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There are 1,426 . candidates for the 615 scats in the

House of Commons: Forty-one of the candidates are women. The total figure includes 32 candidates who have been returned unopposed, 16 of whom are Unionists. The Unionist candidates number 537, as against 529 last year ; the Liberals 341 as against 454 last year, and the Socialists 510, as against 434 last year. The new Parlia- ment will meet on Tuesday, November 18th.