The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-29
SINN FEINERS MADE
 PRONOUNCED GAINS
Result of the Election Will Give Lloyd George a Majority of Almost Five to One in the House and Far Ex. ceeds the Expectation of His Most Enthusiastic Supporters.

London, Dec 2S--The broad fen lures of the election results announc- cd today are the sweeping triumph of the Lloyd George coalition, the complete rout of the Asquithians, pa cificists, and the women candidates, and, perhops, most significant of all, the victory of the Sim Feiners all along the line.
 That the coalition government would he victorious had been a fore gone conclusion despite the rumbl- ings of rumors between the polling and counting of the votes that labor would make a good showing. But that Lloyd-George would command an overwhelming majority in the new house in the proportion of almost five to one had not been contemplated by even the most sanguine politicians. And since coalition as it now operat is distinctly more conservative than liberal in it's composition and tenden- cies. this result of the first election under the extended franchise and with the population of millions of women voters is most suggestive.
 Premier lloyd GeoH.e With only four results yet to be announced has 5l9 seats for his coalition out of a membership of TOT The Sim Fein- CTS have elected 70 and labor approx imately 75.
 Of fourteen women candidates. only one will be entitled to sit in the House of Commons, namely a Sim Feiner, Countess Markievicz, who was elected for St. Patrick division or Du'din city. But, as the Sim Feiners refuse to sit at Westminster the House, will as it hitherto, be composed entirely of males
 All the other women candidates, in- cluding many of the foremost in the women's movement were rejected by the contituencies Christabel Plank hurst came the nearest of these to beng elected, being defeated only by a narrow majority by a Laborites.
 The Sim Feiners, as expected not only swept Ireland, but gained their seats with enormous majorit es. leay- ing the nationalistic representation in the new parliament a bare seven mem bers. Jno Dillon, the nationalist lead CT, was defeated by F. De Valera, Sim Feiner, for East Mayo, by majority of over 4,O00. Joseph Devel- in, however. defeated De Valera fer the West Belfast seat.
 De Valera also was a candidate in the south down constituency
 A prominent feature of the polling revealed by the count, is the com parative smallness of the polls com pared with the rdsistered number of electors. No figuures are available yet, as to what extent the army and navy have voted It should also be noted that defeat of the Asquith,ans. especially the former ministers, in most dasea. can tse RttEWtoG F. part. to split votes n three cornered constituencies.
 None of the coalition ministers were defeated, but most of them were reported elected by large ma jorit'es
 For instance. Premier Lloyd Georges majority is about 12,0O0 Winston ChurCh1l's 15,000, and An drew Bonar Laws 13000
 Majoritles well over 10oo0 wore quite common among the ooalitionists, On the other hand. the pacifists were almost in ever case gnominously de- feated by heavy votes The rejected candidates in this eroup included phlm snowden James Ramsay Mae nonall Wm. C. Anderson (hbog member for Aterclire division of sheffiela): Arthur Henderson, the ~>sSleader. Robert |. OuthW2stN
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 (lahor member for West
 Id. Ceerse lansberw (form-
 .nai member ior the How and
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