1901 New South Wales state election

1901 New South Wales state election
3 July 1901 (1901-07-03)
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
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
Results of the election, showing the winning vote share of the elected member.
Premier before election

John See
Progressive

 Premier after election

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.

Background

The federation of the Australian colonies in 1901 saw 18 members of the parliament of New South Wales transition to the new federal parliament, including the incumbent premier William Lyne and opposition leader George Reid.[1] Lyne resigned as premier in March 1901 and was succeeded by John See. Their party, previously known as the Protectionists, had contested the 1898 election as the National Federal Party on an explicitly pro-federation platform.[2] Charles Lee succeeded Reid as leader of the Free Trade Party and opposition leader in April 1901,[3] while James McGowen remained as leader of the Labor Party.[4]

With the political issues of federation resolved and the "fiscal question" of tariff policy removed to the federal sphere, both the non-Labor parties adopted new names for the 1901 election. The Free Trade Party renamed itself the Liberal Party of New South Wales in April 1901,[3] while the National Federal Party was renamed the Progressive Party the following month.[5]

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 [6]
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
  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

This section is an excerpt from Candidates of the 1901 New South Wales state election § Retiring members.[edit]

Progressive

Liberal

Labor

Independent

Changing seats

Seats changing hands [b]
Seat 1898 1901
Party Member Party Member
Alma   Labour Josiah Thomas [c]   Independent Labour William Williams
Armidale   Progressive Charles Wilson   Liberal Reform Edmund Lonsdale
Balmain North   Liberal Reform Bill Wilks [c]   Labour John Storey
Boorowa   Progressive Kenneth Mackay [d]   Labour Niels Nielsen
Darlington   Liberal Reform Thomas Clarke   Labour Phillip Sullivan
Deniliquin   Progressive John Chanter [c]   Ind. Progressive Joseph Evans
Gunnedah   Progressive Thomas Goodwin [e]   Labour David Hall
Hartley   Liberal Reform Joseph Cook [c]   Independent John Hurley
The Hastings and The Macleay   Progressive Francis Clarke [c]   Liberal Reform Robert Davidson
The Hawkesbury   Liberal Reform William Morgan   Progressive Brinsley Hall
Lismore   Progressive Thomas Ewing [c]   Independent Liberal John Coleman
Manning   Liberal Reform James Young   Progressive John Thomson
Moree   Progressive Thomas Hassall [e]   Labour William Webster
Narrabri   Labour Hugh Ross [f]   Liberal Reform Albert Collins
Nepean   Liberal Reform Samuel Lees   Progressive Thomas Smith
Newcastle West   Labour James Thomson [e]   Liberal Reform Owen Gilbert
Newtown-Camperdown   Liberal Reform Francis Cotton [e]   Ind. Progressive James Smith
Newtown-Erskine   Liberal Reform Edmund Molesworth   Labour Robert Hollis
Newtown-St Peters   Liberal Reform William Rigg   Independent Liberal James Fallick
Northumberland   Progressive Richard Stevenson [g]   Independent Liberal John Norton [g]
Parramatta   Ind. Progressive William Ferris   Liberal Reform Tom Moxham
Raleigh   Independent John McLaughlin [e]   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 [e]   Labour Andrew Kelly
Sydney-Gipps   Progressive Wilfred Spruson   Labour William Daley
Sydney-King   Liberal Reform George Reid [c]   Progressive Ernest Broughton
Tamworth   Progressive William Sawers [c]   Independent Raymond Walsh
Warringah   Progressive Dugald Thomson [c]   Independent Ellison Quirk
Wentworth   Progressive Joseph Abbott [e]   Labour 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   Labour 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   Labour William Ferguson   Independent Labour 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   Labour Richard Sleath   Independent Labour Richard Sleath
Woronora   Liberal Reform John Nicholson   Independent Labour John Nicholson

Notes

  1. ↑ Dugald Thomson had been elected as member of the Progressive party in 1898, then known as the National Federal party, described as a free trade federationist.[7]
  2. ↑ Compares members at the 1898 election and the 1901 election and does not include the seats of Canterbury where the seat was won by an independent at a by-election but was regained by the Liberal Reform Party at the 1901 election.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Elected to the federal parliament.
  4. ↑ Kenneth Mackay was appointed to the Legislative Council and Niels Nielsen won the seat at the by-election.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Did not contest the election.
  6. ↑ Unsuccessfully contested Quirindi.
  7. 1 2 Richard Stevenson died in 1899 and John Norton won the seat in a by-election, retaining it uncontested at the 1901 election.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hogan 2001, pp. 2–3.
  2. ↑ Hogan 2001, p. 9.
  3. 1 2 Hogan 2001, p. 11.
  4. ↑ Hogan 2001, p. 12.
  5. ↑ Hogan 2001, p. 10.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mr Dugald Thomson". The Australian Star. 16 July 1898. p. 9. Retrieved 1 April 2020 – via Trove.

Further reading

  • Hogan, Michael (2001). "1901". In Hogan, Michael; Clune, David (eds.). The People's Choice: Electoral Politics in 20th Century New South Wales, Volume One 1901-1927. Parliament of New South Wales and University of Sydney. ISBN 0909907390.


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