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3.
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ELECTION ARITHMETIC
THE RESULTS
Of the 272 people elected on March 3:
(a) 162
identified themselves with a specific
political party or group; and
(b) 110 refused to accept a party label and stood
as independents. (Some have since declared
their affiliations.)
4.
For the District Boards as a whole, the elections
have produced the following balance of political forces:
(a) The "Democratic Block"
(b) The "Conservative Block"
(c)
"Independents"
100 seats
62 seats
110 seats
5.
In practice, the available evidence suggests that
the majority of the "independents" will fall naturally into
the "conservative" camp. ("Democrats" were more likely than
declare their allegiance during the
"conservatives"
to
campaigns.)
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