Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election

New South Wales colonial election, 3 July 1891 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
Votes cast 180,449 Turnout 64.40 +4.87
Informal votes 3,680 Informal 2.00 +0.28
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Protectionist 65,866 36.5 -18.8 52 −14
  Free Trade 65,850 36.5 −16.0 44 −27
  Labor 37,216 20.6 +20.6 35 +35
  Ind. Free Trade 6,684 3.7 +3.7 4 +4
  Ind. Protectionist 3,627 2.0 +2.0 4 +4
  Independent Labor 759 0.4 +0.4 1 +1
  Independent 445 0.25 +0.25 1 +1
Total 202,042     141  

The 1891 New South Wales election was for 141 members representing 74 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 39 multi-member districts returning 106 members. In these multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 7 of the 35 single member districts were uncontested.[1] The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 2,166, ranging from Wilcannia (1,023) to Sturt (8,306).[2] Sturt was an anomaly, as enrolments had increased by 5,376 since the 1889 election,[3] and the next largest electorate was Canterbury (4,676).[2]

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1891 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1891 Turnout". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Green 1891 Sturt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).