Federal Elections
United Press Association.— By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. Sy|d*ey, December 15, The cairapargJi f gmea\ally has bew marked by spiei, ' steady wo^k, all parties keepiog free frdm 'bitterness. Sydney, Decembor 16. tfine, weather favpureji the elections. The w^omeln availed thenusetves. of the first opportunity of raqoi^i-ng their Votes miwsh more largely than was a|pticii>ate£l. The referepS&tfm. oiir. the reduction of members of the local AsseSnbly is coimplicated and the result will npt be made known until the 281jh. lAt 11.15 p.m. &c only oo,n^>l©te retiuwx in was West Syftney, where Hughes, Labour camdiidate, was elocte'rt by a goojS majority. Mr .George. Reid ccjmpletely wit-distanced his oppotnejits in East Sydney, lea^iMg Thronger, Labour, by over 3000. Tne latest figures place Sir ''WilHaim Lype in a safe pa?iti,oji witjh, a leaH of 800. MViatsSon, Jbafcosui leader, is seciure in Sotuth Sydney. In Victoria .the majority of the returns are very incomplete. ; The only doM|plete ones are North Melbourne, where Higgins was returned-, andrYarraa, where TueHor was rethirneQ. Dr Quick ia safe at Belpicligp. The 31imbourn© seats looks liiie going t. Labour, and Dr 3'alouoy !ias a<• •!■*"] lesii from Sir Mal'.otm Si'-j\a>-I tip. Th-3 Oj*position seats at Warnoji iuitf Grainpiahs are also ©r.Xl'i-ns're'J. Minisftorialists arfi Lab>'ir ayea y e both hoi'ling theiar.own well m otfier ffats-. Filom Ta^n\tt3ii«. the only return sfttows Sir Philip Fysji's seat in Hteaigiei". Received December 16, 9.42 a.mHelbou^ne, Defcefcnber 16. Mr Deakin, federal Premier, is not over sangdiine regarding the elections, lin t^ie c,o(urse of a statement to a press inteiwiewer he saifl he reg*artied • the situation as extremely grave, more grave in Victoria ttoati elsew3ier»j Received December 17, 0.40 a.m. Syj^ney, DeceSniber? :{l. The incomploteness of the great bMlk of the re'tiurns frpm all the States render* it impossible to give aiuy'tbing li^e a definite idea how parties stand. Seventy-fiVe members are to be elected for the House of Re£>resekvtat^'ves<, in cluiii^gj those elcptefl wnyjiposeici, jjuicl a few where .the returns arg complete. With those whose chances are assiir^.l. or fiiriy well assslureS, the a^ro^xi.mate lumbers tnay he given as : Mi.i; r aterial 24, Opposition 21, Labjoiir 16, bat 4ven some oi these !jniay oe altere.) by th« postal vote, still to be Counted. The returns .cf the remaining seatnaiv too ba^vw^vd to risk a forecast. r.>r the Sena:o <be Frea Tianors have a lead for the three New Souta Wales vseats, Mr Treawitih .(rnii^pon-io-nt 3Ui«j'slterialisit^, another Sli.ii3t3riali.lt,, and it(W(o Labour caridiid)a.tes are lwx'din ; far ihetcmr Victorian sea's, Lnbour caMHidates lor, tne -HJiree '-iucenslanid, three Soutih Australian, and, thr-j West Austr&%n. soat3 3 and IWo Oipposfitdon and a labput candid, ate -c-v tihe Tastnanian seats, hut the i.-riuns aie even more 'bjawlcwara. in this Stiae than for the Hoftise, arid are capable of wide alter'alion.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12439, 17 December 1903, Page 7
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459Federal Elections Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12439, 17 December 1903, Page 7
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