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The '''1891 New South Wales colonial election''' was held 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 with a [[first past the post]] voting system, 20 2-member constituencies, 10 3-member constituencies and nine 4-member constituencies with a [[proportional representation]] system. 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 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. 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 election saw the first appearance of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (then known as the Labour Electoral League of New South Wales), who took a significant number of votes and seats from the previous two major parties in the assembly. The main political parties in New South Wales, the [[Protectionist Party]] and the [[Free Trade Party]] both lost seats to Labour, with Parkes' Free Trade government losing office to [[George Dibbs]]' Protectionists after Dibbs arranged for support for his government from Labour. The election included seven seats that were uncontested.
The election saw the first appearance of the [[Australian Labor Party]] (then known as the Labour Electoral League of New South Wales), who took a significant number of votes and seats from the previous two major parties in the assembly. The main political parties in New South Wales, the [[Protectionist Party]] and the [[Free Trade Party]] both lost seats to Labour, with Parkes' Free Trade government losing office to [[George Dibbs]]' Protectionists after Dibbs arranged for support for his government from Labour. The election included seven seats that were uncontested.

Revision as of 10:51, 5 July 2015

New South Wales colonial election, 1891
← 1889 17 June 1891 – 3 July 1891 1894 →
All 141 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader George Dibbs Sir Henry Parkes Steering Committee of 5
Party Protectionist Free Trade Labor
Leader since 17 January 1889 1886 July 1891
Leader's seat Murrumbidgee St Leonards
Last election 66 seats 71 seats First election
Seats won 52 seats 44 seats 35 seats
Seat change Decrease14 Decrease27 Increase35
Prozentualer Anteil 36.50% 36.49% 20.62%
Swing Decrease14.87 Decrease12.14 Increase20.62
Premier before election

Sir Henry Parkes
Free Trade

Elected Premier

George Dibbs
Protectionist

The 1891 New South Wales colonial election was held 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. 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 Australian Labor Party (then known as the Labour Electoral League of New South Wales), who took a significant number of votes and seats from the previous two major parties in the assembly. The main political parties in New South Wales, the Protectionist Party and the Free Trade Party both lost seats to Labour, with Parkes' Free Trade government losing office to George Dibbs' Protectionists after Dibbs arranged for support for his government from Labour. The election included seven seats that were uncontested.

Key dates

Date Event
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

New South Wales colonial election, 3 July 1891
Legislative Assembly
<< 1889–1894 >>

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 36.50 -14.87 52 −14
  Free Trade 65,850 36.49 −12.14 44 −27
  Labor 37,216 20.62 +20.62 35 +35
  Independent 21,595 11.08 +8.09 12 +8
  Ind. Free Trade 6,684 3.70 +3.70 4 +4
  Ind. Protectionist 3,627 2.01 +2.01 4 +4
  Independent Labor 759 0.42 +0.42 1 +1
  Independent 445 0.25 +0.25 1 +1
Total 426,612     141  

References

  • "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006". New South Wales Parliament.
  • Antony Green. "NSW Elections Analysis". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 2015-04-06.

See also

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