Parliament of New South Wales, Legislative Assembly election
Election of 3 July 1901
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 3 July 1901
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 64,971 | 33.32 | * | 37 | 4 | 29.60 |
| Progressive Party (Progressives) | 43,044 | 22.08 | * | 41 | 6 | 32.80 |
| Australian Labor Party | 36,427 | 18.68 | +7.31 | 24 | 1 | 19.20 |
| Independents | 30,248 | 15.51 | +13.53 | 16 | 2 | 12.80 |
| Independent Liberal | 12,007 | 6.16 | * | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Independent Progressives | 4,390 | 2.25 | * | 0 | ||
| Independent Labor | 3,565 | 1.83 | +1.31 | 4 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Votes for other than listed parties | 328 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |||
| Totals | 194,980 | 100.00 | 125 | 13 | 100.00 |
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* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Notes
Premier in office at election: There had been two changes of premier since the previous election; Lyne became premier on 14 September 1899 after Reid had resigned as premier when a censure motion was carried against his government; Lyne resigned as premier on 28 March 1901 after becoming a minister in the new commonwealth government; John See was then commissioned to form a government. For details and references, see the entries for these premiers in the 'Governments' section of this website.
Parties: On becoming premier of a minority Protectionist Party and ministerialist government, John See and his ministry 'constituted themselves as the Progressive Party' and fought the election under this party label; see Michael Hogan, '1901', in Michael Hogan and David Clune (editors), The People's Choice: Electoral Politics in 20th Century New South Wales, vol. 1 (1901 to 1927), pp. 1-28 at p.10, (Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales and University of Sydney, 2001, ISBN 0909907390).
This was the first election at which a number of candidates ran under under the party label Liberal Party. 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).
Reference: For a comprehensive survey of this election and the preceding period, see Michael Hogan, '1901', in Michael Hogan and David Clune (editors), The People's Choice: Electoral Politics in 20th Century New South Wales, vol. 1 (1901 to 1927), pp. 1-28, (Sydney: Parliament of New South Wales and University of Sydney, 2001, ISBN 0909907390).
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).