CANADIAN ELECTIONS
THE LIBERAL MAJORITY SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION EXFENDED. Received March 25, 11.30 p.m. OTTAWA, March 25. The election to-morrow is expected to reduce substantially Mr. Mackenzie King’s overwhelming majority. The Liberals will be content it they carry 144 o£ the 245 seats, thus losing 40 and reducing the Ministerial majority to 35. Only super-optimists visualise a majority for Dr. Manion, but some Conservatives believe they will gain enough to create a stalemate. However, impartial observers give Dr. Manion a maximum of 85. I Among the Ministers, Mr. Rogers is lin very serious danger of defeat. I The Pensions Minister, Mr. Mackenzie, j and the Labour Minister, Mr. McI Larty, are also threatened. The campaign is closing in a welter of charges and recriminations. Some politicians’ outbursts have not enhanced their reputations. Because of the abnormally heavy snow, a light rural vote is anticipated.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19400326.2.54
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 71, 26 March 1940, Page 5
Word Count
143CANADIAN ELECTIONS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 71, 26 March 1940, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in