GENERAL ELECTION IN AFRICA.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18291, 14 June 1929, Page 9

GENERAL ELECTION IN AFRICA.

Heavy Polling In Cities. LOSSES BY PACT PARTIES. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) CAPETOWN, June 12. Polling was unexpectedly heavy throughout the country. Early urban results have largely increased the South African Party majorities. Mr Duncan was re-elected for Yeeville, while a young advocate named Lawrence captured the Salt RiverCape Railway Works constituency from Labour. Colonel Cresswell was returned. Mr Boydell, Minister of Labour, was defeated. At midnight, the South African Party had secured twenty-five seats, the Nationalists two and Labour three, Including one Creswellite. Labour has lost three seats to the South African Party, notably Turffontein, where Mr Sturrock, a prominent industrialist, was returned, and the South African Party regained Langlaagte, where Mr Christian, chairman of the Labour Council, was defeated. PROGRESS RESULTS. SOUTH AFRICAN PARTY LEADS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received June 13, 9.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN, June 13. The overnight declaration at the general election are: South African Party .... 33 Nationalists 7 Labour 7 Mr Sampson (Minister of Post and Telegraph) was elected. The coloured native votes have gone solidly for the South African Party. [The House of Assembly consists of 135 elected members, 51 of whom represent the Cape of Good Hope. 17 Natal, 50 Transvaal, and 17 the Orange Free State. Members must be British subjects of European descent. Prior to the election the House was composed as follows: Nationalists 63, South African Party 54, Labour 18.] CITIES SUPPORT SMUT”. LABOUR MAY HOLD BALANCE OF POWER. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received June 14, 1.20 a.m.) CAPETOWN, June 13. The results are filtering slowly. The towns refused to be scared by the “black bogey,” and solidly backed General Smuts. Labour lost 9 seats and the South African Party gained 9. The Nationalists gained 2 seats. The position at the latest count Is:— South African Party .... 40 Nationalists 19 Cresswellites 4 Councilites 3 Probably Labour will hold the balance.