1901 New South Wales state election

1901 New South Wales state election

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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 Decrease10 Decrease8 Increase5
Percentage 22.99% 33.55% 18.44%
Swing Decrease20.04 Increase0.66 Increase6.26

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. The Parliamentary Electorates Act of 1893 had conferred the right to vote on every male British subject over 21 years of age who was resident in New South Wales for a year or more. 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
<< 18981904 >>

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
  Labor 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
  Ind. Progressive 6,533 3.35 −3.68 2 −2
  Independent Labor 3,565 1.83 +1.82 4 +4
  Socialist Labor 328 0.17 +0.17 0 ±0
Total 194,980     125  
Popular vote
Liberal Reform
33.55%
Progressive
22.99%
Labor
18.44%
Independent
11.08%
Ind. Liberal
8.60%
Ind. Progressive
3.35%
Ind. Labor
1.83%
Socialist Labor
0.17%
Parliamentary seats
Progressive
42
Liberal Reform
37
Labor
24
Independent
12
Ind. Liberal
4
Ind. Labor
4
Ind. Progressive
2

Retiring members

Progressive

Liberal

Labor

Independent

Changing seats

Seats changing hands 
Seat 1898 1901
Party Member Party Member
Alma   Labor Josiah Thomas   Independent Labor William Williams
Armidale   Progressive Charles Wilson   Liberal Reform Edmund Lonsdale
Balmain North   Liberal Reform Bill Wilks   Labor John Storey
Boorowa   Progressive Kenneth Mackay   Labor Niels Nielsen
Darlington   Liberal Reform Thomas Clarke   Labor Phillip Sullivan
Deniliquin   Progressive John Chanter   Ind. Progressive Joseph Evans
Gunnedah   Progressive Thomas Goodwin   Labor David Hall
Hartley   Liberal Reform Joseph Cook   Independent John Hurley
The Hastings and The Macleay   Progressive Francis Clarke   Liberal Reform Robert Davidson
The Hawkesbury   Liberal Reform William Morgan   Progressive Brinsley Hall
Lismore   Progressive Thomas Ewing   Independent Liberal John Coleman
Manning   Liberal Reform James Young   Progressive John Thomson
Moree   Progressive Thomas Hassall   Labor William Webster
Narrabri   Labor Hugh Ross   Liberal Reform Albert Collins
Nepean   Liberal Reform Samuel Lees   Progressive Thomas Smith
Newcastle West   Labor James Thomson   Liberal Reform Owen Gilbert
Newtown-Camperdown   Liberal Reform Francis Cotton   Ind. Progressive James Smith
Newtown-Erskine   Liberal Reform Edmund Molesworth   Labor Robert Hollis
Newtown-St Peters   Liberal Reform William Rigg   Independent Liberal James Fallick
Northumberland   Progressive Richard Stevenson   Independent Liberal John Norton
Parramatta   Ind. Progressive William Ferris   Liberal Reform Tom Moxham
Raleigh   Independent John McLaughlin   Progressive George Briner
Robertson   Progressive Robert Fitzgerald   Liberal Reform William Fleming
Ryde   Ind. Progressive Edward Terry   Independent Liberal Frank Farnell
Shoalhaven   Ind. Progressive David Davis   Liberal Reform Mark Morton
Sydney-Belmore   Liberal Reform Sir James Graham   Progressive Eden George
Sydney-Denison   Liberal Reform Sir Matthew Harris   Labor Andrew Kelly
Sydney-Gipps   Progressive Wilfred Spruson   Labor William Daley
Sydney-King   Liberal Reform George Reid   Progressive Ernest Broughton
Tamworth   Progressive William Sawers   Independent Raymond Walsh
Warringah   Progressive Dugald Thomson   Independent Ellison Quirk
Wentworth   Progressive Joseph Abbott   Labor Robert Scobie
Woollahra   Liberal Reform John Garland   Independent Liberal William Latimer
Members changing party
Seat 1898 1901
Party Member Party Member
Albury   Progressive Thomas Griffith   Independent Thomas Griffith
Eden-Bombala   Progressive William Wood   Independent William Wood
Gloucester   Progressive Richard Price   Independent Richard Price
Hay   Liberal Reform Frank Byrne   Independent Frank Byrne
Manaro   Progressive Gus Miller   Labor Gus Miller
Petersham   Progressive John Cohen   Liberal Reform John Cohen
Quirindi   Independent Robert Levien   Progressive Robert Levien
Sherbrooke   Progressive Broughton O'Conor   Independent Broughton O'Conor
Sturt   Labor William Ferguson   Independent Labor William Ferguson
Tumut   Independent Robert Donaldson   Progressive Robert Donaldson
West Maitland   Liberal Reform John Gillies   Independent John Gillies
Wickham   Liberal Reform John Fegan   Progressive John Fegan
Wilcannia   Labor Richard Sleath   Independent Labor Richard Sleath
Woronora   Liberal Reform John Nicholson   Independent Labor John Nicholson

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