QUEENSLAND POLITICS
THE NEW SPEAKER
GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION
VOTE TOGETHER
LABOUR ISOLATED.
gy Telegraph -Press Aasociation-CopyriEht. BRISBANE, July 24.
In tho Queensland Parliament, opened yesterday, throe members were nominated for tho Speakership of the Lower House.
A good deal of personality was imported into tho discussion, but eventually all throe candidates were rejected at tho Premiers suggestion, and the matter allowed to stand over for a few hours.
Then Mr Leahy was again nominated, tho Premier supporting tho nomination, and ho was elected by 45 to 20, tho minority consisting of the Labour
party. There are indications of a coalition between- tho Government and Opposition, and tho throwing over of tho Labour party.
It seems that tho die is oast and the Government has decided to ally itself with tho Pfiilp, instead of the Labour, party. Thus the Oppositionists will practically become Ministerialists, and the Labour party the Opposition. Mr Kidston appears to have taken time to consider his attitude in the first trial of strength—over the olcction of a Speaker—and his following and tue Opposition voted together. The new Speaker. Mr Leahy, has been in Parliament for many years, and has held Ministerial rank. He represents a constituency as large as about three-parts ot New Zealand,
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6270, 25 July 1907, Page 5
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