot (Unionist) 8990, Asquith 699(i. Shortt (Irish Secretary) was elected and De Valera (Sinn Feiner) defeated. —Renter.

THE LATEST HOUSES, Eeoeived De». 11.30 p.m. London, Dec. 28. Ben Tillett and Countess Markievitcz Were elected. The Eight Hon. Reginald MeKenni was defeated. - The Coalition majority over the combined parties is expected to exceed 150. The latest figures are:— Coalition 46*2 Opposition ; .... 205 Received Dee. 29, 11.50 p.m. London. Dec. 28. The figures for Leicester West ate: — Green Coalition), 20,570; Ramsay Macdonald, 6847 Th» elected candidates include Mr. Redmond, Lord Newton (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sir A. Steel Maitland, Hon. Waldorf Astor, Right Hon. R. Munro, Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr Neville Chamberlaih, Mr. J <T. MacPherson, Right Hon. Q. Lambert, Mr. Bonat 1 Law, Sir F. Younger, Sir E. Carson, Mr. W. Adamson, Dr. T. F MacNamara, Dr. CAddison, Right Hon. H W Foster, Mr. F. (i. Kellaway. The defeated candidates include Ml'. C. P. Trevelyan, Mr, Lansbury, Right Hon. J. W. Gulland, Sir C. E. Hothouse, Right Hon Lief Jones, Sir Chiozza Money, and Hon. E. J. Griffiths. The state of parties at 4 30 p.m. vu as follows:

Coalition Unionists . 303 Coalition Liberals ~.. IQJ Coalition Labor .-.a-M...,;. 8 Unionists ...........«s~.»a.. 29 Liberals ....... .i 26 Labor 53 Sina Fciuers .., 36 Nationalists K V Total 567 (The number of seats is 670, distributed as follows: —Scotland 72, Ireland 103, England and Wales 495.) THE LATEST SUMMARY. Received Dec. 30, 1.35 a.m. London, Dee. 28. The latest summary is:— Coalitionists 502 Sinn Felnera 70 Laborites -.--i; 65 Others . .n-......... . 70 —Reuter Service.

Received Dee. 30, 1.35 a.m. London, Dec. 28. Elected: Bight. Hon. G. N Barnes, Mr. G. HeWart, Right Hon. ,T. H, Thomas, Sir C. Ivinloch-Cooke. Those defeated include W A. Cliappelle, Right Hon. T. Mackinnon Wood, and A. A.. W H. Ponsonby.