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ANOTHER ELECTION POSSIBLE.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT’S POSITION. INDEPENDENTS HOLD BALANCE OP POWER.

(By Telegraph-Press Assn.-Copyright) Received Sunday, 7.5 p.m. ADELAIDE, March 20. The results of the State election have greatly shaken the Liberal Country Government. Instead of its 28 seats out of 46 before the poll it now appears likely to be not more than 17 of the redistributed 39, the balance of power being held by the Independents, who appear to have won 14 seats compared with the five. they held in the old House. Labour is likely to win only eight seats, whereas it held 13 before the election. When the counting ceased the position of the parties was: Liberal Country 13 Australian Labour Party . 7 Other Labour 2 Independents 10 Doubtful 7 The Premier, Mr. E. L. Butler, barely retained his seat. The AttorneyGeneral, Mr. S. W. Jeffries, is in danger, and the defeat of the Minister of Crown Lands, Mr. M. Mclntosh, is also uncertain. It also possible that the Government may lose its Chairman of Committees, Mr. Crosby whose Independent opponent, Mr. Robinson, has a substantial lead. Usually a Labour stronghold, Adelaide is likely to go to the unendorsed Labour candidate. The Premier, Mr. Butler, said the election was the most extraordinary in the history of South Australia. As it appeared that the Independents have the balance of power he would call Parliament together immediately. Some . of the Independents would support the Government, but if the Government ifound it did not have the support of the majority of the House, there would be no alternative but to make another appeal to the electors.

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Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 March 1938, Page 8

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ANOTHER ELECTION POSSIBLE. Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 March 1938, Page 8

ANOTHER ELECTION POSSIBLE. Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 March 1938, Page 8

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