BRITISH ELECTIONS

Grey River Argus, 7 December 1918, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS

THE NOMINATIONS'.

107 WALK-OVERS

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.)

LONDON, December 5

Up to midnight the nominations for the forthcoming o'ect.ions on the ,14th instant, showed the position to bo that in over one-sixth of the scats thore will be no .contests.

The 'number of candidates^ to be returned unopposed totals 107. Of these «iS are Coalitionists, an.<l this number -is made up of 41 Union-, ists and 27 Liberals^ j _ Others returned unopposed are \27 Sinn Fein candidates 11 Labourites, and one Irish Nationalist. . /■ The number of candidates isj a record. There are SSO Coalition?ts. Of these 125 are Liberals and Unionists. -

There arc 10 Labour and Independent Coalitionists. • .

. The Liberals opposing the Coalition total 2^o, as against 125 supporting itThere are 400 Labour candidates. Among .these are nominees by the returned, so'diers.

There are 14 women candidates

Numerous triangular contests occur. Of the Irish seat*, 105 are being contested. There are 87 Sinn Fein candidates, 57 Nationalists and 38 Unionists. ' ; ■

Mr Bernard Shaw, the well-known writer, is a candidate i'or Middlesboro.

THE SOLDIERS' CANDIDATES,

(Eoe. December <5, 5 5 p.m.) LONDON, December.. s 256 so'dior ctuulidates

There are fit the elections

SINN PEINEES' ABSTENTION

FROM WESTMINSTER

(Rec. DefienVbPr 0, 5 5 p.m.) . LONDON, December 5

lip they persist in their policy of abstention, it is pointed out that, tlie Sinn Feners will not draw any salaries, under a ruling of the Speaker. .