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The '''1891 New South Wales colonial election''' was held in the then [[colony of New South Wales]] between 17 June to 3 July 1891. This election was for all of the 141 seats in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] and it was conducted in 35 single-member constituencies, 20 2-member constituencies, 10 3-member constituencies and nine 4-member constituencies, all with a [[first past the post]] system. Part 1 (section 10) of the ''Electoral Act of 1880'' set the qualification for election on "every male subject of Her Majesty of the full age of twenty-one years and absolutely free being a natural born or naturalized subject".<ref>[https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/acts/1880-34a.pdf ''Electoral Act of 1880'', s.10]</ref> Seven seats were uncontested. The previous [[parliament of New South Wales]] was dissolved on 6 June 1891 by the [[Governor of New South Wales|Governor]], [[Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey|The Earl of Jersey]], on the advice of the [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]], [[Henry Parkes|Sir Henry Parkes]]. |
The '''1891 New South Wales colonial election''' was held in the then [[colony of New South Wales]] between 17 June to 3 July 1891. This election was for all of the 141 seats in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] and it was conducted in 35 single-member constituencies, 20 2-member constituencies, 10 3-member constituencies and nine 4-member constituencies, all with a [[first past the post]] system. Part 1 (section 10) of the ''Electoral Act of 1880'' set the qualification for election on "every male subject of Her Majesty of the full age of twenty-one years and absolutely free being a natural born or naturalized subject".<ref>[https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/acts/1880-34a.pdf ''Electoral Act of 1880'', s.10]</ref> Seven seats were uncontested. The previous [[parliament of New South Wales]] was dissolved on 6 June 1891 by the [[Governor of New South Wales|Governor]], [[Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey|The Earl of Jersey]], on the advice of the [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]], [[Henry Parkes|Sir Henry Parkes]]. |
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The election saw the first appearance of the [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)| |
The election saw the first appearance of the [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor Party]] (then known as the Labour Electoral League of New South Wales), which won 35 seats, taking a significant number of votes and seats from both of the previous two major parties in the Assembly, and giving Labour the [[Balance of power (parliament)|balance of power]].<ref>''So Monstrous a Travesty'', Ross McMullen. Scribe Publications 2004. p.4.</ref> The main political parties in New South Wales, the [[Protectionist Party]] and the [[Free Trade Party]] both lost seats to Labour. Parkes held on as Premier until October 1891 when he again lost a vote in the Legislative Assembly, causing Parkes to resign as Premier and leader of the Free Trade Party.<ref name="Parkes ADB">{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=A W |last=Martin |title=Parkes, Sir Henry (1815–96) |id2=parkes-sir-henry-4366 |access-date=2021-02-26}}</ref> [[George Dibbs]] (Protectionist) became Premier after he arranged for support for his government from Labour.<ref name="Dibbs ADB">{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=Bruce E |last=Mansfield |title=Dibbs, Sir George Richard (1834–1904) |id2=dibbs-sir-george-richard-3408 |access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref> |
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==Key dates== |
==Key dates== |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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[[File:1891_NSW_Seats.svg|thumb|300px|The Legislative Assembly after the election.]] |
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<section begin=Results />{{Australian elections/Title row |
<section begin=Results />{{Australian elections/Title row |
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<includeonly>| table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em;</includeonly> |
<includeonly>| table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em;</includeonly> |
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|party_id = Protectionist |
|party_id = Protectionist |
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|votes = 65,866 |
|votes = 65,866 |
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|votes % = |
|votes % = 36.5 |
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|votes chg = -18.8 |
|votes chg = -18.8 |
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|seats = 52 |
|seats = 52 |
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|party_id = Free Trade |
|party_id = Free Trade |
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|votes = 65,850 |
|votes = 65,850 |
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|votes % = |
|votes % = 36.5 |
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|votes chg = −16.0 |
|votes chg = −16.0 |
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|seats = 44 |
|seats = 44 |
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|party_id = Labor NSW |
|party_id = Labor NSW |
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|votes = 37,216 |
|votes = 37,216 |
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|votes % = |
|votes % = 20.6 |
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|votes chg = + |
|votes chg = +20.6 |
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|seats = 35 |
|seats = 35 |
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|seats chg = +35 |
|seats chg = +35 |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Independent |
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|votes = 21,595 |
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|votes % = 10.7 |
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|votes chg = +7.6 |
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|seats = 12 |
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|seats chg = +8 |
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{{Australian elections/Party summary |
{{Australian elections/Party summary |
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|party_id = Independent Free Trade |
|party_id = Independent Free Trade |
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|votes = 6,684 |
|votes = 6,684 |
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|votes % = 3. |
|votes % = 3.7 |
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|votes chg = +3. |
|votes chg = +3.7 |
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|seats = 4 |
|seats = 4 |
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|seats chg = +4 |
|seats chg = +4 |
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|party_id = Independent Protectionist |
