NO UNION

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22961, 12 February 1938, Page 13

NO UNION

■ ULSTER'S_VERDICT I REBUFF FOR EIRE 1 government party Rf SWEEPING VICTORY (POLLING .AT ELECTION By Telejraph—Press Association— Copyright J ' (Received February 11. 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 11 The Ulster election resulted in a gweeping victory for the Governr''. meat, led by Viscount Craigavon, which gained two seats, one from Labour in Belfast and one from the • Rationalists in Mourne, County Powa. > The results, with four returns to oome, compared with the position after the election in 1933, are as follows J—--1938 1033 Unionists .... 35 37 Ind. Unionists * • 22 Nationalists ** 8 9 Labour 1 2 • Ind. Labour < « *1 Fianna Fail * « » » 1 Kepublican . < <. 1 Independent .< *. 1 *4B 52 * Four returns to come. - The four results outstanding are not Upected to be known until Monday. It is anticipated that at least three Unionists will be returned, giving Lord Craigavon's party 38 seats.

lord Craigavon in a message thanks ihe loyalists and save: "Mr. de Valera again presumed to dictate terms to the Imperial' Government for the severance of Ulster from the United Kingdom. That question is for Ulster to decide. iTour aitsWer. : li unmistakable and final. "Ulsfiar irill not exchange its unity frith tho ffnited Kingdom for unity with Southern Ireland. We have surely seen the end of uncertainty regarding our constitutional status.*' Air. de Valera, in a statement, said: "The results could have been forecast a mouth, ago. The fundamental fact is that the territory of the Irish nation is partitioned against the will of this vast majority of the people.

"Ireland's most sacrod province also >« partitioned, six counties being cut .off from the other three because Vis'eount Craigavon's party could not Mcura a safe majority in Ulster as a 'whole. It is only in v the City of Belfast •nd the area adjoining it that there a majority in favour of partition. Lord Craigavon makes a mistake. The recovery of the lost counties will ke the first item on the agenda of every Anglo-Irish conference."

SURPRISES OF CONTEST

LABOUR LEADER'S DEFEAT

fflecelved February 11, 0.30 p.m.) BELFAST, Feb. 11 The defeat of Alderman Midgly, of tea Dock division of Belfast, leader of the Northern Ireland Labour Party, *as one of the biggest surprises of the election.

The leaders of both. Unionist factions opposing Viscount Craigavon also were defeated. ■