The Labour party has suffered a disaster at the polls unparalleled in recent times, and the National Government returns to power with a majority approaching 500 Ñ nearly 150 more than the Liberal majority in 1906, which until to-day held the record as the largest majority any Government has had since the Reform Bill.
 With seven results to be decided to-day or in the next few days, the alignment of parties is:Ñ            

                    Seats    Gains    Losses   Net Gain    Net Loss
Government    55        221        5           216
Opposition       57         5          221        216


Party Strengths

Government
Conservatives................................    470
National Labour.............................    13
National Liberals...........................     33
Liberal Nationals (Simon group)......    31
Independents.................................   4

Total...................................... 551

Opposition 
Labour...............................................51
Liberals...............................................5
Independent Labour.............................1
New Party...........................................0
Communists........................................0

Total.....................................57

The aggregate vote was:Ñ
For the Government..........14,150,915
Against the Government....7,215,842