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1896 Queensland colonial election

1896 Queensland colonial election
← 1893 10 March – 11 April 1896 1899 →
All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hugh Nelson Thomas Glassey J. G. Drake
Party Ministerial Labour Opposition
Leader since 29 June 1896
Leader's seat Murilla Bundaberg Enoggera
Last election 42 seats, 44.78% 16 seats, 33.32% 7 seats, 9.17%
Seats won 41 20 8
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 4 Increase 1
Popular vote 39,088 28,581 8,472
Percentage 47.82% 34.97% 10.37%
Swing Increase 3.04 Increase 1.65 Increase 1.19
Legislative Assembly after the election
Premier before election

Hugh Nelson
Ministerial

Elected Premier

Hugh Nelson
Ministerial

Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 10 March 1896 and 11 April 1896 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

↓ 
41 20 8 3
Ministerialists Labour Opposition Other

Queensland state election, 11 March 1896[2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1893–1899 >>

Enrolled voters 86,882
Votes cast 61,453 Turnout 76.84
Informal votes 765 Informal
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Ministerialist 39,088 47.82 +3.04 41 –2
  Labour 28,581 34.97 +1.65 20 +4
  Opposition 8,472 10.37 +1.19 8 +1
  Independent 3,608 4.41 –5.72 2 –5
  Farmers' Representative 1,985 2.43 +0.85 1 +1
Total 81,734     72  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Queensland General Election Dates 1860–1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Summary of 1896 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Queensland_colonial_election