BRITISH ELECTION.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1922, Page 5

BRITISH ELECTION.

ANALYSIS OF THE VOTING. LABOR'S STRONG POSITION. IMPRESSIVE FIGURES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 19, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. IS. An analysis of the aggregate votes of the election hitherto gives the following:— Conservatives 5,74'3,000 Labor 4,355,000 Liberals 2,769,000 National Liberals ...... 1,565,000 MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. OPENING ON THURSDAY. IRISH LEGISLATION. Received Nov. 19, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 18. Mr. Bonar Law has announced that the King will open Parliament on November 23. The approval of the Irish constitution will immediately be sought. Lord Curzon, in his summons to tne House of Lords, says the session will be brief, and will be devoted mainly to Irish affairs. MR. H. G. WELLS DEFEATED. Received Nov. 19, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 18. The result for London University was: Sir Sydney Wells (Conservative) 3833, Mr. Pollard (Liberal) 2180, Mr. H. G. Wells (Labor) 1427. The voting for two members to represent Fermanagh and Tyrone as a single constituency resulted in the return of Mr. Harrison (Nationalist) and C. Healy (Sinn Feiner). FORECAST OF FUTURE. QUIETER PERIOD LIKELY. By Telegraph —Press Assn. —Copyright. London, Nov. 17. The Daily Mail, in a leader, says the result of the election suggests that Mr. Bonar Law correctly gauged the public feeling when he promised tranquillity. The electorates evidently feel that in recent years we have been over-governed. The majority of voters turned with relief to a Prime Minister not promising much, but who may be expected to avoid reckless adventures abroad and unsettling experiments at home, and concludes: "Mr. Bonar Law’s substantial success should lead to the revival or trade, and greater stability in the business world.” A special correspondent says the great Conservative victory stamps Mr. Bonar Law as the leader of the movement agains tthe forces of Labor, which seeks to change all the currents of British life. The result indicates that Labor’s awakening has been countered by a revulsion against half-way houses and a division of the country into clear-cut parties. The Labor manifesto says the party has strengthened its debating power and will prove the most vigorous opposition the House of Commons has seen for years. The fact that the successes were most notable in Scotland aind Wales, which hitherto had been Liberal strongholds. indicated that Labor had replaced Liberalism. A Labor Government was certain in the near future. Many Labor gains were undoubtedly due to the women’s votes. Mr. Asquith attributes the Labor turnover in Scotland to unemployment and distress. The Times, in a leader, says the Government’s adequate independent majority will cause deep satisfaction. The next healthiest feature is the defeat of the National Liberals, who represented an anachronism, (being accessories to the development of a scarcely veiled dictatorship as innocent of political principle as of constructive efficiency. The defeats of Mr. Churehill, Sir Hamar Greenwood, Mr. Guest and Mr. Kellaway brought retribution upon the most culpable. Labor is the second largest party, and should develop the functions of an Opposition. Besides its numerical increase, Labor has strengthened its personal composition, which is not homogeneous. The Times believes the country will gain much from ventilation of their ideas in the sobering atmosphere of Westminster.

WON BY A NECK. London, Nov. 17. Eight recounts were necessary in Derbyshire North, reducing the Laborites* majority over Mr. Holmes (Liberal) from 14 to 5. ONE WIN FOR COMMUNISM. London, Nov. 17. Sir W. Sutherland has been, re-elected for Argyleshire. Mr. Newbold (Communist) telegraphed to Moscow, intimating: “Mother well won for Communism.” Sir A. Sinelanr (Liberal) beat oir R. L. Harmsworth at Caithness.