OXFORD SURPRISE
SUCCESS OF INDEPENDENT CONSERVATIVE REPLACED COMMENT ON CABINET CONSID BE ATI ON NE RDED (Rritisli Official Wireless,) Reed. 1.20 p.m. RUGBY, Nov. IS. The rcinni to Parliament, as one ill' tlio two members for Oxford University", of: Mr A. I'. Herbert caused :i surprise. Oxford hitherto has been represented by two Conservatives, and Mr Herbert's candidature as an Independent was generally taken lightheartedly. tn the result Lord Hugh Cecil (Conservative) headed the poll, and Mr Herbert was second with a large majority over the other Conservative candidate. The results for two constituencies have still to be declared. These arc Scottish Universities, reluming three members, .and Orkney and Shet lands. reluming one. The political I'm tire of Mr Ramsay Mai-Donald, who was heavily defeated al Seaham Harbor, is much discussed in newspapers, and the possibility of a sent being vacated to enable the ex-Prime Minister to contest it is freely .canvassed. These anticipations should be treated with reserve, as no such decision is likely until the whole situation is examined by the Prime Minister, Mr Stanley Baldwin. Another Minister who is without a seat in the new [louse is Mr Malcolm MacDonald.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18867, 19 November 1935, Page 6
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193OXFORD SURPRISE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18867, 19 November 1935, Page 6
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