New South Wales colonial election, 1894

New South Wales colonial election, 1894

17 July 1894 (1894-07-17)

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 George Reid George Dibbs No leader Party Free Trade Protectionist Labor Electoral League Leader since September 1891 January 1889 Leader's seat East Sydney (contesting Sydney-King) Murrumbidgee (contesting Tamworth) Last election 44 seats 52 seats 35 seats Seats won 50 seats 37 seats 15 seats Seat change 6 15 20 Percentage 30.34 27.69% 16.49% Swing 6.15 8.81 4.13

Legislative Assembly after the election

Premier before election George Dibbs Protectionist Elected Premier George Reid Free Trade

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. Suffrage was limited to adult white males. 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.

Although he had lost control of the Assembly, Dibbs did not resign until after parliament had reconvened, when the Governor forced his hand.

Key dates

Results

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 colonial election, 1894
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1894–1895

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