NO GREAT CHANGE
VICTORIAN STATE ELECTION LABOUR GAINS TWO SEATS. COUNTRY PARTY REBELS RETURNED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. MELBOURNE. March 17. Progress counting in the State election indicates that the United Australia Party is likely to lose three seats, with no change in Country Party representation and a Labour gain of two. Thus, though Labour with 23 seats is the largest party in the House, the present Country Party Government with Labour support is certain to continue in office. The Premier, Mr Dunstan, however, is still confronted with the problem which caused the election, as he has failed to unseat any of the four rebel Country Party members, though Mr A. E. Hocking, who sought to enter Parliament as leader of the rebels, was badly defeated.
The State of the parties is likely to be: Country Party 22; Labour 23; United Australia Party 15; Liberal Country Party 1; Independents 4. The United Australia Party number is now the lowest in history.
Two Communists lost their deposits. Two retiring woman members. Mesdames Brownhill (Labour) for Geelong and Weber < Independent) for Nunwading. were easily re-elected. Mrs H. M. .Innes, who challenged Colonel 11. E. Cohen for Caulfield, failed.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 March 1940, Page 7
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195NO GREAT CHANGE Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 March 1940, Page 7
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