Queensland state election, 1902

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Queensland state election, 1902

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

 First partySecond party
  Queensland State Archives 3062 Portrait of The Honourable Sir Robert Philp Premier of Queensland c 1900.png Billy Browne - Queensland Politician.png
Leader Robert Philp Billy Browne
PartyMinisterial Labour
Leader's seat Townsville Croydon
Last election43 seats21 seats
Seats won40 seats25 seats
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg4
Premier before election

Robert Philp
Ministerial

Elected Premier

Robert Philp
Ministerial

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 March 1902 to elect the members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

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Key dates

This was the first Queensland general election to be conducted on a single day. In the past, 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 1902 [2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1899–1904 >>

Enrolled voters108,548
Votes cast100,644 Turnout 78.88%
Informal votes803Informal
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Ministerial 48,43948.13-1.2140-3
  Labour 39,57939.33+3.8525+4
  Opposition 6,9056.86-4.225-3
 Farmers Rep.1,8401.83+1.831+1
  Independent 1000.10+0.100±0
Total100,644  72 

See also

This is a list of members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1902 to 1904, as elected at the 1902 state election held on 11 March 1902.

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References

  1. ↑ "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament . Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Summary of 1902 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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