Parliament of South Australia, House of Assembly election
Election of 25 April 1896
South Australia, House of Assembly votes and seats won
Election held on 25 April 1896
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 50,127 | 31.14 | +9.27 | 21 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Australian Labor Party | 39,107 | 24.29 | +5.53 | 12 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Liberal Party | 33,002 | 20.50 | -10.24 | 15 | 0 | 27.78 |
| Independents | 9,238 | 5.74 | +2.15 | 2 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Independent Liberal | 5,855 | 3.64 | * | 4 | 0 | 7.41 |
| Votes for other than listed parties | 23,654 | 14.69 | -10.35 | |||
| Totals | 160,983 | 100.00 | 54 | 0 | 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
Polling dates: 25 April, 2 May (Northern Territory) Electoral districts returned 2 members and the electoral system permitted voters to cast more that one vote.
Sources
Colin A Hughes and B D Graham, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Canberra; Australian National University Press, 1968 (SBN 708102700); slightly different figures are provided by Dean Jaensch, Election Statistics of Colonial South Australia, Bedford Park, SA: Australasian Political Studies Association, APSA monograph No.14, 1974 (ISBN 0959924612).