1920 New South Wales state election

Election of the 25th New South Wales Legislative Assembly October 2019 October 2019 1920 New South Wales state election New South Wales parliamentary Primary no 1917 New South Wales state election 1917 1922 New South Wales state election 1922 All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority yes 1920 03 20 John Storey cropped.jpg 150 120 160 10 20 John Storey February 1917 Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) Balmain 252,371 43.08% 0.45 33 seats 43 10 William Holman 1919.jpg 125 120 160 4 5 William Holman 15 November 1916 Nationalist Party (Australia) Cootamundra(lost seat) 175,280 29.92% 17.52 52 seats 28 24 George Beeby 1927 (cropped).jpg 125 120 160 4 3 George Beeby 1920 Progressive Party (1920) Murray 88,557 15.12% 15.12 Did not exist 15 15 Judd-ernest-e.png 120 120 160 5 0 Ernie JuddSocialist Branches https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120516421 Sunday Times 11 June 2025 2 25 January 1920 1920 Socialist Labor Socialist Labor None (contested Sydney) 6,143 1.05% 0.99 0 seats 1 1 1920 New South Wales state election.svg 400px Results of the election Premier Subsequent Premier William Holman Nationalist Party (Australia) John Storey Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) The 1920 New South Wales state election was held on 20 March 1920. The 24th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 18 February 1920 by the Governor, Sir Walter Edward Davidson, on the advice of the Premier William Holman. The election was for all of the 90 seats in the 25th New South Wales Legislative Assembly, and it was the first to be conducted with multi-member electorates, using the Hare-Clark single transferable vote system. It was conducted using 24 districts, 15 having 3 members and nine having five members. Key dates Date Event 18 February 1920 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 28 February 1920 Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. 20 March 1920 Polling day. 12 April 1920 Storey ministry sworn in 21 April 1920 Writs returned. 27 April 1920 Opening of 25th Parliament. Results Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election The assembly was evenly divided, with Labor having 43 seats and the support of Percy Brookfield (Socialist Labor) and Arthur Gardiner (Independent Labor), while the Nationalists had 28 seats and the support of 15 seats of the Progressive Party and 2 independent Nationalists.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 The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly did not vote unless there was a tie which meant whichever side provided the speaker was unable to command a majority. Nationalist Daniel Levy controversially accepted re-election as speaker, giving Labor an effective majority.levy-sir-daniel-7181 Levy, Sir Daniel (1872–1937) L E Fredman 10 May 2020Election of speaker https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/searchablepdf/HANSARD-290296563-4027 PDF New South Wales Legislative Assembly 27 April 1920 18 33 Fitzpatrick, John John Fitzpatrick (New South Wales politician) 2021-11-02 Compared to previous election held using majority-runoff, two new parties had representation in the chamber - Progressive and Socialist Labor.Farrell and McAllister The Australian Electoral System 50 {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = 1920 New South Wales state election1920 election totals Totals 1920 2021-10-10 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales state election | back = 1917 | forward = 1922 | enrolled = 1,154,437 | total_votes = 648,709 | turnout % = 56.19 | turnout chg = −5.24 | informal = 62,900 | informal % = 9.70 | informal chg = +8.68 }} yes Labor NSW 252,371 43.08 +0.45 43 +10 Nationalist 175,280 29.92 −17.52 28 −24 Progressive (1920) 88,557 15.12 +15.12 15 +15 Independent IndependentIncludes Independent Labor. 