FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7329, 3 June 1913, Page 1

FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

i L\ AL'STUALIA. • j, Though tin: weather was. generally" it tine in New South Wales bitter cold, j 'Militated somewhat 'against tin: poll- |i ! ing for tin; I'Vderal elections and re- f ! Jnrenda proposals. In 'Victoria. and I Tasmania rain and winters- condi- , lions were unfavourable, though on | (he whole the voting was heavy. I p 1 to midnight, when counting stopped, jnot a single elect orate had completed |* its returns. d'iiose of many elector | ates, especiallyf from the other Stales, | were too meagre to speculate • upon j and it will he days before they are |j all complete. j ■As'foil tile Senate'and -.the referenda. ' the returns are 100 small to fell any; tale at all. I On present appearances the 'Liberals appear likely; to gain two. if not four seats in New South Wales, while La bonrlooks as if it will take the .Ilia- ' , wnrra seal from (he Liberals as a set - , oil in ' A ieloria. | I The latest figures indicate (hat Labour will probably win the T'awkner ' and •, Ih'inligo seals from (he Liberals. | and will also have a possibility ot gaining liallaral. j Should I’endigo go to Labour Sir | .John LhlieL, a notable old political jdampaigner, will disappear from the ■j arena. Alost of the Ministers and Mr Cook l I : i

loader of 1 lio Opposition, appear safe ;'though Mr Kishor and Mr King O’Malley arc lighting strong- opponents. . Great enthusiasm was shown by the crowds, who held positions in the streets in the vicinity of the newspaper others watching the posting of returns till the ■ early hours_of the morning, in spite of the bitter cold. I The last House ''bf Parlianiait was composed if forty-o.no Labour inenibors, two Independent Labour, and j thirt.v-tfwo Liberals; the Senate oL twenty-two "(Labour members, ami fourteen Liberal members.' i In order to rob the Government of its majority in ■ the House the Liberals require to win six seats. The hotels were closet! during poll-; big hoursi from 8 a.m. ,to 8 p.m. j blooded rivers will probably delay, the voting in the northVrn districts. LATh'ST LSTIMATLS. SVDVJvY, .June 1. ; SYJINEY, May ill. On. the pres<mt figures live Labour seats in New South Males are threat cnod —Nepean, f'alare, Now Kagland. .Robertson, and Werriwa—it is fairly certain that the Liberals will suitor a reverse from Hlawarra, lull even some ot these positions are yet capable of much a Herat ion. •In Victoria two, if not throe Lab' our gains are pretty well assured, •whilelVest "Australia promises one. Returns from other (States arc not complete enough to forecast upon. As far as the Senate figures liavi gone they show that -Labour is bold ing its own.