Evening star., 1935-10-15
LIBERALS SWEEP
CANADA ELECTION
Majority of Conservative
Government, Led by Pre-
mier Bennett, Wiped Out.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA. October 15-Canada's
Liberal party, out Of ONCE for five
years, swept back today into control
Of the House Of Commons with the
most decisive election victory in the
country's history.
The majority Of the Conservative
government, led by Premier r. B. Ben.
nett. was wiped out by a wave Of anti
administration votes.
New parties made dismal showing,
but in the West the Social Credit
group won more than q dozen Par
lament seats, most Of them from
Alberta, birthplace Of the party.
Largest Majority Assured.
An incomplete unoficial count
showed the Liberals would have the
largest House majority any party ever
had in Canada.
They were assured Of 1e5 seats out
of the 245 at stake.
The Conservatives had won Il. in
contrast to the l13 they enjoyed when
Parliament was dissolved in August;
the Social Creditors, 13; the Co.
operative Commonwealth Federation,
. Socialist group new in national poll
tics, 2; the Liberal Progressives, /;
the new Reconstructionists party. l:
the Independent Liberals, 4, and the
United Farmer-Laborites. /.
One plank in the platform of Mac
Kenzie King, leader of the Liberals and
grandson of participant In the
rebellion" Of 1887. was q proposal for
q reciprocal trade agreement with the
United States.
Others included the sliberation" Of
external and internal trade and the
restoration Of trade with Japan.
King Makes Statement.
King said the vote "is q verdict
against a privately owned and con-
trolled national bank and in favor
Of properly constituted national
bank to perform the functions Of
rediscount and the control Of cur
rency issue in terms Of public need"
There can be no mistaking the
demand for q restoration Of control
over credit and currency ISSUE" he
added.
The Conservative platform Is put
forth by Premier Bennett called for
q continuance Of full tarin protec-
ton for Canadian industries and IN
extensive series Of social reforms, In
cluding q voluntary pension scheme
for all workers over 90 years old.
The Liberals took every seat In
Prince Edward Island and Nova
Scotia and Q Of New Brunswick's 10
seats. Their inroads In Quebec and
Ontario were impressive.
Cabinet Ministers Defeated.
Cabinet ministers fell progressively
as the count Of ballots proceeded. Only
these ministers appeared assured Of
reelection to seats In Parliament:
Premier Bennett. who will relin.
quish his once to King; Sir George
Perly, minister without portfolio: Q.
H. Cahan, secretary Of state: Carl
Rowe, without portfolio; Hugh Stewart,
public works, and Z. J. Lawson, m.
tional revenue.
Had 1t not been for Ontario, where
the Liberals collected So and the Con-
servatives ~ seats. the latter party
would have been wiped out Of Parlia.
ment in the East.
Bennett personally won reelection
from West Calgary; H. H. Stevens.
Reconstructionist leader, from Koot-
enay. East, and J. 8. Woodwork,
leader Of the G. G. r.. from Winnipeg
North Center.
Reconstructionists and the Q. G. T.,
making initial bids for power on .
national scale, met sharp failure.
Neither party elected . man east Of
the Great Lakes.
The Alberta electorate, which be.
came adherents Of the social credit
program Of government . week ago,
chose II Commons members from that
party. DR.. r. w. dershaw, . Liberal
member Of the Commons for 10 years
from Medicine Hat. was defeated In
the social credit victory.
The election drew almost 1000, 900
voters to the polls.