|party_id = Independent Protectionist |
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|votes = 3,627 |
|votes = 3,627 |
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|votes % = |
|votes % = 2.0 |
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|votes chg = + |
|votes chg = +2.0 |
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|seats = 4 |
|seats = 4 |
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|seats chg = +4 |
|seats chg = +4 |
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|total_seats = 141 |
|total_seats = 141 |
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|}<section end=Results />{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=466px|barwidth=650px|bars={{bar percent|Protectionist|{{Protectionist Party |
|}<section end=Results />{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=466px|barwidth=650px|bars={{bar percent|Protectionist|{{party color|Protectionist Party}}|36.50}} |
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{{bar percent|Free Trade|{{Free Trade Party |
{{bar percent|Free Trade|{{party color|Free Trade Party}}|36.49}} |
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{{bar percent|Labor|{{Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) |
{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)}}|20.62}} |
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{{bar percent| |
{{bar percent|Ind. Free Trade|#888888|3.70}} |
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{{bar percent|Ind. |
{{bar percent|Ind. Protectionist|#888888|2.01}} |
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{{bar percent|Ind. |
{{bar percent|Ind. Labor|#888888|0.42}} |
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{{bar percent| |
{{bar percent|Independent|#888888|0.25}} |
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{{bar percent|Independent|#888888|0.22}}}}{{bar box|title=Parliamentary seats|titlebar=#ddd|width=466px|barwidth=650px|bars={{bar percent|Protectionist|{{Protectionist Party/meta/color}}|36.88|{{ns|9}}52}} |
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{{bar percent|Protectionist|{{party color|Protectionist Party}}|36.88|52}} |
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{{bar percent|Free Trade|{{party color|Free Trade Party}}|31.21|44}} |
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{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)}}|24.82|35}} |
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{{bar percent|Independent|#888888|8.51|12}} |
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{{bar percent|Ind. Free Trade|#888888|2.84|4}} |
{{bar percent|Ind. Free Trade|#888888|2.84|4}} |
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{{bar percent|Ind. Protectionist|#888888|2.84|4}} |
{{bar percent|Ind. Protectionist|#888888|2.84|4}} |
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The 1891 New South Wales colonial election was held in the then colony of New South Wales between 17 June to 3 July 1891. This election was for all of the 141 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 35 single-member constituencies, 20 2-member constituencies, 10 3-member constituencies and nine 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system. Part 1 (section 10) of the Electoral Act of 1880 set the qualification for election on "every male subject of Her Majesty of the full age of twenty-one years and absolutely free being a natural born or naturalized subject".[1] Seven seats were uncontested. The previous parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 6 June 1891 by the Governor, The Earl of Jersey, on the advice of the Premier, Sir Henry Parkes.
The election saw the first appearance of the Labor Party (then known as the Labour Electoral League of New South Wales), which won 35 seats, taking a significant number of votes and seats from both of the previous two major parties in the Assembly, and giving Labour the balance of power.[2] The main political parties in New South Wales, the Protectionist Party and the Free Trade Party both lost seats to Labour. Parkes held on as Premier until October 1891 when he again lost a vote in the Legislative Assembly, causing Parkes to resign as Premier and leader of the Free Trade Party.[3] George Dibbs (Protectionist) became Premier after he arranged for support for his government from Labour.[4]
Key dates
[edit]Date | Event |
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6 June 1891 | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
15 to 24 June 1891 | Nominations for candidates for the election closed. |
17 June to 3 July 1891 | Polling days. |
14 July 1891 | Opening of new Parliament. |
Results
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/1891_NSW_Seats.svg/300px-1891_NSW_Seats.svg.png)
New South Wales colonial election, 3 July 1891 [5] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | ||||||
Votes cast | 180,449 | Turnout | 64.40 | +4.87 | ||
Informal votes | 3,680 | Informal | 2.00 | +0.28 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Ändern Sie | |
Protectionist | 65,866 | 36.5 | -18.8 | 52 | −14 | |
Free Trade | 65,850 | 36.5 | −16.0 | 44 | −27 | |
Labor | 37,216 | 20.6 | +20.6 | 35 | +35 | |
Ind. Free Trade | 6,684 | 3.7 | +3.7 | 4 | +4 | |
Ind. Protectionist | 3,627 | 2.0 | +2.0 | 4 | +4 | |
Independent Labor | 759 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 1 | +1 | |
Independent | 445 | 0.25 | +0.25 | 1 | +1 | |
Total | 202,042 | 141 |
Retiring members
[edit]Protectionist
[edit]- William Alison MLA (Bogan)
- Wyman Brown MLA (Sturt)
- Myles McRae MLA (Morpeth)
- Alfred Stokes MLA (Forbes)
Free Trade
[edit]- Charles Garland MLA (Carcoar)
- Thomas Garrett MLA (Camden)
- Alexander Hutchison MLA (Canterbury)
- Joseph Mitchell MLA (Illawarra)
- John Shepherd MLA (Paddington)
- Edwin Turner MLA (Gunnedah)
- James Wilshire MLA (Canterbury)
- Francis Woodward MLA (Illawarra)
Independent
[edit]- Adolphus Taylor MLA (West Sydney)
- Cecil Teece MLA (Goulburn)
See also
[edit]- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1891–1894
- Candidates of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election
Notes
[edit]- ^ The members of the Labour steering committee were George Black, Joseph Cook, Jack FitzGerald, Thomas Houghton and William Sharp.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Electoral Act of 1880, s.10
- ^ So Monstrous a Travesty, Ross McMullen. Scribe Publications 2004. p.4.
- ^ Martin, A W. "Parkes, Sir Henry (1815–96)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Mansfield, Bruce E. "Dibbs, Sir George Richard (1834–1904)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "The Labor Caucus". The Evening News. 14 July 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 6 October 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Labour representatives in Parliament". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 July 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 6 October 2021 – via Trove.
Bibliography
[edit]- "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006". New South Wales Parliament.