VOTING AT HOME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16895, 21 November 1922, Page 7

VOTING AT HOME.

ANALYSIS OF FIGURES. MEMBERS TAKE SEATS. B A™rSian h arS r N?Z^ a Sble l Awo^iatiom 31 (Received November 21, 10.5-5 a.m.) LONDON, November 20. With the Orkney and Shetlanc votes undeclared, the analysis of th TOting tIIOWB : Conserrs. t i ves . * 5,390,177 Liberals . . 2,634,091 National Liberals . 1,544,767 Labour . . - 4,113.57 7 Others ... 543.705 The new Parliament has assembled The. Hon J. H. Whitley was unanim ously rc -elected Speaker. During the. earlier part of the rlai there was a rush by new members L-c mark off the seats which they ma}

>coupy for the session. 'J'he earliest routers arrive*! hot ween five and eigni Tclook in the morning. Mr Lloy \ ieorgo and Ids followers found son;.s >?i the Opposition henehes below the gangway. While the members attended tlm louse n{ Lords to hear the* reading <; p -he Commission opening Parliament •ead. some of the members of the louse ot Commons found accom moda - ion in the gallery, where one with a Scottish accent said in a loud voice? ' We will smash nil that lot and giv hem tranquility." The mem.hers of he House of Commons returned m lie House of Commons to he sworn n.