CREATE TABLE table_18697 ("District" CLOB, "Incumbent" CLOB, "Party" CLOB, "First elected" FLOAT, "Result" CLOB, "Candidates" CLOB)

how many areas were in the election in 1912
SELECT COUNT("District") FROM table_18697 WHERE "First elected" = '1912'
SELECT COUNT("District") FROM "table_18697" WHERE "First elected" = '1912'