1899 Queensland colonial election
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All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 1 March 1899 and 25 March 1899 to elect the members of the colony’s Legislative Assembly.
Key dates
Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.[1]
Results
Queensland colonial election, 11 March 1899[2] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 97,046 | |||||
Votes cast | 74,919 | Turnout | 79.13% | |||
Informal votes | 879 | Informal | ||||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Ministerialist | 46,953 | 49.34 | +1.52 | 43 | +2 | |
Labour | 33,756 | 35.47 | +0.51 | 21 | +1 | |
Opposition | 10,548 | 11.09 | +0.72 | 8 | ±0 | |
Independent | 3,898 | 4.10 | -0.32 | 0 | -2 | |
Total | 95,155 | 72 |
See also
References
- ^ "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Summary of 1899 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.