FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 44, 16 November 1925, Page 9

FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS

NATIONALISTS’ PROSPECTS GOOD BRUCE GOVERNMENT EXPECTED TO GO BACK STRONGER EXCEPTIONALLY HEAVY POLL , Though the Federal election returns are far from complete, the figures go to show that in the vote generally •/there has been a swing towards saner government, and there is a good prospect of the Nationalists getting back somewhat stronger in the House of Representatives. The heavy Nationalist vote for the,House is regarded by members of the party as an indication that they wilb secure the necessary majority in the Senate.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. CoPvbighT.

(Rec. November 15, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, November 15,

On the latest figures, which leave the bulk of the returns far from complete, the indications are that so far as the House of Representatives is concerned the Bruce Government will get back somewhat stronger, if anything. The position is still, of course, capable of wide alteration. The Nationalists are certain in twenty seats, the Country Party in three, and Labour in twelve, with further probabilities of the Nationalists gaining ten, the Country Party four, and Labour seven.

The Senate figures as yet are too incomplete to be a guide. It will be sornfe days before the position can reliably be defined, but so far the Government appears to be well holding its own.

The weather generally was fine for the elections, and the polling was exceptionally heavy. The ok.' members mostly polled well. A few seats, however, look like changing hands ’ The Government, on present figures, has apparently gained more seats than it has lost.

Mr. Bruce is pleased with the position, and is optimistic of securing a majority in both Houses. Air. Charlton (the Leader of the Labour Party) sticks to the opinion that Labour will win the Senate.— Press Assn.

SWING TOWARDS SANER GOVERNMENT INDICATED BY LATER FIGURES (Rec. November 15, 5.5 p.mi) t Sydney, November 15. No returns are yet complete, and though a considerable number of seats are still in doubt, later figures go to indicate that Labour, in claiming that it could carry the House, miscalculated the temper of the electorate, and that in the vote generally there has been a swing towards sandr government. On ■present appearances there will not be much change in the strength of payties in the new House. The old House consisted of forty-six Government supporter and twenty-

i nine Labourites. Preliminary forecasts of the new House give fortyseven to Government and twentyeight to labour. Messrs. Bruce, Charlton, and Hughes were returned by swinging majorities. All the Ministers appear safe. Mr. Theodore, the former Premier of Queensland, won the Herbert seat for Labour. This counter-balances the Nationalist gain of Kennedy, a safe Labour seat, owing to the death of the Labour candidate. The heavy Nationalist vote for the House is regarded in the Nationalist camp as a good indication that they will secure the necessary majority in the Senate.—Press Assn. NATIONALISTS MAY WIN SEVERAL SEATS MAJORITY LN SENATE EXPECTED (Rec. November 16, 1.30 a.m.) Sydney, November 15. When the counting closed to-night, with many, votes yet to come in, and still a possibility of a considerable alteration in the position, the Nationalists appeared like winning three or four Labour seats, making the apparent position of parties:— Nationalists 36 Country Party 13 Labour 25 Independent 1 Oii the reflex vote lor the House, the ■ Nationalists are most hopeful of securing a majority, if not of sweeping the Senate, though the returns so far are too meagre to be a guide.— Press Assn. tin the-Federal House of Representatives there are 76 members, but one—.< the member for the Northern Territory —has no vote in the House, and consequently will not count in the position of parties. The election in the territory will be held a month later. The Senate comprises 36 members, six from each State. Ordinarily, half the Senators, who are elected for six-year terms, go before - the people at each triennial election, but on this occasion the number is increased to 22, owing to the death? of Senators in the life of the last Parliament.