BRITISH ELECTIONS
AN INTERESTING ANALYSIS FOURTEEN WOMEN CANDIDATES (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT.) (AU3. AND N.Z. CABLK ASSN. AND REUTER.) (Received December, 6, 10;30a.m.) LONDON, sth December. One hundred and seven members hajife been re-elected unopposed in the British elections up till midnight, including 41 Coalition Unionists, 27 Coalition Liberals, 27 Sinn Feiners, 11 Labourites, and 1 Nationalist. An unprecedented number of candidates includes 580 Coalitionists,. of which 45 are Unionists and 125 Liberals. The remainder are Labourites and Independents. Two hundred and seventy Liberals oppose Coalitionists, and there are numerous triangular contests, due to the plethora of Labourites, numbering 400, of various shades, and the Independents, including the National Party and the Discharged Soldiers' Federation. There are 14 women candidates. Out of the 105 Irish seats to be contested, there are 57 Nationalist candidates, 80 Sinn Feiners, and 38 Unionists.
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 137, 6 December 1918, Page 7
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139BRITISH ELECTIONS Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 137, 6 December 1918, Page 7
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