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Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in July 1895 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1895 New South Wales colonial election was held on 24 July 1895 for all of the 125 seats in the 17th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. Section 23 (1) of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act of 1893 conferred a right to vote on 'every male person, being a natural born [British] subject, who shall have resided or had his principal place of abode in New South Wales for a continuous period of one year'. males. The 16th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 5 July 1895 by the Governor, Lord Hampden, on the advice of the Premier, George Reid.[1][2]
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All 125 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 63 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results of the election, showing the winning vote share of the elected member. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Event |
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5 July 1895 | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
16 – 20 July 1895 | Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
24 July 1895 | Polling day. |
13 August 1895 | Opening of 17th Parliament. |
New South Wales colonial election, 24 July 1895 [3] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 253,125 | |||||
Votes cast | 151,680 | Turnout | 59.92 | −18.64 | ||
Informal votes | 1,354 | Informal | 0.88 | −0.74 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Free Trade | 56,347 | 37.15 | +6.81 | 58 | +8 | |
Protectionist | 50,703 | 33.43 | +5.74 | 42 | +5 | |
Labor | 20,028 | 13.20 | −3.29 | 18 | +3 | |
Ind. Free Trade | 11,096 | 7.32 | –4.29 | 4 | −7 | |
Ind. Protectionist | 6,547 | 4.32 | −2.86 | 2 | −2 | |
Independent | 5,107 | 3.37 | +2.41 | 0 | ±0 | |
Independent Labor | 1,852 | 1.22 | −4.50 | 1 | −7 | |
Total | 151,680 | 125 |
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