AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17361, 7 January 1920, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS

HEW VOTING SYSTEM. ] MR. RYAN'S CONDEMNATION. CAUSE OF PARTY'S DEFEAT. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 8.10 p.m.) BRISBANE, Jan. 6. Mr. T. J. It/an declared that the new voting system was one of the causes of Labour's deftsat at the elections, but he added that on the whole the party had improved its position since 1917. He was strongly opposed to oh; suggested coalition with the Farmers' Party.

SECTARIANISM BLAMED. PROMINENT MAN'S BELIEF. Australian sad N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 10.45 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 6. Mr. F. G. Tudor, in returning thanks for his election, attributed the Labour defeat to sectarianism and apathy, resulting in the profiteers' victory. LABOUR AND THE SENATE. HOPE OF WINNING SEATS. A. and N.Z. SYDNEY, Jan. 6. Mr. Gardiner has been elected to the Senate., Labour has now also hopes of winning a seat each in Victoria, Queenst land, and West Australia.

The Government statistician estimates tho population of New South Wales at. 1.984,389 at tho end of September, and as at the avorage rate of increase tho second million mark has now been passed, it means there will be a redistribution of seats in the House of Representatives provided by the Constitution, by which New South Wales will gain one seat at the expense of Victoria.