The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-12-21
VOTERS UNSEAT
PREMIER BALDWIN
British Premier's Party Rendered
Helpless By Result Of Election
Conservatives Majority in Com
mons is Wiped Out-LabOr Party
Gains. Y.ts

London, Dec. 7.-(By The Associat-
ed Press.)-The Conservative major
ity over all the other parties in the
house of commons, was definitely
wiped out at yesterdays general cleo
ton.
With $50 seats out of 615 account
ed for up to p. m, the standing of
the parties was:
162; Liberals, 142; other parties, 10.
The Conservatives will have a ma
jOrity over any other party in the
house Of commons but will lack
majority over all the other parties.
Therefore Prime Minister Baldwin's
government stands practically defeat
ed, because it would be impOtent in
the face of the combined opposition.
The laborites were definitely assur-
ed tonight of being returned as the
opposition in the commons, as the
Liberals could not Overtake them even
if they won all the remaining seats.
The greatest number of seats the
labOrites ever held before was 144.
Baldwin Near Rocks.
The situation now is one of the
most complex that has ever occurred in
British politics. 1t is generally be-
lieved Premier Baldwin, will continue
to conduct the government until he
meets with defeat in the commons.
Since it will be impossible for him to
put through the protection measures
which formed the only purpose of his
campaign, he probably will invite de-
feat as the most graceful way out of
his position by proposing any motion
in the house which the LaboriteS and
Liberals oppose.
The government would thus be
overthrow and the king, according
to custom, would summon j. Ramsey
Macdonald, as the leader of the ofic-
lal opposition party, to form cabinet.
Six Women Elected.
Another Woman elected makes the
sixth woman member of parliament.
She is Lady TerringtOn, Liberal, who
was successful in her contest fer the
seat, for the WycOmbe division of
Buckinghamshire.
The returns show six other women
rejected by the electors, two at Birm-
ingham and one each at Farnham. in
Surrey, GlamOrgan in Wales, Cam
bridge and West Dorset.
Prime Minister Baldwin was re-
elected. His constituency, the Bewd-
ley district of Worcestershire. gave
him a majority over Sardius Hancock,
Liberal, this being an increase of 926
over last years majority.
J. Ramsay Macdonald, Labor lead
er, retained his seat from AberavOn,
1872. He received 17,439 votes as
OOH Gov,
sentative.
The Countess of Warwick was bad
ly 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 4,015 votes
only. against the successful candi-
date, Captain A. Eden, Conservative,
with 1870 and George Nichols, Lib
eral, with II ,134.
Herbert Asquith, former Liberal
premier who was returned to parlia-
ment by his constituents yesterday,
left for London today. Gree trade is
safe" he said.
Mrs. Margaret Philipson, COnser-
vative, retained her seat for the Ber
wick-On-Tweed division of Berwick
On-Tweed, but by smaller majority
than at the last election.
LLOYD GEORGE WINS
Former Prime Minister Lloyd
George was reelected from the Car
narvon district of Wales over Austin
Jones. Conservative.
Mrs. Margaret Winteringham, Lib
oral was reelected
Austen Chamberlain, Conservative
was reelected in the west division of
Birmingham, receiving 1890 votes,
with F. Smith, Labor, receiving 1888.
Miss Margaret Bondfeld, Labor. the
third woman and the second woman
Laborite TO be elected to parliament,
was returned from Northampton.
It was rumored that Winston
Churchill, defeated in yesterdays poll
ing in West Leicester, would be ask
ed to contest the seat fer West Der
byshire whose member has just died,
against the Marquis of Harrington.