1887 New South Wales colonial election

Colonial election for New South Wales August 2019 September 2019 1887 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales parliamentary no 1885 New South Wales colonial election 1885 1889 New South Wales colonial election 1889 All 124 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly63 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 4 February 1887 –26 February 1887 Henryparkes.jpg 145 130 170 15 10 center Sir Henry Parkes 1886 Free Trade Party (New South Wales) St Leonards 60.75% 79 seats George Dibbs Federation Conference 1884.jpg 145 130 170 0 8 center George Dibbs 20 January 1887 Protectionist Party (New South Wales) Murrumbidgee 32.89% 37 seats Premier Sir Henry Parkes Free Trade Party (New South Wales) Sir Henry Parkes Free Trade Party (New South Wales) 1887_New_South_Wales_colonial_election.svg 300px Results of the election, showing winners in each seat. Seats without circles indicate the electorate returned one member. The 1887 New South Wales colonial election was held between 4 February and 26 February 1887. This election was for all of the 124 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 37 single-member constituencies, 23 2-member constituencies, seven 3-member constituencies and five 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system.5B 20 April 2020Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx 4 December 2019 New South Wales Parliament Part 1 (section 13) of the Electoral Act of 1880 had awarded the right to vote to 'every male subject of Her Majesty of the full age of twenty-one years and absolutely free being a natural born or naturalized'.NSW num_act eao1880n34149 Electoral Act 1880. The previous parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 26 January 1887 by the Governor, Lord Carrington, on the advice of the Premier, Sir Henry Parkes. Parkes had defeated the government of Patrick Jennings less than a week previously, and was keen to test his electoral strength. This was the first election at which there were recognisable political parties, namely the Protectionist Party, which coalesced around Jennings' successor George Dibbs, and Parkes' Free Trade Party. At this stage these parties were still organisationally very different from today's political parties, and party affiliation was often fluid or non-existent, depending on the individual member. Key dates Date Event 26 January 1887 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 2 February to 18 February 1887 Nominations for candidates for the election closed. 4 February to 26 February 1887 Polling days. 8 March 1887 Opening of new Parliament. Results Results of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales colonial election, 4 – 26 February 1887Antony Green Antony Green 1887 election totals https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1887/Totals.htm New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 Parliament of New South Wales 20 September 2019 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales colonial election | back = 1885 | forward = 1889 | enrolled = | total_votes = 128,787 | turnout % = 57.84 | turnout chg = −3.26 | informal = 2,275 | informal % = 1.74 | informal chg = −0.27 }} yes Free Trade NSW 78,238 60.75 n/a 79 n/a Protectionist NSW 42,354 32.89 n/a 37 n/a Independent Free Trade NSW 4,159 3.23 n/a 4 n/a Independent Protectionist NSW 3,105 2.41 n/a 4 n/a Independent 931 0.72 n/a 0 n/a 252,004 124 |}Popular vote #ddd 455px 650px Free Trade Free Trade Party 60.75 Protectionist Protectionist Party (New South Wales) 32.89 Ind. Free Trade #888888 3.23 Ind. Protectionist #888888 2.41 Independent #888888 0.72 #ddd Parliamentary seats Free Trade Free Trade Party (New South Wales) 63.71 79 Protectionist Protectionist Party (New South Wales) 29.84 37 Ind. Free Trade #888888 3.23 4 Ind. Protectionist #888888 3.23 4 See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1887–1889 Candidates of the 1887 New South Wales colonial election References 1887 Category:1887 elections in Australia Category:1880s in New South Wales Category:February 1887 in Australia