SOUTH AFRICA
LATEST ELECTION RESULTS. FIVE RETURNS-TO COME. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. CAPETOWN, June 19. With five results to come the state of parties as a result of the general election is as follows: Nationalist Party 59 South African Party .... 52 Labour Party " 18 Independent l The last few results are not expected for 48 hours, but it is almost certain that the final result will give the Na-tionalist-Labour pact a majority of 27 over the South African Partv.
The House of Assembly consists of 135 members, chosen in four electoral divisions, as follows: Cap.e of Good Hope, 51; Natal, 17; Transvaal, 50; Orange Free State, 17. The state of parties when the Government was formed was: South African Party, 74; Nationalists, 47; Labour, 12; Independent, 1. Several by-elec-tions since have reduced the Government’s majority to eight.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 21 June 1924, Page 5
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