CANADIAN ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20628, 29 July 1930, Page 9

CANADIAN ELECTION.

fgVE OF THE POLLING.

fiAIN PARTIES' PROSPECTS. both sii>es confident. POLICy OF LEADERS. [TWO UNOPPOSED RETURNS. i Py Telegraph—Prens Association—Copyright. (Received Ju '- V 3-5 p.uO OTTAWA. .July 27. Polling will take placo to-morrow in tlto Canadian gcncr.il election. The campaign ended laevening. Both the l.ibeiuls and (lie Conservatives arc confident o! victory. •Jo bis final address the Liberal Prime Minister, Mi'. L. Mackenzie King, emphasised the record of bis Government. " c ict'erred to the extension of tho British preferences, countervailing duties against the L'niled Slates, and the development of inter-Empire trade. The leader of the Conservatives, Mr. p g Bennett, attacked the Government, on the unemployment question. He urged Canada first to adopt a policy of building up tho industrial and business life of tha Dominion. There will be contests in 2-13 ridings, (wo membcis having been returned un- ' opposed. The approximate state of parties in the House of Commons at the dissolution y as/ • Jjibcrals .. .. •• P<?3 Conservatives . . . . 90 United I"miners of Alberta. • 11 Liberal Progressives . . 9 Progressives, Labour and Independent.! . . • . . . l'i

Tho last general election in Canada took place on September 14, 1926. It- resulted fn a derisive victory lor the Liberal Party led by Mr. W. L Mackenzie King. Tho final returns showed the state of parties to beLiberals, 119; Conservatives, 91 ; Progressive Liberals, 11; United Farmers of Alberta, 11; Progressives, C;. Labour, 3; Independents, 2. The Progressives and Fanners Inning Eiuc!) in common-with the Liberals the new Government thus gained a good working majority and has lield office ever since. Mr, s Cabinet micceeded the Conservative Ministry of Mr. Arthur Meighen. . The various provinces elect, the 240 members of the House of Commons in 'tb« following proportions:—Ontario, 82; Quebec, 65; '? Nova Scotia, 14; NewBrunswick, 11: Manitoba, 17; British Columbia, 14; Prince Edward Island, 4; Alberta, 16; Saskatchewan, 21; \ukon, 1. For electoral purposes each province is divided into districts, each of which returns a member on tho majority of tbo votes taken by ballot. Since 1921 ' women have exercised the franchise in Canada on the same terms as men.