COALITIONISTS SECURE GREAT MAJORITY IN BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 7108, 30 December 1918, Page 3

COALITIONISTS SECURE GREAT MAJORITY IN BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Mr Asquith Beaten at East

Fife.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Assoc. Rec Dec. 29, evening. London, Dec. 27.

The elections resulted in an overwhelming majority for the Coalitionists. Mr Asqnith was beaten at East Fife. Others defeated are Sir John Simon, Mr Ramsay McDonald, Mr Herbert Samuel, Mrs Pankhnrst, and Messrs Snowden and Henderson. Those elected include Mr Lloyd George, Sir E. Geddes, and Mr Albert Stanley. Most of the women candidates were defeated. The Sinn Feiners captured the majority of the Nationalist seats.

A progress report showed Coalitionists elected 127, Liberals 56, Labour 23, Nationalists 1. Later figures read: Coalitionists 354. Oppositionists 116.

London, Dec. 28

The Coalitionist at Blackburn beat Mr Snowden by/ 16,000. Edwards (Coalition Labour) 7,972. defeated the Right Hon. Arthur Henderson, 5,024. Others elected are Illingworth, Bowerman, Thome, Long, Havelock Wilson, Shortt, Sir Norton Griffiths, Pemberton Billing, Hodge, Lord Robert Cecil, Horatio Bottomley, Sir F. E. Smith, Montagu, and Young.

The following were defeated: — W. J. Anderson, J. M. Robertson, Outhwaite, and Sir Walter Runciman.

Reuters Telegrams

London, Dee. 28

Lloyd George, 13,993, defeated Harrison (Independent), 1095. Sir Alexander Sprot (Unionist) 8996, defeated Mr Asquith 6096. Short, Irish Secretary, was elected. De Yalera was defeated.

London, Dec. 27. The Daily Express announces that the Sinn Feiners are proclaiming an Irish Republic. Posters appear in many Irish villages. The Sinn Feiners intend to form their own Parliament at Dublin immediately the elections are over.

Australian Cable Assoc

London, Dec. 28

Leicester West, Green (Coalition) 20,570, Ramsay McDonald 6,347.

Those elected include Redmond, Newton, Moore, Sir A. 11. StcelMaitland, Hon. Waldorf Astor, Munro, 'Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain, Macpherson, Rt. Hon. G % Lambert, Bonar Law, Sir G. Younger, Sir E. Carson, Adamson, MacNamara, Addison, Foster, and Kellaway.

The defeated candidates include C P. Trevelyan, Lansbury, Gulland, Sir C. E. Hobhouse, Rt. Hon. L. Jones, Sir L. Chiozza Money, Joweit, Ellis, Griffiths.

The state of the parties at 4.30 was: Coalition Unionists 303, Coalition Liberals 107, Coalition Labour 8, Unionists 29, Liberals 26, Labour 53, Sinn Feiners 36, Nationalists 5.

London, Dec. 28.

Those elected include Barnes, Hewart J. H. Thomas, and KinlochCook. The defeated include Dr Chappie, MacKinnon Wood, and Ponsonby.

Reuters Telegrams.

London, Dec. 28

The latest summary in: Coalitionists 502, SiimFeiiiers 70, Labourites 65, others 70.

Australian and X.Z. Cable Assoc, T?eo, Dec 30. 11.30 a.m. London, Dec 27. Two Coalition Unionists and one Coalition Liberal were elected for the combined Scottish universities. RecDec3o, 11 20 am London, Dec 27 Mr Dillon says though the Government destroyed the Nationalist Party the Government will find it has not got rid of the Irish question.