Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election

1920 New South Wales state election [1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 1,154,437
Votes cast 648,709 Turnout 56.19 −5.24
Informal votes 62,900 Informal 9.70 +8.68
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 252,371 43.08 +0.45 43 +10
  Nationalist 175,280 29.92 −17.52 28 −24
  Progressive 88,557 15.12 +15.12 15 +15
  Independent[a] 28,410 4.85 −2.55 1 –3
  Democratic 14,026 2.39 +2.39 0  
  Soldiers & Citizens 10,055 1.72 +1.72 0  
  Ind. Nationalist 9,357 1.60 –0.87 2 +1
  Socialist Labor 6,143 1.05 +0.99 1 +1
  Women's 1,610 0.27 +0.27 0  
Total 585,809     90  

The 1920 New South Wales state election was for 90 seats representing 24 electoral districts, with each district returning between 3 and 5 members.[1] This was the first election in New South Wales that took place under a modified Hare-Clark voting system. The average number of enrolled voters per member was 12,805, ranging from Sturt (11,539) to Sydney (13,478).[2]

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1920 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1920 Turnout". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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