ELECTION RESULT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22108, 14 May 1935, Page 9

ELECTION RESULT

NEW SOUTH WAXES BUSINESS CIRCLES PLEASED FIVE SEATS STILL DOUBTFUL GOVERNMENT'S MAJORITY By Telegrnpli—Press Associntion—Copyright (Received May 13, 10.15 p.m.) SYDNEY. May 13 The outcome of ihe New South Wales general election has been received with the greatest satisfaction in business circles. The returning officers to-day began counting 200,000 absentee and postal votes and the distribution of preferences in the five electorates where there is still an element of doubt. It is regarded as possible that the distribution of the preferences will restrict the State Labour Party's gain to three seats, which would leave the Government with a majority of about 32 in the new Legislative Assembly. It is probable that the new Parliament will meet within a fortnight to deal with urgent financial measures. The postal and absentee votes are not expected materially to alter the position, but Hurstville, which yesterday was given as a Labour gain, now is likely to bo retained by the Government as the United Australia Party's candidate has an absolute majority of 54 votes. The Sydney Morning Herald says that only Canterbury and Mudgee have been definitely lost by the United Parties to Labour and expresses the opinion that Arncliffe, Petersham, and Goulburn will be retained by the United Australia Party.

LABOUR'S DEFEAT

CAUSES EXAMINED MR. LANG AS A FACTOR SYDNEY, May 13 The Sydney Morning Herald says that only Canterbury and Mudgee have been definitely lost by the united parties to Labour, and expresses the opinion that Arncliffe, Petersham and Goulburn will be retained by the United Australia Party. There were two causes for the Government's victory, ■ says the Herald. Tiiey were the fine record of the Ste-vens-Bruxner administration in redeeming the State from chaos under Langism in 1932, and the hopeless handicap which Mr. Lang has come to represent to the Labour Party. Mr. Lang, on his record over the years, has been the best election loser Labour has ever had. The Daily Telegraph says: " The people resolved to continue travelling along the steady course in which they have already earned good results. Their determination is to " hold fast to that which is good." The Labour Daily says: The Labour movement has been checked but not defeated. An analysis of the voting demonstrates a pronounced swing toward Labour in practically every constituency, and although it will have perhaps only six new members in the House the Government's majority in at least 15 other seats is sufficiently slender to indicate that Labour was extremely unlucky not to be forming a Ministry to-day.