NO CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Issue 111, 13 May 1935, Page 7

NO CHANGE.

N.S.W. ELECTION.

STEVENS RETURNED.

Handsome Majority for

United Parties. LABOUR HOPES SHATTERED. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Ileccived 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The result of the general election in New South Wales on Saturday fully realised the hopes of the majority of the Government's supporters, who anticipated the loss of a number of seats. Indeed, it is possible that its loss of "marginal" seats is not so great an many of tlie Government's supporters anticipated. The outcome of the polling is that tlie Government parties have been returned with a majority which falls not far short of tlie unprecedented majority of 42 in the last Parliament. The counting!of postal and absentee votes is now proceeding. These are not expected materially to alter the position, but Hurstville, which was first given as a Labour gain, is now likely to be retained by the Government, as the United Australia party candidate has an absolute majority of 54 votes. Seats Still in Doubt. The United Australia party, with 35 seats, and the United Country party with 23, seem to ho assured of 58 in the new Legislative Assembly, and the Lang (State Labour) party appears to have won 27.

The issue in four electorates is still in doubt. State Labour appears certain to regain Canterbury, Granville and Mudgee by narrow margins, and Arncliffe, Petersham, Batliurst, Castlereagh and Goulburn are the ones in doubt.

Two of these doubtful seats, prior to 1932, were held by Lang Ministers, who were defeated in that year. Goulburn was held by Mr. Tully, who is again contesting it, and Peter sham by Mr. Lamaro, who is not standing this time.

Mr. W. F. Sheahan is the State Labour candidate for Petersham. Mr. Gosling was the only other of Mr. Lang's defeated lieutenants to recontest a seat, but he lost further ground in his electorate, Kogarah, where the United Australia candidate had a comfortable absolute majority.

Former Ministers, Messrs. Ely and Dunn, who were defeated in the 1932 election, are likely to regain the Granville and Mudgee seats respectively. On the first count Mr. Dunn has a majority of 800 in a straight-out contest with the Government candidate, Mr. D. H. Spring.

Mr. Ely's success, however, depends upon the counting of the preference votes. At present he is 400 votes behind the Government candidate, Dr. C. C. Fleck, but the preferences in respect of 1800 votes cast for Federal Labour and Communist candidates are likely to favour him substantially. Centre Party Fares Badly. The Centre party, led by Colonel Campbell, fared badly. Campbell was defeated in a straight-out contest with the Minister of Health, Mr. H. Fitzsimmons, by 10,000 votes.

Another member of the Centre party was defeated by 900, and the votes cast for the remaining two members were so negligible that they are certain to lose their deposits.

All the three Douglas Credit candidates are likely to lose their deposits. Federal Labour candidates failed to win one seat, and 12 of them are likely to lose their deposits.

The Federal Labour leader, Mr. J. B. Cliifley, polled well in a straight-out contest with Mr. J. T. Lang in Auburn, where the State Labour leader was returned with a majority of a little over 2000.

The Premier, Mr. B. S. Stevens, has an absolute majority of over 4000 against the State Labour and Douglas Credit candidates in electorate, Crovdon. The deputy-Premier, Mr. M. F. Pruxner, was returned unopposed, and most of the other Ministers were clected with substantial majorities.

Mr. A. Richardson (United Australia) has an absolute majority in Aslifield against the sitting member, Major Jarvic, who stood as an Independent United Australia party candidate, and Mr. Bruce, State Labour candidate.

As was anticipated the Lang party retained all the seats it held in the last Parliament, and is notewoithv that it was successful in all cases in which it conducted a straight-out contest with a Federal Labour candidate. All the Communists except one will lose their deposits. MR. LYONS PLEASED. N.S.W. SAFE GOVERNMENT. DUBLIN, May 12. The Prime Minister of Australia, Mr. J. A. Lyons, commenting on the Aew South Wales election, said it was needless for him to say how glad he was at the result, which once again assured the State sound, sane and progressive government.