Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election

New South Wales state election, 14 October 1910[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 867,695
Votes cast 572,500 Turnout 69.05 +2.33
Informal votes 10,514 Informal 1.80 −1.07
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labour 280,056 48.92 +15.61 46 +14
  Liberal Reform 246,360 43.03 −2.88 37 −8
  Independent Liberal 33,529 5.86 +0.15 6 +2
  Independent Labour 4,527 0.79 +0.79 0 0
  Farmers and Settlers 4,039 0.71 +0.71 0 0
  Independent 3,989 0.70 −9.45 1 −3
  Former Progressive 0 0.00 −4.75 0 −5
Total 572,500     90  

The 1910 New South Wales state election involved 90 electoral district returning one member each.[1]

This was the first NSW election using a second ballot system. All previous elections had used a first past the post voting system, where a candidate might be elected with less than 50% of the vote especially where two or more similar candidates split the vote.[a] Under the second ballot system, if a candidate failed to achieve at least 50% of the vote in an electorate, a run-off election would take place in the following weeks. In this election, 3 electorates proceeded to second round elections. At Durham and St Leonards the second round ballot was won by the leading candidate; however, at Hastings and Macleay the support from the Labour Party saw the independent overtake sitting Liberal Reform member to take the seat. The Labour Party fielded a candidate in every electorate, with the result that the only 3 uncontested seats, Broken Hill, Cobar and The Murray, were all held by the Labour Party.[1]

There were 15 seats that elected a member from a different party and a further 11 seats where the member retained the seat but changed party. For a comprehensive list, see 1910 New South Wales state election § Changing seats.

The election saw the final demise of the Progressive Party, with the four surviving members, Gordon McLaurin (Albury), George Briner (Raleigh), Robert Levien (Tamworth) and Robert Donaldson (Wynyard) retaining their seats having campaigned as Independent Liberals.[2][b]

  1. ^ a b c Green, Antony. "1910 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 District list". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Mr Edward William O'Sullivan (1846-1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.


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