28,410 4.85 −2.55 1 –3 Democratic (1920) 14,026 2.39 +2.39 0   Soldiers and Citizens 10,055 1.72 +1.72 0   Independent Nationalist 9,357 1.60 –0.87 2 +1 Socialist Labor 6,143 1.05 +0.99 1 +1 Women's 1,610 0.27 +0.27 0   585,809 90 |} thumb|403x403px|Results of 1920Popular vote #ddd 445px 650px Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 43.08 Nationalist Nationalist Party (Australia) 29.92 Progressive Progressive Party (1920) 15.12 Independent #888888 4.83 Ind. Nationalist #888888 1.60 Socialist Labor #a6000c 1.06 Others #DCDCDC 4.39 #ddd Parliamentary seats Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 47.78 43 Nationalist Nationalist Party (Australia) 31.11 28 Progressive Progressive Party (1920) 16.67 15 Ind. Nationalist #888888 2.23 2 Independent #888888 1.11 1 Socialist Labor #a6000c 1.11 1 Changing seats 1917 election1920 election Old Electorate Member Party Note New Electorate New MemberParty Darling Harbour John Cochran   Labor NSW Retired Balmain Glebe Tom Keegan Defeated Leichhardt Campbell Carmichael Labor NSW / Soldiers and Citizens Defeated Albert Smith Nationalist  Lyndhurst Claude Bushell Labor NSW Retired Bathurst Enmore David Hall   Nationalist Appointed an MLC Botany John Lee Nationalist   Byron John Perry Retired Byron Tom Swiney Labor NSW   Clarence William Zuill Defeated Stephen Perdriau Progressive (1920)   Cootamundra William Holman Defeated Cootamundra Hugh Main Camden John Hunt Retired Cumberland Ernest Carr Nationalist   Hawkesbury Bruce Walker   Independent Changed party Bruce Walker Voltaire Molesworth Labor NSW   Bondi James MacArthur-Onslow   Nationalist Changed party Eastern Suburbs James MacArthur-Onslow Progressive (1920)   Randwick David Storey Appointed an MLC Harold Jaques Nationalist   James Fingleton Labor NSW   Woollahra William Latimer   Nationalist Appointed an MLC Bob O'Halloran Bega William Millard Defeated Goulburn Thomas Rutledge Progressive (1920)   Durham Walter Bennett   Independent Changed party Maitland Walter Bennett Maitland Charles Nicholson   Nationalist Defeated Walter O'Hearn Labor NSW   Singleton James Fallick Retired Albury Arthur Manning Defeated Murray Matthew Kilpatrick Progressive (1920)   Wagga Wagga George Beeby Changed party George Beeby Lachlan Ernest Buttenshaw Changed party Murrumbidgee Ernest Buttenshaw Macquarie Patrick McGirr   Labor NSW Defeated Martin Flannery Labor NSW   Murrumbidgee Patrick McGarry   Nationalist Defeated   Gwydir John Crane Defeated Namoi Patrick Scully Labor NSW   Namoi Walter Wearne   Independent Nationalist Changed party Walter Wearne Progressive (1920)   Kahibah Alfred Edden   Nationalist Retired Newcastle Hugh Connell Labor NSW   Wickham William Grahame DefeatedStood as an Independent Nationalist John Fegan Nationalist   Mosman Percy Colquhoun Defeated North Shore Alfred Reid Independent Nationalist   Cecil Murphy Labor NSW   Armidale Herbert Lane   Nationalist Defeated Northern Tableland David Drummond Progressive (1920)   Bingara George McDonald Appointed an MLC Alfred McClelland Labor NSW   Gough Follett Thomas DefeatedStood as a Progressive candidate Progressive   Tenterfield Charles Lee Retired Michael Bruxner Progressive (1920)   Gloucester Richard Price   Independent Changed party Oxley Richard Price Hastings and Macleay Henry Morton   Nationalist Defeated Joseph Fitzgerald Labor NSW   Raleigh George Briner Changed party George Briner Progressive (1920)   Parramatta Bill Ely Labor NSW   Drummoyne Alexander Graff   Nationalist / Independent Retired Ryde Edward Loxton Independent Nationalist   Gordon Thomas Bavin Nationalist Changed party Thomas Bavin Progressive (1920)   Ryde William Thompson Retired David Anderson Nationalist   Robert Greig Labor NSW   St George Mark Gosling Sturt Percy Brookfield   Labor NSW / Independent Sturt Percy Brookfield Socialist Labor   Willyama Jabez Wright Labor NSW Defeated   King Tom Smith Defeated Sydney  Patrick Minahan Labor NSWPatrick Minahan was nominated by the Labor Party, however his endorsement was withdrawn before the polling day because he signed a pledge for the unconditional release of twelve imprisoned members of the Industrial Workers of the World.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15883700 The ALP: definite action taken against candidates who sign pledges The Sydney Morning Herald 10 March 1920 2 November 2019 11 National Library of Australia Minahan & Campbell   Ashfield William Robson   Nationalist Appointed an MLC Western Suburbs Edward McTiernan Labor NSW James Wilson Progressive (1920)   Allowrie Mark Morton   Nationalist Defeated Wollondilly John Cleary Labor NSW   See also Candidates of the 1920 New South Wales state election Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1920–1922 Notes References Category:Elections in New South Wales New South Wales State Election Category:1920s in New South Wales Category:March 1920 in Australia