1900 Tasmanian colonial election

The 1900 Tasmanian colonial election was held on 9 March 1900 in the Australian colony of Tasmania to elect 38 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.^{[citation needed]}

1900 Tasmanian colonial election

← 1897 9 March 1900 1903 →
All 38 seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Elliott Lewis Thomas Reibey Party Free Trade Protectionist Leader's seat Richmond Westbury Last election 19 seats 12 seats Seats won 18 seats 9 seats Seat change 1 3
Premier before election Elliott Lewis Free Trade Elected Premier Elliott Lewis Free Trade

The 1900 election was the second to use a limited version of the Hare-Clark system within Hobart and Launceston, which were given 6 and 4 seats respectively, while still using first past the post single-member constituencies elsewhere in the state. Following this term, the system largely returned to its pre–1897 state (all members elected through first past the post), but at the 1909 election, the entire State was redivided into five electorates using the Hare-Clark system.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Free Trade	5,134	27.20	18	1
	Protectionist	2,218	11.75	9	3
	Others	7,319	38.78	0	1
	Independents	4,201	22.26	11	6
Total		18,872	100.00	38	–
Valid votes		18,872	97.38
Invalid/blank votes		508	2.62
Total votes		19,380	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		39,002	49.69
Source: UWA[1]

Popular vote Free Trade Party   27.20% Protectionist Party   11.75% Independents   22.26% Others   38.78%

Seats Free Trade Party   47.37% Protectionist Party   23.68% Independents   28.95%

See also

• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1900–1903