THE ELECTIONS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2135, 9 December 1890, Page 2

THE ELECTIONS.

THE NEW PAELIAMENT. The following comprise the new Parliament —those who satin the last Parliament being distinguished by * and those who were in previous Parliaments by t; M signifies Ministerialists, O Opposition, L Labor, I Independent, and D Doubtful ; NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND. Bay of Islands R. M. Houston ... 0 Waikato ... Hon. J. Bryce* ... M Waitemata ... Jackson Palmer ... D Eden ... ... Hon.E, Mitchelson* M Parnell ... F. Lawry* M Franklin ... E, Hamlin* ... M Te Aroha ... W. S. Allen ... D New tori ... D. Goldie* I Marsden ... R. Thompson* ... M Auckland Oity J. M. Shera ... O L ,i i, T, Thompson* ... D ~ „ W. L, Reesf ... OL Manukan ... W. F. Bucklandt ... M Thames ... A. J. Cad man* ... O East Coast ... W. Kelly* O lAKANAKI. New Plymouth E. M. Smith ... O Waitotara ... G. Hutchison* O Egmont ... Sic H. Atkinson* ... M HAWKES’ BAY. Hawkes’ Bay.. Hon. Capt. Russell* M Waipawa ... W. C. Smith 0 Napier ... G. W. Swan.. ... M WELLINGTON. Hutt... ... A. K. Newman* ... M Rangitikei ... D. L. Macarthut* ... M Wellington ~ ~ John Duthie ... I i, ,i T. K. Macdonald ... O L Masterton ... A. W. Hogg.. ... OL Wairarapa ... W. C. Buchanan* ... M Wanganui ... Hon. J. Ballaace* ... O PalmerstonN. J. G. Wilson* ... M

> SOUTH ISLAND. 1 j NBISON. |.l Nelson City.. J. G. Harkness* ... M ']•■-• MIBLBOKOUOH. ' Waimea-Picton C. H. Mills .. ... 0 Wairau ... T. L. Buick... ...OL WESTLAND. 1 Inangahua ... J.Drake OL We3tland ... R. J. Seddcm* ... O » Grey.. ... A. R. Guinness* ... O ' Buller ... E. J. O'Connor* ... IL CANTERBUBY. > Ashley ... H. Meredith M 1 Kaiapoi ... R. Moore M ! Avon E. Blake* O > City of Christchurch ... W. P. Reeves* ... O L „ „ W. B. Perceval* ... OL „ „ R. M. Taylor* ... OL i Heathcote ... W. W. Tanner ... O ■ Halswell ... Hon. W. Rollestont M : Akaroa ... J. Joyee* OL Salwyn ... A. Saunders* ... O i Ellesmere ... Sir John Hah* ... M Ashburton ... E. G. Wrighit ... M > Geraldine ... A. E. G. Rhodes* ... I Timaru ... W.Hall-Jones* ... OL ; Waimata ... W. J. Steward* ... O OTA6O. : Waitaki ... John M'Kenzie* ... 0 Oamaru ... T. Duncan*... ... O Mount Ida ... M. J. S. Mackenzie* M Port Chalmers J. Mills* M ; Peninsula ... W, Earnshaw ...OL City of Dunedin ... D. Pinkerton ... OL ~ „ H. S. Fish* OL M ~ W. Hutchisont ... OL Dunedin Suburbs ... W.Dawson OL Tateri W. Carncross ... OL Bruce J. W. Thomaont ... M Tuapeka ... H. S. Valentine* ... I Clutha ... T. Mackenzie* ... M Mataura ... Hon. G. F. Richardson* M Wakatipu ... Hon. T. Fergus* ... M Wallace ... J. Mackintosh ... O lnvercargill... J. Kelly OL Awarua ... J. G. Ward* I MAORI ELECTORATES. Eastern ... James Carroll* ... M Western ... Hoani Taipui* ... M Southern ... Tamati Parata* ... O SUMMABY. Ministerialists 27 Opposition 37 Independent 6 Doubtful 3 One Maori Bent has yet to be filled. In Timaru W. Hall. Jones polled 472 votes, E. G. Kerr 420, J. M. Twomey 366, S. F. Smithson 218, and P. B. Thoreau 9. The most notable defeats on the Governrnent side were the Hon* T. W. Hislop, member for Oamaru and Minister for Education (defeated by 470 votes) Mr Bruce, for Waito'ara, and Mr Jas. Allen, for Dunedin. On the Liberal side Messrs W. C. Wnlker, for Aahburton, and Vincent Pyke, Mount Ida, were defeated. Sir Maurice O'Rorke, the member for Manukau, and Speaker in the House of Representatives for 11 was also defeated. INTERVIEW WITH THE PREMIER.

The Premier was interviewed on Saturday afternoon by a representative of tbe Press Association. Sir Harry Atkinson appeared to feel more for the defeat suffered by the Speaker and prominent members of his own side than for tbe disaster to his party as a whole. He confessed that after the sanguine estimates of Ministerial success • he was naturally disappointed that they should have no majority at all. As to the labor members the Premier did .not anticipate that there was to be any keen demonstration of patties on the labor lines, but he believed that it certainly indicated a forward social movement. With the cilibre of the new Parliament Sir Harry was disappointed, and in his opinion it would not be up to the standard of that just dissolved. Sir Maurice O'Rorke'a successor was mentioned and Mr Rolleaton suggested as the man on whom most people would at once fix. Sir Harry thought (hat he or Mr Bryce were the only men that occurred to anyone just at present, but he was not at all sura the latter would take such a position. Sir Harry thought that Mr Rolleaton would make an excellent Speakor and he did not know what objection there could be. Entering into the question of what would happen he deplored the prospect of the oountry having to put up with % further term of weak government, for, he *aid, the Opposition have not such a majority that they could do anything without us; iu fact, Sir Harry was of opinion, that to far as the returns abound . t was n t. clear that tbe Opposition ha I a vorking ij:.j ,rity even, and it was oe't-ini hat they were not all followers of Mr '< fcihne*. Except that gentleman thera i

was not.ah ex-Minister or known chief of a party returned on the other side. Their experienced men, Messrs Larnach, Walker, and Lance, had been beaten or withdrawn from the party. Had an Opposition majority been returued with avowed leaders who had been Ministers, no doubt it would have been the right thing to resign at once aud let the Governor send for Mr Ballance. He had not given any pledge to resign, but had said that if the elections went against him, he would act in a constitutional way. It was now his duty to call his Ministers together and eonsolt on the position. A perfectly constitutional way would be to call Parliament together as early as possible. It was inconvenient to assemble the House before the end of March, but it was quite likely that this was what would hare to be done. The interviewer aaid :—"You referred just now to the evils of a weak Government, rfir Harry ; do you not think that if the numbers are so nearly equal that a strong Opposition would prevent a new Cabinet doing effective work, that the time has arrived for a Coalition Government, provided a firm Ministry could be formed to administer the country without violent abrasion of principles, on the part of its raemberß?" The Premier thought there was a difference between himself and the Opposition on the question of finance. He waa perfectly certain the country would not have a land and income tax, and he did not believe that the Opposition were earnest in advocating it. Generally speaking! honever, there was no difference between his party and the other. The latter merely wanted to do in a harry what he and his wanted to do quietly. Sir Harry did not avow any grant repugnance to the idea of a coalition Ministry, but the general ten our of his remarks went to show that he thought it would not be easy to arrange even were there a general desire oo both sides as to the question of reducing the number of ministers, which in the new Parliament must be restricted to six salaried holdera of portfolios. Sir Harry Atkineoa said that aa far as be waa concerned Mr Hislop'a rejection had done it already for them.