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The 1898 New South Wales colonial election was held on 27 July 1898 for all of the 125 seats in the 18th 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'. The 18th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 8 July 1898 by the Governor, Lord Hampden, on the advice of the Premier, George Reid. [1] [2]
The Protectionist Party, the main Opposition, contested this election under the name "National Federal Party", reflecting the party's focus on Federation as an issue at the election.
Date | Event |
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8 July 1898 | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
18 – 22 July 1898 | Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
27 July 1898 | Polling day. |
16 August 1898 | Opening of 18th Parliament. |
New South Wales colonial election, 27 July 1898 [3] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 301,989 | |||||
Votes cast | 176,998 | Turnout | 58.61 | −1.31 | ||
Informal votes | 1,638 | Informal | 0.92 | +0.04 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
National Federal | 76,161 | 43.03 | +9.60 | 52 | +10 | |
Free Trade | 58,214 | 32.89 | −4.26 | 45 | −13 | |
Labour | 21,556 | 12.18 | −1.02 | 19 | +1 | |
Independent Federalist | 12,443 | 7.03 | +2.71 | 4 | +2 | |
Independent | 5,290 | 2.99 | −0.38 | 4 | +4 | |
Ind. Free Trade | 3,325 | 1.88 | −5.44 | 1 | −3 | |
Independent Labour | 9 | 0.01 | −1.21 | 0 | −1 | |
Total | 176,998 | 125 | ||||
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