1891 New South Wales colonial election

Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in 1891 August 2019 September 2019 1891 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales parliamentary no 1889 New South Wales colonial election 1889 1894 New South Wales colonial election 1894 All 141 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly71 Assembly seats were needed for a majority 17 June 1891 – 3 July 1891 George Dibbs Federation Conference 1884.jpg 145 130 170 0 8 center George Dibbs 17 January 1889 Protectionist Party (New South Wales) Murrumbidgee 36.50% 14.87 66 seats 52 seats 14 Henryparkes.jpg 145 130 170 15 10 center Sir Henry Parkes 1886 Free Trade Party (New South Wales) St Leonards 36.49% 12.14 71 seats 44 seats 27 LEL Collective leadershipCommittee Labor was led by the Steering Committee of 5, composed of George Black, Joseph Cook, Jack FitzGerald, Thomas Houghton and William Sharp.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111984539 The Labor Caucus The Evening News 14 July 1891 6 October 2021 5 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13831435 The Labour representatives in Parliament The Sydney Morning Herald 16 July 1891 6 October 2021 5 Trove July 1891 Labour Elec. League 20.62% 20.62 First election 35 seats 35 Premier Sir Henry Parkes Free Trade Party (New South Wales) Sir Henry Parkes Free Trade Party (New South Wales) 1891 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 1891 New South Wales colonial election was held in the then colony of New South Wales between 17 June to 3 July 1891. This election was for all of the 141 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 35 single-member constituencies, twenty 2-member constituencies, ten 3-member constituencies and nine 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system. Part 1 (section 10) of the Electoral Act of 1880 set the qualification for election on "every male subject of Her Majesty of the full age of twenty-one years and absolutely free being a natural born or naturalized subject".Electoral Act of 1880, s.10 Seven seats were uncontested. The previous parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 6 June 1891 by the Governor, The Earl of Jersey, on the advice of the Premier, Sir Henry Parkes. The election saw the first appearance of the Labor Party (then known as the Labour Electoral League of New South Wales), which won 35 seats, taking a significant number of votes and seats from both of the previous two major parties in the Assembly, and giving Labour the balance of power.So Monstrous a Travesty, Ross McMullen. Scribe Publications 2004. p.4. The main political parties in New South Wales, the Protectionist Party and the Free Trade Party both lost seats to Labour. Parkes held on as Premier until October 1891 when he again lost a vote in the Legislative Assembly, causing Parkes to resign as Premier and leader of the Free Trade Party.A W Martin Parkes, Sir Henry (1815–96) parkes-sir-henry-4366 2021-02-26 George Dibbs (Protectionist) became Premier after he arranged for support for his government from Labour.Bruce E Mansfield Dibbs, Sir George Richard (1834–1904) dibbs-sir-george-richard-3408 20 August 2019 Key dates Date Event 6 June 1891 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 15 to 24 June 1891 Nominations for candidates for the election closed. 17 June to 3 July 1891 Polling days. 14 July 1891 Opening of new Parliament. Results thumb|300px|The Legislative Assembly after the election. {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales colonial election, 3 July 1891Antony Green Antony Green 1891 election totals https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1891/Totals.htm New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 Parliament of New South Wales 19 September 2019 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales colonial election | back = 1889 | forward = 1894 | enrolled = | total_votes = 180,449 | turnout % = 64.40 | turnout chg = +4.87 | informal = 3,680 | informal % = 2.00 | informal chg = +0.28 }} yes Protectionist NSW 65,866 36.5 -18.8 52 −14 Free Trade NSW 65,850 36.5 −16.0 44 −27 Labor NSW 37,216 20.6 +20.6 35 +35 Independent Free Trade NSW 6,684 3.7 +3.7 4 +4 Independent Protectionist NSW 3,627 2.0 +2.0 4 +4 Independent Labor NSW 759 0.4 +0.4 1 +1 Independent 445 0.25 +0.25 1 +1 202,042 141 |}Popular vote #ddd 466px 650px Protectionist Protectionist Party 36.50 Free Trade Free Trade Party 36.49 Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 20.62 Ind. Free Trade #888888 3.70 Ind. Protectionist #888888 2.01 Ind. Labor #888888 0.42 Independent #888888 0.25 #ddd Parliamentary seats Protectionist Protectionist Party 36.88 52 Free Trade Free Trade Party 31.21 44 Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 24.82 35 Ind. Free Trade #888888 2.84 4 Ind. Protectionist #888888 2.84 4 Ind. Labor #888888 0.71 1 Independent #888888 0.71 1 Retiring members Candidates of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election Retiring Members yes See also Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1891–1894 Candidates of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election Notes References Bibliography https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006 New South Wales Parliament 1891 Category:1891 elections in Australia Category:June 1891 in Australia Category:July 1891 in Australia Category:1890s in New South Wales