MAJORITY TOTALS 245

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22269, 18 November 1935, Page 11

MAJORITY TOTALS 245

/ " * FOUR RETURNS TO COME OVER 20,000,000 VOTES CAST By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received November 17, 8.45 p.m.) LONDON. Nov. 17 All but four returns in connection with the British general election had been completed at midnight. The state of parties then was:—Government supporters, 428; Opposition, 183. These figures were made up as follows: Government Supporters Conservatives .... .... .... 387 National Liberals .... .... .... 31 National Labour .... ...» .... ft Nationalists .... .... .... 2 428 Opposition Supporters— Labour .... .... .... .... .... 155 Liberals.... .... .... .... .... ]6 independent Liberals .... .... .... 4 Independent Labour .... .... .... 4 Independent .... .... .... .... 1 —lB3 Til" Earlier figures showed the party gains as follows— Government SupportersConservatives .... .... .... .... 8 National Liberals .... .... .... 2 National Labour .... .... .... 1 Nationalists .... .... .... .... 2 13 Opposition Supporters— Labour .... .... .... .... .... 97 Liberals ...'. .... .... .... .... 3 Independent Labour .... .... .... 1 ,Communist .... .... .... .... 1 —lO2 Party looses on the earlier figures were as follows: Government Supporters— Conservatives .... .... .... .... 80 National Liberals .... .... .... 6 National Labour .... .... .... 6 Nationalists .... .... .... .... 2 94 Opposition SupportersLabour .... .... «... .... .... 3 Liberals MM •••• •••»• •••• 1 5 Independents .... .... .... .... 321 - A progress report issued earlier last night gave the votes cast as follows: Government .... .... .... 11,616,237 Opposition .... .... •••• 10,037,589