New South Wales state election, 1901

New South Wales state election, 1901

3 July 1901

All 125 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 63 Assembly seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader John See Charles Lee James McGowen Party Progressive Liberal Reform Labor Electoral League Leader since 28 March 1901 April 1901 August 1894 Leader's seat Grafton Tenterfield Redfern Last election 52 seats 45 seats 19 seats Seats won 42 seats 37 seats 24 seats Seat change 10 8 5 Percentage 22.99% 33.55% 18.44% Swing 20.04 0.66 6.26

Legislative Assembly after the election

Premier before election John See Progressive Elected Premier John See Progressive

The 1901 New South Wales state election was held on 3 July 1901 for all of the 125 seats in the 19th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. Suffrage was limited to adult white males. The 19th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 11 June 1901 by the Governor, Lord Beauchamp, on the advice of the Premier, John See.

Federation had seen a re-evaluation of priorities among the main political parties in New South Wales, with the Protectionist Party and the Free Trade Party becoming the Progressive Party and the Liberal Reform Party respectively.

Key dates

Date	Event
11 June 1901	The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
22 June 1901	Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
3 July 1901	Polling day.
23 July 1901	Opening of 19th Parliament.

Results

New South Wales state election, 3 July 1901 Legislative Assembly << 1898 — 1904 >>
Enrolled voters		345,500
Votes cast		194,980		Turnout	62.84	+2.23
Informal votes		1,534		Informal	0.78	−0.14
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal Reform	65,420	33.55	+0.66	37	−8
	Progressive	44,817	22.99	−20.04	42	−10
	Labour	35,952	18.44	+6.26	24	+5
	Independent	21,595	11.08	+8.09	12	+8
	Independent Liberal	16,770	8.60	+6.72	4	+3
	Independent Progressive	6,533	3.35	−3.68	2	−2
	Independent Labor	3,565	1.83	+1.82	4	+4
	Socialist	328	0.17	+0.17	0	±0
Total		194,980			125

References

• "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
• Antony Green. "NSW Elections Analysis". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 2012-07-08.

See also

• Candidates of the New South Wales state election, 1901
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904