1895 New South Wales colonial election information
Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in July 1895
1895 New South Wales colonial 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
George Reid
George Dibbs
James McGowen
Party
Free Trade
Protectionist
Labor Electoral League
Leader since
September 1891
January 1889
August 1894
Leader's seat
Sydney-King
Tamworth (lost seat)
Redfern
Last election
50 seats
37 seats
15 seats
Seats won
58 seats
42 seats
18 seats
Seat change
8
5
3
Percentage
37.15
33.43%
13.20%
Swing
6.81
5.74
3.29
Results of the election, showing the winning vote share of the elected member.
Premier before election
George Reid
Free Trade
Elected Premier
George Reid
Free Trade
The 1895 New South Wales colonial election was held on 24 July 1895 for all of the 125 seats in the 17th 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'. males. The 16th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 5 July 1895 by the Governor, Lord Hampden, on the advice of the Premier, George Reid.[1][2]
^"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.
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