1917 New South Wales state election

April 2022 Election of the 24th New South Wales Legislative Assembly June 2020 1917 New South Wales state election New South Wales parliamentary no 1913 New South Wales state election 1913 1920 New South Wales state election 1920 All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority yes 1917 03 24 William Holman 1919.jpg 125 120 160 4 5 William Holman 15 November 1916 Nationalist Party (Australia) Cootamundra 292,306 47.44% 1.17 39 seats 52 13 John Storey cropped.jpg 150 120 160 10 20 John Storey February 1917 New South Wales Labor Party Balmain 262,655 43.63% 4.00 49 seats 33 16 Premier Subsequent Premier William Holman Nationalist Party (Australia) William Holman Nationalist Party (Australia) New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1917.svg 300px Legislative Assembly after the election The 1917 New South Wales state election was held on 24 March 1917. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 24th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a second ballot if a majority was not achieved on the first. The 23rd parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 21 February 1917 by the governor, Sir Gerald Strickland, on the advice of the premier William Holman.5B 20 April 2020https://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 4 December 2019 Since the previous election, Premier Holman had left the Labor Party with 17 of his supporters and entered into a coalition with the opposition Liberal Party, as a result of the 1916 conscription dispute that split the Labor Party nationally. In early 1917, Holman's supporters merged with the Liberals to form the New South Wales branch of the Nationalist Party. Although the merged party was dominated by former Liberals, Holman became its leader, and thus remained premier. The Nationalists won a sweeping victory, scoring a 13-seat swing which was magnified by the large number of former Labor MPs who followed Holman out of the party. It thus presaged the federal Nationalists' equally comprehensive victory in the federal election two months later. Key dates Date Event 21 February 1917 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the governor to proceed with an election. 3 March 1917 Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. 24 March 1917 Polling day. 17 April 1917 Opening of 24th Parliament. Results Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = 1917 New South Wales state election1917 Totals 1917 election totals 13 March 2020Hughes Colin A. Voting for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964 1975 Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University 0708103057 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales state election | back = 1913 | forward = 1920 | enrolled = 1,109,830 | total_votes = 616,146 | turnout % = 61.43 | turnout chg = -6.81 | informal = 6,332 | informal % = 1.02 | informal chg = –1.28 }} yes Nationalist NationalistCompared to the combined vote of Liberal Reform, farmers and settlers nsw and Country Party Association at the 1913 election. 292,306 47.44 +1.17 52 +13 Labor NSW 262,655 42.63 −4.00 33 −16 Independent 25,528 4.14 +1.86 3 +2 Independent Labor NSW 20,085 3.26 +1.88 1 0 Independent Nationalist 15,201 2.47 +0.03 1 +1 Industrial Socialist Labor 371 0.06 –0.19 0 0 616,146 90 |}Popular vote #ddd 468px 650px Nationalist Nationalist Party (Australia) 47.44 Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 42.63 Independent #888888 4.14 Ind. Labor #888888 3.26 Ind. Nationalist #888888 2.47 Others #DCDCDC 0.06 #ddd Parliamentary seats Nationalist Nationalist Party (Australia) 58 52 Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 37 33 Independent #888888 3 3 Ind. Labor #888888 1 1 Ind. Nationalist #888888 1 1 Retiring members Candidates of the 1917 New South Wales state election Retiring Members yes See also Candidates of the 1917 New South Wales state election Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1917–1920 Notes References Category:Elections in New South Wales New South Wales State Election, 1917 Category:1910s in New South Wales New South Wales State Election, 1917