N.S.W. SEATS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1940, Page 5

N.S.W. SEATS

LOSSES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOME LABOUR PARTY GAINS. NON-COMMUNIST GROUP REDUCED. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The distribution of preferences in three of the six doubtful New South Wales Federal seats resulted in the defeat of the Government retiring candidate, Mr J. Jennings, in the Watson electorate by the Official Labourite, Mr S. Falstein, by 2,400 votes. The Official Labourite, Mr J. B. Chifley, has defeated the retiring Government candidate, Mr J. N. Lawson, in Macquarie, by 8.000 votes. The Official Labourite, Mr C. Morgan, defeated the retiring Non-Communist Labourite, Mr J. Gander, in the Reid constituency by 2,341 votes. Mr Gander was a member of the Beasley Labour Non-Communist group, which is now reduced to four members in the House of Representatives. The Robertson seat has been won by a Government supporter, Mr E. Spooner. from the retiring Government candidate, Mr E. Gardner, by only 345 votes. Mr Spooner was a Minister in the former Stevens New South Wales Ministry. The Hume seat is retained by the retiring Country Party member, Mr T._Collins, whose majority over his nearest opponent, the Official Labourite, Mr C. Nolan, is 920 votes. POSTPONED TILL MONDAY CONFERENCE OF PARTY LEADERS. (Received This Day, 9.20 a.m.) “ MELBOURNE, October 1. Following on a telephone conversation with Mr Curtin (Leader of the Opposition) in Perth today, the Federal Premier (Mr Menzies) announced that the conference of political party leaders. called for Friday had been postponed until Monday, by which date it is expected that all doubtful seats will be resolved and the true state of parties will be known.