ASPIRANTS FOR PARLIAMENTARYSEATS: THE TWO MAIN PARTIES FOR TOMORROW’S GENERAL ELECTION

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 November 1949, Page 2 (Supplement)

ASPIRANTS FOR PARLIAMENTARYSEATS: THE TWO MAIN PARTIES FOR TOMORROW’S GENERAL ELECTION

TOMORROW NEW ZEALAND will go tofhe'polls. There has been an unnatural quiet about the campaign for the 1949 General Election, but at the same time the issues L have been put-folly and clearly before the public, who will decide tomorrow who is to guide the destinies of the Dominionfor the next three years. For the 80 seats in Parhamen 1.,. A 52 „f *. will be . «,.i g h,-00. taw- .he .w. who LS.X "fc.M the voters the National Party and the Labour Party. In fact, there are only two electorates in which a third candidate is likely to command a considerable following, sufh to S One is Grey Lynn, where Mr J. A. Lee is the sole representative in the election, forfos.own Party, Labour; the other is Roskill, where Mr F. Langstone, in spite of much pressure fromßabdur cncles, k landing as Labour Partv on the conscription issue. In the straight-out contest of-1946, Mr Langstone had a majority of only 155 over the National candid . New Zealand,Communists-have political arena inforce and-16 of-them will offer themselvesfor electiontomorrow by the Communist Party for its first real trial of strength. - Almost all of the Communists are standing m electorates w ere a decision as to whether the Labour Governand it is not considered that they will greatly affect foe issue. -In other words; tomorrow scontest wilkesolve itself mo as raig - Star presents to its readers a chart for ment’s 14 years in office is tojbe increased or.whether New Zealand-is to have a mew National Party In fois ISS . ■ • : the convenient recording of the election results as they are announced tomorrow night, also photographs of all of the can i a es o

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