BRITISH POLITICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16908, 23 March 1929, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

THREE BY-ELECTIONS TWO GOVERNMENT DEFEATS (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Pixfca Assn., (Australian Press Assn.—United Sendee.) (Received March 22, 11 a.m.) LONDON, March 22. Throe by-elections were held yesterday, and in two instances the Government sustained losses of seats formerly held, the third being retained with a reduced majority. At Holland there was a Liberal victory,‘the positions of the previous elections being entirely reversed. At. North Lanark a woman Labor candidate was returned with an overwhelming majority. The seat, however, had been held by Labor prior to the last, General Election. The Government held the Bath seat with a reduced vote of nearly 5000. The North Lanark by-election, owing to Sir Alex Sprot’s death, resulted: — Miss Jennie Lee (Lab.) ... 15,711 laird Scone (Con.) 9133 Miss Mitchell (Lib.) 2485 This is a Labor gain. Miss Mitchell forfeits her deposit. Polling at last election was as follows Sir Alex iSprot- (Con.) 13,880 J. Sullivan (Lab.) 11,852 Owing to Mr. A. W. Dean's death, a by-election was held at Holland, resulting :

Blindell (Lib.) 13,000 White (Lab) ... ... ... 9294 Vanderburg (Con.) 8257 Dennis (Inde.) 3541 This is a Liberal gain, the voting at the last election being:—

A. W. Dean (Con.) 15.459 0. R. B. White (Lab.) ... 10,689 R. P. Winfrey (Lib.) 6415 Owing -to the death of Captain C. T. Foxcroft, Conservative member for Bath, a by-election was held and resulted as follows: —

C. W. Baillie Hamilton (C.) .. 11,171 S. R. Daniels (Liberal) .. 7,255 G. G. Desmod (Labor) .. .. 6,359 The previous election resulted as follows:

Captain Foxcroft (Con.) .. 16,067 F. W. Ranerty (Lib.) .. .. 8,800 Captain W. Scobel (Lab.) .. 3,914

(British Official Wireless.)

Miss Jennie Lee is the 25-years-old daughter of a Scottish miner. -She attended an elementary school, and her parents managed, with characteristic Scottish frugality, to send her to Edinburgh University. There she took a degree in arts with honors, and the degree of bachelor of laws. She won also a travelling scholarship on the Continent. She is now engaged as a school mistress.