The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-11-16
(By the Associated Pre,s)

London, Nov. 1e. Extensive gains
for labor and numerous losses for
the conservatives and the national
:Lloyd Georgia) liberals feature the
returns from yesterdays parliament
ary elections as received up to 2
o'clock this morning.
The poll was remarkably heavy. In
many constituencies more than
eighty, and some cases more than
ninety per cent Of teh electors voted,
a very large proportion being wo-
men. The enthusiasm of the women
was particularly noticeable in Lon
don, where neither fog nor house,
hold cares suficed to keep them in
doors.
The laborites' rally to the poll.
showed thoroughness of party organ
ization and keenness to carry their
men to ictory., Their successes were
most striking in the northern indus
trial areas, especially in Glasgow,
where scat after seat fell to their
attack.
Gain II Seats.
The latest figures give their gains
IS 41. against which they have but
Eve losses. II is noteworthy that
their triumphs came in the constitu-
encies where they were regarded as
most likely and it is not expected
that today's later returns will show
similar gains as the rural districts
are heard from.
The conservatives, although main
tanning up to the present their ma
;ority over the other parties, have
already suffered very serious losses.
These being only slightly fewer than
!abor's gains, but they can boast Of
the accession Of eight seats.
The majorities BY which the con-
servatives were returned at the last
elections sre also much reduced
where they were reelected. the case
of Prime Minister Bonar Law being
typical.
Close Call for Law.
! The premier yesterday was return
ed over the laborit4 candidate IN the
central division of Glasgow by
margin of only 2,514 where as in the
previous election his majority was
1895. f
The national liberals Of Georgeites,
also sufferedd some twenty losses,
while the independents, or Asquith-
ian, liberals made about Is gains.
Of the women candidate, Wis
countess Astor is the only one re-
turned thus far, and her victory was
won by closer margin that when
she was first sent to parliament to
represent the sutton division Of Ply
mouth. Lady Astor lost many votes
through the conservative split, but
made compensating gains from tte
laborites and liebrals.
Partial Standing.
Returns up to o'clock this after
aoon showed the standing of the par
ties in the new parliament, with 10
rroximately half of the members
accounted for, but including the Vi
contested divisions, to be as follows
Conservatives, 1T; Liberals Gas
quitian), %; Laborites, SO; Nationa
Liberals (Georgeite), "a; other par
ties, 8.
With 307 seats thus accounted for
out of the total of 615 in the house
of commons, it vas no more possible
cen for the experts, to predict the
complexions of the next house thar
it was last night. The conservative
had a majority of AZ seats over al,
other parties at that hour, but sur
prising upsets which were constant
ly cropping up in various constltu
encies drove the election prophets to
cover.
Labor suffered hard setback il
the Widnes division of Lancashire
where Arthur Henderson was defeat
by the conservative candidate, DR.
George C. Clayton, after holding the
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