1898 New South Wales colonial election

Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in July 1898 September 2019 August 2019 1898 New South Wales colonial election New South Wales parliamentary no 1895 New South Wales colonial election 1895 1901 New South Wales state election 1901 All 125 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly63 seats needed for a majority yes 1898 7 27 150x150px William Lyne 1895 National Federal Party Hume 76,161 43.03% 9.60 42 seats 46Four MPs − Henry Clarke (Bega), Philip Morton (The Shoalhaven), William Piddington (Uralla-Walcha) and Dugald Thomson (Warringah) − joined the National Federal Party prior to the 1898 election. Additionally, the party gained Sydney-Fitzroy at a by-election in June 1898. However, Harry Levien (Quirindi) left the party to sit as an independent.LATEST ELECTION RETURNS https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9427532 The Mercury 8 January 2025 3 30 July 1898 52 6 150x150px George Reid September 1891 Free Trade Party (New South Wales) Sydney-King 58,214 32.89% 4.26 58 seats 57Two MPs − John Neild (Paddington) and John Nicholson (Woronora) − joined the Free Trade Party prior to the 1898 election, although this was the only election at which Nicholson was listed as a Free Trade member and Antony Green has suggested he may have been better classified as Independent Labour.Green Antony Woronora - 1898 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1898/Woronora.htm Parliament of New South Wales 8 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20231122001501/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1898/Woronora.htm 22 November 2023 William Piddington (Uralla-Walcha) and Dugald Thomson (Warringah) left the FTP and joined the National Federal Party. Additionally, the FTP lost Narrabri at a by-election in June 1898 after the death of Charles Collins. 45 12 James McGowen Premier.png 140 130 150 0 0 center James McGowen August 1894 Labor Redfern 21,556 12.18% 1.02 18 seats 19Labor gained Narrabri from the Free Trade Party at a by-election in June 1898. 19 Premier Premier after election George Reid Free Trade Party (New South Wales) George Reid Free Trade Party (New South Wales) 1898 New South Wales colonial election.svg 370px Results of the election, showing the winning vote share of the elected member. The 1898 New South Wales colonial election was held on 27 July 1898 for all of the 125 seats in the 18th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. Section 23 (1) of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act of 1893 conferred a right to vote on 'every male person, being a natural born [British] subject, who shall have resided or had his principal place of abode in New South Wales for a continuous period of one year'. The 18th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 8 July 1898 by the Governor, Lord Hampden, on the advice of the Premier, George Reid.Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate New South Wales Parliamentary Record https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/Documents/Part%205B%20-%20Members%20returned%20for%20each%20electorate.pdf Parliament of New South Wales 14 April 2020 dmyFormer Members Parliament of New South Wales https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx 14 April 2020 dmy-all The Protectionist Party, the main Opposition, contested this election under the name "National Federal Party", reflecting the party's focus on Federation as an issue at the election. Key dates Date Event 8 July 1898 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 18 – 22 July 1898 Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. 27 July 1898 Polling day. 16 August 1898 Opening of 18th Parliament. Results Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales colonial election, 27 July 18981898 election totals 1898 Totals 18 September 2019 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales colonial election | back = 1895 | forward = 1901 | enrolled = 301,989 | total_votes = 176,998 | turnout % = 58.61 | turnout chg = −1.31 | informal = 1,638 | informal % = 0.92 | informal chg = +0.04 }} National Federal 76,161 43.03 +9.60 52 +10 yes Free Trade NSW 58,214 32.89 −4.26 45 −13 Labour NSW 21,556 12.18 −1.02 19 +1 Independent Federalist 12,443 7.03 +2.71 4 +2 Independent 5,290 2.99 −0.38 4 +4 Independent Free Trade 3,325 1.88 −5.44 1 −3 Independent Labour 9 0.01 −1.21 0 −1 176,998 125 |}Popular vote #ddd 490px 650px Nat. Federal Protectionist Party 43.03 Free Trade Free Trade Party 32.89 Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 12.18 Ind. Federalist #888888 7.03 Independent #888888 2.99 Ind. Free Trade #888888 1.88 Ind. Labor #888888 0.01 #ddd Parliamentary seats Nat. Federal Protectionist Party 41.60 52 Free Trade Free Trade Party 36.00 45 Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 15.20 19 Ind. Federalist #888888 3.20 4 Independent #888888 3.20 4 Ind. Free Trade #888888 0.80 1 Retiring members Candidates of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election Retiring members yes Changing seats Seats changing handsCompares members at the 1895 election and the 1898 election and does not include seats that changed party as a result of a by-election. Seat 1895 1898 Party Member Party Member Albury   Free Trade Richard Ball   National federal Thomas Griffith Armidale   Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale   national federal Charles Wilson Ashfield   free trade Thomas Bavister   national federal Bernhard Wise Bathurst   free trade Sydney Smith   national federal Francis Suttor Bourke   free trade Edward Millen   national federal William Davis Burwood   free trade William McMillan   Independent Free Trade William Archer Camden   free trade Charles Bull   national federal John Kidd Cobar   national federal Thomas WaddellThomas Waddell successfully contested Cowra.   Labour NSW William Spence Darlington   national federal William Schey   free trade Thomas Clarke Durham   national federal Herbert Brown   independent federalist Walter Bennett Granville   Labour NSW George SmailesNo contest Did not contest the election.   free trade John Nobbs Grenfell   Independent Free Trade George GreeneNo contest   Labour NSW William Holman Mudgee   free trade Robert Jones   national federal Edwin Richards Narrabri   free trade Charles CollinsCharles Collins (Free Trade) died in 1898 and Hugh Ross (Labour) had won the seat in a by-election.   Labour NSW Hugh Ross The Nepean   national federal Thomas Smith   free trade Samuel Lees Northumberland   free trade Henry Wheeler   national federal Richard Stevenson Parramatta   free trade Dowell O'Reilly   independent federalist William Ferris Petersham   free trade Llewellyn Jones   national federal John Cohen Ryde   free trade Frank Farnell   independent federalist Edward Terry Sherbrooke   free trade Jacob Garrard   national federal Broughton O'Conor The Shoalhaven   independent free trade Philip MortonPhilip Morton had been elected as an Independent Free Trader but changed to National Federal.   independent federalist David Davis Singleton   free trade Albert Gould   national federal Charles Dight Sydney-Bligh   free trade James Harvey   national federal Patrick Quinn Sydney-Fitzroy   independent free trade John McElhoneJohn McElhone (Independent Free Trade) died in 1898 and John Norton (National Federal) had won the seat in a by-election.   free trade Henry Chapman Sydney-Gipps   Labour NSW George Black   national federal Wilfred Spruson Tamworth   free trade Albert Piddington   national federal William Sawers Tumut   national federal Travers Jones   Independent Robert Donaldson The Tweed   national federal Joseph Kelly   Independent Richard Meagher Members changing party Seat 1895 1898 Party Member Party Member Bega   independent federalist Henry Clarke   National federal Henry Clarke Paddington   independent free trade John Neild   free trade John Neild Quirindi   National federal Robert Levien   independent Robert Levien Raleigh   Independent federalist John McLaughlin   independent John McLaughlin Uralla-Walcha   free trade William Piddington   national federal William Piddington Warringah   free trade Dugald Thomson   national federal Dugald Thomson Woronora   independent Labour NSW John Nicholson   free trade John Nicholson See also Candidates of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1898–1901 Notes References Category:Elections in New South Wales NewSouthWales Election1898