FORECAST OF POLLS.
BY "THE TIMES." EXPECTED UNIONIST GAINS, 134. "DOUBTFUL," 88. i ' :/.,./ .;,:.;/ .. ' - " ; ... ' ' Byffelegraph-ProBS AssoclaUon-CoDvrlEM. /,. (Rec. January 12, 10.55 p.m.)' , - i London, January 12. I-■ "Tho Times," /wliich lias published a i. series, of articles /on "The. Political ■ Situation—Party Prospects;" summarising ; tho outlook in. every constituency, forecasts the results of the general election. . as follows:— - ;' ;. Unionist gains 134 Liberal gains .3 1 Doubtful . 88 . "The- Times" estimates that, in London . (the boroughs; of-which, at the .1306 elec- . tion, returned 42 ' Liberal " and .Labour members, and only. ,19' Unionists) .. the Unionists, will probably gain 17. seats. '■"/-. EXPECTED UNIONIST MAJORITY OVER LIBERALS. ; NOT ABSOLUTEUNLESS : 35' MORE ' : SKATS ARE WON. / _;The present . . state - of; parties; in tho Jiouse of. ; Commons is as under:—/ . Ministerialists 335 . . Labour party ..... 34 . Nationalists -83 : ' Unionists IGB . Totai in House .... 670" If," therefore;/as" "The Times" estimates,' the Unionists gain l l34'seats, the Unionists will, have, in',tho new House 302,- : or (if the three-Liberal gains are at the expense, of sitting . Unionists) 299.,. In nei- .- ther case. ; .iypul3 this be an';absolute majority .of- the .whole'; House; 1 and a *combiriation of tho_ other three parties could overthrow, -a. Unionist Government with . such a majority.' • : ; . - ■ ,' To. get an absoluto/majority in the" . whole .House' the Unionists would,/ according to "The Times" arithmetic,.have' ,to win about, 35. of. ( the 68 seats rnarked"doubtful." .. The issue ;is therefore wrapped up' in that word. - . • Assuming that ;the. IJI Unionist gains, are • at' tho exnehsq of; tho Liberals, /and. .the three Liberal gains at the expense . of. .tho tjniqnists,V and- ! that; other parties remain:- as I '-at?present,/' the,position' of tho -Literals ': (Ministerialists) >; and .the - , Unionists would be; , . ,/, Unionists / 299. • - • Liberals - : ; "251 This of ■ course ; does not. .take account; of, tho 88 "doubtful", seats.'
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 714, 13 January 1910, Page 5
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287FORECAST OF POLLS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 714, 13 January 1910, Page 5
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