N.S.W. POLITICS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 9 December 1913, Page 5

N.S.W. POLITICS.

CABLE_ NEWS

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).)

ONE OF THE SURPRISES.

DEFEAT OF THE FATHER OF

THE ASSEMBLY

(Received December 8, 10 a.m.)

SYDNEY, December 8.

One of the surprises of the election was the defeat of Mr Levien (father of the Assembly) for Tamworth, which, as an independent, he had represented for thirty-three years. He was even beaten out of the necessary second ballot. With absent votes still to count, Mr Hall, Minister for Justice, has a majority of 73 at Enmore. A second ballot will bo necessary.

fourteen SECOND BALLOTS

SOCIALIST AND BEEBY PAR-

TIES .WIPED OUT.

MR HOLM AN AND MR WADE

(Received December 8, 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 8. Mr McGarry, Labourite, is now safe for Murrumbidgee.

Altogether there will be fourteen second ballots. The Socialist and Beeby Parties have been completely wiped out. Mr Beeby; accepting the inevitable, declared that he was convinced there was no place for their patty' in the House.

Corrected figures of the first ballot show that 44 Liberals are leading, or have been elected, 43 Labour, and 3 independent. The Herald predicts that the final state after the second ballots will be: Liberals 45 Labour 41 Independents 4 Mr Holman, the 'Premier; expressed satisfaction at the "result so far. He anticipates that Labour will finish the fight with a good working majority, while Mr Wade (Leader "of the Opposition) is hopeful of capturing three seats from Labour thus securing a majdrity.

LATER DERAILS

MR HALL LOSING GpOJCND: <

FORSECOND BALLOTS.;.

Received This Morning, 12.25. o'clock

SYDNEY, December 8

Mr David Hall. Minister for Justice, has dropped into second place behind the' Liberal candidate for the Enmore electorate, but a small uncounted postal yote is insufficient to avert a second ballot. These ballots aro fixed in the city for December 13th, and the country for December 23rd. . ■ '

LIBERAL POSITION STRENGTHENED.

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Received This Morning* 12.25 o'clock. SYDNEY; December 8. To-flayV election returns have not altered the position greatly; If anything they have strengthened the liberal position somewhat. It is now possible to state that La bour have won, or practically won, 35 seats, ti» Liberals 32, and Independents one. j This leaves eight seats in doubt on the first ballot, and fourteen requiring a second ballot ' ' 4 Of twenty-two doubtful seats tho Liberals are leading in fourteen and Labour in feieht. Postal votes arc still to be ed.Many candidates in several contests are so close that the absent vote,' though small, is likely to prove a deciding factor. * Labour looks like losing the Ash-bui-nfia™,' Bingara,, and Macquarie seats.

Official no-license figures are not vet available. '