The 1894 New South Wales colonial election was held on 17 July 1894 for all of the 125 seats in the 16th 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'. The 15th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 25 June 1894 by the Governor, Sir Robert Duff, on the advice of the Premier, George Dibbs.
This election saw the elimination of multi-member districts. At the previous election there had been 20 two-member districts, 10 three-member districts, and 9 four-member districts. Their elimination also saw the Assembly reduced in size from 141 to 125 members. Also, for the first time, the election was conducted on the one day.[1][2][3]
Although he had lost control of the Assembly, Dibbs did not resign until after parliament had reconvened, when the Governor forced his hand.[4]
1894, south, wales, colonial, election, held, july, 1894, seats, 16th, south, wales, legislative, assembly, conducted, single, member, constituencies, with, first, past, post, voting, system, section, parliamentary, electorates, elections, 1893, conferred, rig. The 1894 New South Wales colonial election was held on 17 July 1894 for all of the 125 seats in the 16th 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 The 15th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 25 June 1894 by the Governor Sir Robert Duff on the advice of the Premier George Dibbs 1894 New South Wales colonial election 1891 17 July 1894 1894 07 17 1895 All 125 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly63 Assembly seats were needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader George Reid George Dibbs No leaderParty Free Trade Protectionist Labor Electoral LeagueLeader since September 1891 January 1889Leader s seat East Sydney contesting Sydney King Murrumbidgee contesting Tamworth Last election 44 seats 52 seats 35 seatsSeats won 50 seats 37 seats 15 seatsSeat change 6 15 20Percentage 30 34 27 69 16 49 Swing 6 15 8 81 4 13Legislative Assembly after the electionPremier before electionGeorge DibbsProtectionist Elected Premier George ReidFree TradeThis election saw the elimination of multi member districts At the previous election there had been 20 two member districts 10 three member districts and 9 four member districts Their elimination also saw the Assembly reduced in size from 141 to 125 members Also for the first time the election was conducted on the one day 1 2 3 Although he had lost control of the Assembly Dibbs did not resign until after parliament had reconvened when the Governor forced his hand 4 Contents 1 Key dates 2 Results 3 Retiring members 3 1 Protectionist 3 2 Free Trade 3 3 Independent 4 See also 5 ReferencesKey dates EditDate Event25 June 1894 The Legislative Assembly dissolved and writs issued by the Governor to proceed with an election9 14 July 1894 Close of nominations for candidates17 July 1894 Polling day7 August 1894 Opening of 16th ParliamentResults EditMain article Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales colonial election 17 July 1894 3 Legislative Assembly lt lt 1891 1895 gt gt Enrolled voters 255 802Votes cast 200 956 Turnout 78 56 19 48Informal votes 3 310 Informal 1 62 0 38Summary of votes by partyParty Primary votes Swing Seats Change Free Trade 60 966 30 34 6 15 50 6 Protectionist 55 652 27 69 8 81 37 15 Labor 33 143 16 49 4 13 15 20 Ind Free Trade 23 324 11 61 7 91 11 7 Ind Protectionist 14 434 7 18 5 17 4 0 Independent Labor 11 504 5 72 5 30 8 7 Independent 1 933 0 96 0 71 0 1Total 200 956 125 Popular voteFree Trade 30 34 Protectionist 27 69 Labor 16 49 Ind Free Trade 11 61 Ind Protectionist 7 18 Ind Labor 5 72 Independent 0 96 Parliamentary seatsFree Trade 50Protectionist 37Labor 15Ind Free Trade 11Ind Labor 8Ind Protectionist 4Retiring members EditThis section is an excerpt from Candidates of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election Retiring members edit Protectionist Edit Robert Barbour MLA Murray James Torpy MLA Orange Free Trade Edit William A Beckett MLA Bogan Robert Booth MLA Bogan David Dale MLA Central Cumberland James Eve MLA Canterbury William Holborow MLA Argyle James Inglis MLA New England James Marks MLA Paddington Bruce Smith MLA Glebe Robert Wilkinson MLA Balranald Independent Edit Jack Want MLA Paddington Independent Free Trade Thomas Williams MLA Upper Hunter Independent LaborSee also EditCandidates of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1894 1895References Edit Part 5B Members returned for each electorate PDF New South Wales Parliamentary Record Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 14 April 2020 Former Members Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 14 April 2020 a b Green Antony 1894 election totals New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 19 September 2019 Mansfield Bruce E Dibbs Sir George Richard 1834 1904 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 15 April 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1894 New South Wales colonial election amp oldid 1133961801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
