The Archive · 1935

After the Election

the full lst of results of "Election now to hand by mall. gives some interesting supplementary information. Of the 06 women candidates only nine were MMecessful and six of them were Unionists, one Labour, one Independ. ent Liberal and one Independent. All fof them were members of the last Parliament, with the exception of Miss Ellen Wilkinson who captured Jarrow for the Labour interest. She formerly was member for East Mid-@lesbrough but was defeated in the General Election of 1931. Leaving out of account unopposed returns fand the "contests for Armagh, Fermanage, Tyrone and the University seats, the total number of votes cast was "21,500,763 out of an electorate fof 20,085,382—roughly 74 percent. The percentage in the six previous General Elections were as follows: 3018, 62 per cent.. 1922, 68 per cent; 1023, 71 per cent 1024, 77 per cent; 1029, 79 Por cent; 1081, 81 per cent.

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