Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election

New South Wales colonial election, 24 July 1895 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 253,125
Votes cast 151,680 Turnout 59.92 −18.64
Informal votes 1,354 Informal 0.88 −0.74
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Free Trade 56,347 37.15 +6.81 58 +8
  Protectionist 50,703 33.43 +5.74 42 +5
  Labor 20,028 13.20 −3.29 18 +3
  Ind. Free Trade 11,096 7.32 –4.29 4 −7
  Ind. Protectionist 6,547 4.32 −2.86 2 −2
  Independent 5,107 3.37 +2.41 0 ±0
  Independent Labor 1,852 1.22 −4.50 1 −7
Total 151,680     125  

The 1895 New South Wales colonial election was for 125 electoral districts, with each district returning one member.[1] The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election, in 23 electorates the winning candidate received less than 50% of the votes, while 8 were uncontested.[1] The average number of enrolled voters per electorate was 2,025, ranging from Lismore (1,366) to Marrickville (2,863).[2]

  1. ^ a b c Green, Antony. "1895 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Turnout". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2020.