N.S.W. ELECTIONS

Grey River Argus, 13 May 1935, Page 5

N.S.W. ELECTIONS

GOVERNMENT WIN Labour Gains (Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assn.) SYDNEY, May 11. lhe quietness of the election campaign was repeated at the polls this morning. There were steady streams of early voters, but no excitement The party leaders utilised the wireless stations until a late hour last night, making final appeals to the electors. There are 1,529,466 voters enrolled for this election and with eleven seats uncontested it is expected that about 1,200,000 will go to the poll. Voting is compulsory. (Received May 12. at 7 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 12. In the New South Wales, elections, held yesterday, the present indications are that the United Australia Party has thirty-four seat.*> and the United Country Party twenty-three seats, and they thus seem to be assured of fiftyseven s’eats in the new House.

The Lang Party so far appears to have won twenty-eight seats. The issue in five of the electorates is doubtful.

The State (Lang) Labour Party appears to be certain to regain four seats, namely, Canterbury, Granville, Hurstville and Mudgee by narrow majorities.

Five sweats, namely. Arncliffe, Petersham) Bathu.rst, Custlereagh ami Gonldburn are in doubt. Two of My Lang’s former Ministers. Messrs Ely and Dunn, who were defeatured at the 1932 election are likely to regain their seats at Granville and Mudgee respectively. Mr Dunn, on the first, count, has eight hundred of a majority in a rtraight-out contest with the Government candidate, Mr D. 11. Spring. Mr Ely’s success depends on the counting of the preferences. He ar present is four hundred votes behind the Government candidate, Doctor C. C. Flecly, but preferences in respect to eighteen hundred votes cast, for the Federal Labour and the Communii’l candidates are likely to favour Mr Ely substantially.

THE FASCISTI. The Centre Party ]ed by Eric Campbell has fared bad'y at the polls. Mr Campbell was defeated in a straightout contest with t l he Minister of Health, Mr Fitzsimmons, by ten thousand votes. Another Centre Party candidate was defeated by nine thousand votes’, while ithc votes cast for the two remaining Centre Party supporters were so negligible tlhat they are certain to lose their deposits. MORE LOST DEPOSITS. All throe of the Douglas Credit candidates are likely to lose 'their deposits. The Federal Labour Party candidates have failed to win one seat, and twelve of them are likely to los’c their deposits. MR LANG'S WIN. The Federal Labour Party Leader, Mr J. B. Chiefly, however, polled well in his straight-out contest with Mr J. T. Lang, in Auburn, where the State Labour Leader has been returned with a majority of a little over two thousand. THE MINISTRY. The- Premier, Mr Stevens, has an absolute majority of over four thousand against State Labour and Douglas Credit candidates in hiy electorate, Croydon. Hon. Mr Bruxner was returned unopposed, ami all the other Ministers were re-elected with a substantial majority. Mr A. Richardson, the United Australia Party candidate, has an absolute majority in Ashfield against the fitting member. Major Jarviq. who stood this time as an Independent, also the

U.A.P., candidate and Mr Bruce, the State Labour candidate.

As anticipated, the Lang (State) Labour Party retained all of the seats which it held in ithe last Parliament, and it is noteworthy that it has been successful in all of the cases in which it has conducted straight-out contests with the Federal Labourites. GOVERNMENT'S SUCCESS. SYDNEY, May 12. The New South Wales election results fully realised the hopes of the majority of Government supporters, who anticipated the loss of a number of seats. Indeedj. it is possible that the loss of “marginal’’ seats may not be as great as many Government supporters have anticipated, and the outcome of the polling is that the ‘two Governnien Parties will be returned with a majority falling not so far short ol their unprecedented majority in the last Parliament.

The Premier, Mr .Stevens, in a broadcast comment, said the United Parties had an excellent working majority. The poll was capable of only one interpretation —namely, an approval of the Government’s'policy in the last few years, and the policy it contemplated for the future. He said the Cabinet accepted the verdict as a trust, which would not be betrayed.

Mr Bruxner, supporting Mr Sitevens, said: “I regard the result, not so much as a great victory as a great responsibility. ’ ’ MR LANG’S COMMENT. SYDNEY, May 12. Mr Lang, commenting, said that ithcre has been a swing to Labour, and although it has not been enough to defeat the Government, it has indicated the trend of events. He said that had 'the campaign gone for another fortnight, he was confident that his party would have sprung a surprise. AH of the Communisits, except one, will lose their deposits. THE UNCERTAIN SEATS. (Received Mav 12. at 7.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 12. Two of the seats that still remain in doubt were, prior to 1932, held by Mr Lang’s Ministers, who were defeated that year. Goulburn was held by Mr Tully, who is re-contesting it, and Petersham was held by Mr Lamaro, who .is not re-contesting Ithe seat. Mr W. F. S'heahan is the State Labour candidate for which is in doubt.

Mr Gosling was the only other one of Mr Lang’s defeated lieutenants to re-contest a seat, but he lost further ground in his electorate, Kogorah, where the U.A.P., man has a comfortable absolute majority.