Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election

New South Wales state election, 10 September 1907 [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 745,900
Votes cast 458,408 Turnout 66.72 +7.41
Informal votes 13,543 Informal 2.87 +1.88
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal Reform 210,456 45.91 +1.33 45 0
  Labour 152,704 33.31 +10.01 32 +7
  Independent 46,551 10.15 +3.69 4 +2
  Independent Liberal 26,192 5.71 +0.37 4 +2
  Former Progressive 21,759 4.75 −14.23 5 −11
  Socialist 746 0.16 +0.10 0 0
Total 458,408     90  

The 1907 New South Wales state election involved 90 electoral districts returning one member each. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system.[1]

In this election, 7 members did not stand for re-election,[a] in 11 electorates the winning candidate received less than 50% of the votes,[b] while 5 were uncontested.[c]

There were 23 seats that elected a member from a different party, while a further 5 seats where the member retained the seat but changed from the Progressive Party to the Liberal Reform Party, continuing the demise of the Progressive Party, from a high of 42 seats at the 1901 election.[2] Four months before the election the party had negotiated a coalition agreement with the Liberal Reform Party however this was rejected by a vote of parliamentary members.[3] The party leader Thomas Waddell (Belubula) resigned and joined the Liberal Reform Party,[4] and was followed by John McFarlane (The Clarence), Brinsley Hall (The Hawkesbury), John Gillies (Maitland) and John Perry (b 1845) (The Richmond). Of the remaining 10 former Progressive Party members, a further 5 lost their seats. For a comprehensive list, see 1907 New South Wales state election § Changing seats.

  1. ^ a b c d Green, Antony. "1907 Totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ "No coalition: Progressives reject the terms". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 May 1907. p. 9. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The Progressive Party: Mr Waddell tenders his resignation". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 May 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 1 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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