UNITED AUSTRALIA
CANDIDATES' SUCCESS MINISTERS' MAJORITIES ONLY ONE IN DANGER > MR. W. M. HUGHES RETURNED By Telegraph—Press Association.—Copyright (Received September 16, 6.35 p.in.) SYDNEY, Sept. 16 The following "figures are typical of the strength of the United Australia Party's polling in many electorates yesterday : The Postmaster-General, Mr. R. A. Parkhill, has the huge majority of 18,000 at Warringah, New South Wales; the Minister of Commerce, Mr. F. H. Stewart, has an absolute majority of 12,000 at Parramatta, New South Wales; .and Mr. W. M. Hughes has an absolute majority of 4000 in North Sydney. 9.H* So far the primary votes alone have been counted in the various States and the position of the doubtful seats will not be known in some instances until the end of next week.
The Country Party has not done quite so well? Reports from the smaller States indicate that there will be only trifling changes in the party's representation, which probably will not exceed three new faces. New members of the House of Representatives so far include the follow-
mg:— Victoria: Messrs. M. Blackburn, F. Brennan and A. Drakeford, all Federal Labour, and Mr. R. G. Menzies, United Austrftlift* New South Wales: Messrs. T. Mutch and W. McCall, United Australia; J. Garden and D. Mulcahy, State Labour. Queensland: Mr. D. Watson, Federal Labour. Western Australia: Mr. J. Curtain, Federal Labour.
The feature of the -polling in New South Wales, where most of the changes are occurring, is that state Labour, led by Mr. J. A. Beasley has very nearly ousted the Federal Labour candidates, but the Lang-Beasley influence is not noticeable in any oi tlie other States.
On the figures cabled Mr. R. A. Parkhill has almost doubled his majority at Warringah. At the last general election in December, 19J1, 60 356 electors voted and the poll resulted as follows:—R. A. P«rjsh»ll. 29 180; W. L. Duncan (also United Australia Paftv), 19,989j...inf0rma1, ÜB7; majority fcr Mr» Parkhill, 9191»
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21907, 17 September 1934, Page 9
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