ULSTER ELECTIONS
WOMAN VOTER HELD UP MOTOR CAR SET ON FIRE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 10. The Ulster elections passed without incident until to-night, when a Belfast woman who Was en route to a polling booth was held up by three men, who pushed her into a nearby house and set fire to her car, which was burnt out. There were 21 unopposed returns, with 64 candidates contesting the remaining 31 seats. STATE OF PARTIES BELFAST, February 10. {Received February 11, at 11 a.m.) A progress report shows the state of parties to be:— Unionists 23 Nationalists ... 7 Labour 1 Independent Labour ... 1 The defeat of Alderman Midgly, in the dock division, the leader of the Northern Ireland Labour Party, was one of the biggest election surprises. The leaders of both the Unionist factions opposing Lord Craigavon were also defeated. PROGRESS REPORT. BELFAST, February 10. (Received February 11, at 11 a.m.) Progress in the counting of 52 seats in the Ulster elections assures the Unionists of 17, Nationalists six, and Labour one.
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Evening Star, Issue 22880, 11 February 1938, Page 9
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173ULSTER ELECTIONS Evening Star, Issue 22880, 11 February 1938, Page 9
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