New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
Conservative Majority Over All Other Parties in House of Commons Wiped Out
General Opinion Also Is That Protective. Tariff Measures Are Definitely Killed.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 London, Dee. 7.--The conservative majority over all the other parties ir the house of commons was definitely wiped out at yesterdays general elec- tion,
 With 5is seats of the total of 615 accounted for at four o'clock this af- tcrnoon the following could be defin- iteiy stated:
 The conservatives will have ma iority over any other party in the house Of commons. but will lack a ma iority over all the other parties.
 Baldwin Is Defeated
 Therefore Prime Minister Baldwin's government stands practically defeat ed, because it would be impotent in the face Of the combined opposition.
 The standing of the parties at this honr was: Conservatives 235, labor i67, liberals l36, independents 9, na- tionalist I.
 This gave all the other parties a total Of Sl3 out of the complete house membership of SIS.
 Protection Killed
 The liberals and labor party leaders while making no claims as Co the final figures Of the house membership, de- c,arrd this afternoon that protection had been definitely killed. This was not denied by the conservatives.
 Tho conservatives had placed much faith in the country districts, feeling that the promise 10 snbsidize the farmers would draw a heavy agricul- tural vote. The rural returns thus far, however, have given the tories hard tlow. tho farming element veering over to the liberals to considerable extent. What was felt to be one of the most striking answers to the sub- sidy proposal came in the defeat of it's sponsor, Sir Robert Sanders, the minister of agriculture at Bridgewa- ter. by tDo liberal candidate, W. E., Morse. by majority Of 1,A3i.
 The situation now Is one of tho most complex that has ever occurred in British politics. lt is generally be- iicved Premier Baldwin will continue to conduct the government until he meets with defeat in the commons.
 Since it will be impossible for him  nres which formed the only purpose of his campaign, he probably will invite defeat as the most graceful way out Of his position. If this oc- CUTS. the king, according to custom, would summon !. Ramsay MacDon- aid, iaborite. as leader of the official opposition party, to form a cabinet.
 lloyd George Reelected
 Ronald McNeill. under secretary of foreign affairs. retained his seat for Canterbury. Sir Robert Horne, con- scrvative, former chancellor of the ex- chenuer. was successful in Glasgow, while R. Mond, son Of Sir Alfed Mond. former minister of health in the Lloyd George cabinet, gained a seat for the liberals at the Isle of Ely.
 John T. ". Newbold, the commun- ist member of the last parliament, suffered defeat in the Motherwell df- vision of Lanarlshire, at the hands of H. Ferguson. conservative.
 One Of the prominent liberals. Sir Donald Mclean. lost in the Kilmar- mock division of Ayr and Butte, Scot- land. 10 R. Clinic. labor. Will Thc1He and John J. Jones' retained Plaistow and Silvertown. respectively for the labor party, while Frank Hodges. Miners Leadsg, gained a liberal seat al IIchfeld. Staqordshire.
 Former Prime Minister Lloyd George won his seat by polling 12.- ies votes as against 1928 for Jones. conservative candidate.
 F- ative. retained her seat for the Der wick-on-Tweed division of Berwick on-Tweed. but by smaller majority than al the last election.
 Countess of Warwick Defeated.
 The countess of Warwick vas badly defeated for parliament in the Warwick and bennington division of Warwick where she had made a pic turesque campaign as the labor party candidate. The countess was at the bottom of the poll. with 4,01s votes only against the successful candidate. Captain 4. Eden. conservative. with 1s.ss7, and George Nichols. liberal. with i1.1sA
 Baldwin Reelected.
 Prime Minister Baldwin Was re- elected 10 parliament. His constitu- eucy. the Bewdlsy district Of Worces- tershire. gave him majority of ssss over Ssrdius Hancock. liberal. 1 this being sm increase Of s26 over 1 lsF years majority ! Ramsey Mcdonald. labor party I leader. retained his sest for Aber- 1 avon. Cslafnorean. Wales. with ptu- 1 rsjity of sSfg He received 17.s49 votes as against ta,s27 for E. H. Byass. conservative.
 Mrs Margaret WimtrinKham. lib- erai vas reelected from the Jouth I disision of Lincolnshire. The duchess of Athol. conservative. | uas returned for the kinruss and | western division ef Perth and Kim ross over l.. 4. Moltend liberal
 W. q. Orn7sbv-Gore. conservative | under secretsry of stafe for the colonies. sss reelected 4 I1om stafford.
 Austen Chamberlain. cOnscrrative.