Queensland colonial election, 1899

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Queensland state election, 1899

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  1896
1902  

All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
  James Robert Dickson.jpg StateLibQld 1 109560 Thomas Glassey, 1899.jpg
Leader James Dickson Thomas Glassey
PartyMinisterial Labour
Leader's seat Bulimba Bundaberg
Last election41 seats20 seats
Seats won43 seats21 seats
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1

Premier before election

James Dickson
Ministerial

Elected Premier

James Dickson
Ministerial

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland between 1 March 1899 and 25 March 1899 to elect the members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

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Key dates

Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day. [1]

Results

Queensland state election, 11 March 1899 [2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 18961902 >>

Enrolled voters97,046
Votes cast74,919 Turnout 79.13%
Informal votes879Informal
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Ministerial 46,95349.34+1.5243+2
  Labour 33,75635.47+0.5121+1
  Opposition 10,54811.09+0.728±0
  Independent 3,8984.10-0.320-2
Total95,155  72 

See also

This is a list of members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1899 to 1902, as elected at the 1899 election held between 1 March 1899 and 25 March 1899.

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References

  1. "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament . Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. "Summary of 1899 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.