Parliament of New South Wales, Legislative Assembly election
Election of 24 July 1895
Government in office and parliamentary support before and after the election
Government in office at election
Government in office after election
Enrolment and voting
New South Wales, Legislative Assembly votes and seats won
Election held on 24 July 1895
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade Party | 64,153 | 42.29 | +14.12 | 61 | 1 | 48.80 |
| Protectionist Party | 54,546 | 35.96 | +9.35 | 41 | 2 | 32.80 |
| Australian Labor Party | 19,145 | 12.62 | -3.37 | 18 | 5 | 14.40 |
| Independent Free Trade Party | 7,201 | 4.75 | -6.95 | 1 | 0 | 0.80 |
| Independent Labor | 5,078 | 3.35 | -5.89 | 4 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Independents | 1,557 | 1.03 | +0.04 | 0 | ||
| Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Totals | 151,680 | 100.00 | 125 | 8 | 100.00 |
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Notes
Election: 'Following disagreement between the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly, in June 1895 Reid obtained a dissolution and went to the country on the issue of constitutional reform. Ministerialist Free Trade candidates were selected by the Council of the Liberal Party, and Opposition Protectionist candidates by the Council of the National Protection Association. Labor candidates were selected by the Labor Leagues', Hughes and Graham, p.432, (reference in Sources, below).
Protectionist Party: Hughes and Graham list the party as 'Protection-Oppositionists' (including one Independent Protectionist); see Hughes and Graham, p. 432 (see 'Sources', below).
Reference: For a description and analysis of the style of parliamentary government in this period and the emergence of political parties, see P. Loveday, A W Martin and Patrick Weller, 'New South Wales', in P Loveday, A W Martin and R S Parker, (editors), The Emergence of the Australian Party System, pp. 172-248, (Sydney: Hale and Iremonger, 1977 ISBN 0908094035).
Sources
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, pp. 423-460, (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1968, SBN 708102700); New South Wales, Parliament, The New South Wales Parliamentary Record: Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, 1824-1999, vol. VI, pp. 7-15, (Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales, 1999).