FEDERAL ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1931, Page 5

FEDERAL ELECTIONS

225 CANDIDATES (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, December 6. For the Federal Parliamentary elections -the nominations closed on Saturday throughout Australia. They comprise nominations for 75 seats in the Hous'e of Representatives, ( and for 1l seats in Senate, one-third of who.v. members retire.,, ! lhe nominations total 225 for ihu House, and 31 for the Senate. With polling .day only a fortnight away the candidates- are feverishly engaged in their campaigns. The candidates represent six parties. The United Australia Party is led hv Air Lyons and Mr Latham. The United Country Party is led by Dr Earle Page. The third Party is the All For Australia League, the leadership of ■which lacks definition. The official Federal Labour Party is under Messrs Scullin' and Theodore’s banner. The Socialist or Langite Labour Party is led by Mr Beasley, who brought about the crisis in the House. Some Independents and a handful of Communists swell a formidable list.

The nominations are as follows : —New 'South Wales : House of Itepres:ntatives, 96 ; Senate,, 13. Victoria : ■House, 21 Senate, 7. South Australia: House 22, Senate, 7, West Australia • House, 11 j Senate 6. Tasmania : House 12; Senate, 12, Northern Territory: House, 1 • Senate 0. The Northern Territory, however, has only one non- ‘ voting representative, ' , The United Australia, Party is composed largely of former Nationalists and of members of th'e- All For Australia League. , SENATE NO-MIX ATI 0 X S*, For the Senate; the nominations are as follows. New South Wait's:—United Australia Party 3; Federal Labour Party 3; Langites (Labour) 3; Independents 3 ; Communist one. Victoria: —United Australia Party 3 ; Federal Labour Party 3 ; Communist Party one. , South Australia :—United Australia Party 3; Federal Labour Party 3; Communist Party one. West Australia United Australia ‘Party 3 ; Federal Labour Party 3.

Tasmania : —United Australia Party 8; Federal Labour Party 3 ; Independent 1.

. A surprise nomination in N.S.W. is that of Mr Dooley, former premier of New South Wales, a,s an Independent Straight Laoour candidate. ,

MR BRUCE’S PROPAGANDA,

'■'J LONDON, December 5. Mr S. 'Bruce, in a policy statement issued after the election speeches by Mr Scullin and Mr Lyons, declared: Scullin lost the greatest opportunity ' ever presented an Australian stateswhen, on returning from England, he put party before country, exhibiting vacillation and which disgusted even his own followers. The defection of - Mr Scullin’a party will lead to an abandonment of the rehabilitation scheme, with a disastrous world-wide reaction. 'Mr Scullin a fanaticism on 1 : the question of tariffs ip, a real' danger if to Australia. Undergo Government’s / arbitration policy .1% , few irresponsV ibles and extremists will continue to determine the lives and happiness of .( the whole •of Australia’s workers. The menace of Communism must be extirpated. ,

H STATE PARLIAMENT TO JOIN IN. SYDNEY, December 6. The N.S.W. State Parliament has adjourned till December 21st, to enable the members to participate in the Federal election campaign. si , MR BRUCE'S VIEW'S. LONLuN, December 5. Mr J. Bruce, addressing the Cripplegate Ward Club, said' it was difficult to forecast, . the . .effect • of,, the Empire wheat quota. It., was much more significant than the British market would give increasing opportunities for Empire trade. This would : /-amazingly affect public opinion in t (Canada. It would affect public opin-. i in a less degree in Australia. Thd he said, but not England until 'the' last election,- had ,realised the importance of inter-imperial trade but it waa a job for captains of finance and industry, and not a job foxpoliticians. Australia had a great future if it increased production, instead of maintaining its trade balance by merely preventing imports.