The Federal Elections.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 4597, 19 December 1903, Page 3

The Federal Elections.

[United Press Association.] [By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright.] [Received 9.50 a.m.] SYDNEY, This day In the light of the later figures, and with one or two seats still in doubt, the Herald alters the probable constitution of the new House to Ministerial 26 Opposition ... ... 24 Labour 24 Independent ... ... 1 The Telegraph gives the following : Ministerial 26 Opposition 27 Labor 22 (Received 11.14 a.m) SYDNEY, This day Not oountiug the Riverina, which is still in doubt, and which the latest returns show as likely to go to them, the Opposition has gained three seats in New South Wales. In New England, Mr Lonsdale displaced Mr Sawers, the old member, Oowper, where Mr Clark, the Government Whip, suffered defeat at the hands of Sir John See and Hunter, Sir E. Barton’s old seat, where Mr Liddel secured a thumping majority over the Ministerialist candidate. The Opposition lost one seat at Owydir to L.ibour. ! In the Sanute the Opposition gains !*» * i-n 1 , T’ui Lib >ur candidate, Mr i Griffith*. hn.i now fallen a long way be- . hind the Froetrade bunch, while the two j lady oaitdiJatef occupy second and third 1 last places ou the Hat.

In Victoria Miss Goldstein stands third from the bottom for Oario. Mr Donald MoDonald made a good fight but Mr Grouch, the old member, was too strong for him. In the Queensland eleotion Mr Oulpin has been eleoted in plane of Mr MacDonald Petersen for Brisbane. One of the features of the election in New South Wales was that three members of the Assembly resigned to contest Federal seats. Two, Messrs Lonsdale and Webster, were successful. Iu Viotoria nine members of the Assembly and the Oounoil resigned. Only two, Messrs Trenwith and Grattan Wilson were successful.