1901 New South Wales state election

1901 New South Wales state election

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All 125 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
63 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John See Charles Lee James McGowen
Party Progressive Liberal Reform Labor Electoral League
Leader since 28 March 1901 April 1901 August 1894
Leader's seat Grafton Tenterfield Redfern
Last election 52 seats 45 seats 19 seats
Seats won 42 seats 37 seats 24 seats
Seat change Decrease10 Decrease8 Increase5
Percentage 22.99% 33.55% 18.44%
Swing Decrease20.04 Increase0.66 Increase6.26

Results of the election, showing the winning vote share of the elected member.

Premier before election

John See
Progressive

Elected Premier

John See
Progressive

The 1901 New South Wales state election was held on 3 July 1901 for all of the 125 seats in the 19th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. The Parliamentary Electorates Act of 1893 had conferred the right to vote on every male British subject over 21 years of age who was resident in New South Wales for a year or more. The 19th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 11 June 1901 by the Governor, Lord Beauchamp, on the advice of the Premier, John See.

Federation had seen a re-evaluation of priorities among the main political parties in New South Wales, with the Protectionist Party and the Free Trade Party becoming the Progressive Party and the Liberal Reform Party respectively.