THE ELECTIONS
STRENGTH OP THE PARTIES
MR. LLOYD GEORGE SURPRISED
BY SWEEPING COALITION VIC
TORY.
(DNIIBD PRBSS ASSOCIATION.-COPTP.IQHT.\
(iOSrSAUAN-NBW ZBALAND CABLB ASSOCIATION.)
(Received December 30, 1 p.m.) LONDON, 29th December. The final returns indicate that the parties won seats as under :— Coalition Unionists 334 Coalition Liberals 127 Coalition Labourites 10 Unionists 46 Liberals 37 Labourites and Socialists.. 65 National Party 2 Sinn Feiners 73 Nationalists 7 Independents , ."... S , The Kensington contest is postponed. ' Mr. Lloyd George, in an interview, said he was surprised at the sweeping Coalition victory and the greatness of the majorities. Mr. J. H. Roberts was elected for Norwich. ' Mr de Valera was n<Jminated for four seats He was returned unopposed for East Clare, but was beaten for South Down, and the Falls Division of Belfast," while for East Mayo he polled 8075 {'!) against Mx. Dillon's 4519. [In the earlier reports it is stated that Mr de Valera was defeated in the East Mayo contest by Mr. Dillon.]
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 156, 30 December 1918, Page 8
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161THE ELECTIONS Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 156, 30 December 1918, Page 8
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