1904 New South Wales state election

Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in August 1904 August 2019 August 2019 1904 New South Wales state election New South Wales parliamentary no 1901 New South Wales state election 1901 1907 New South Wales state election 1907 All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority yes 1904 8 6 100px Sir Joseph Carruthers 18 September 1902 Liberal Reform Party (Australia) St George 44.58% 11.03 37 seats 45 seats 8 100px James McGowen August 1894 Labor Electoral League DC241F Redfern 23.30% 4.86 24 seats 25 seats 1 100px Thomas Waddell 15 June 1904 Progressive Party (1901) Cowra (contesting Belubula) 18.98% 4.01 42 seats 16 seats 26 Premier Thomas Waddell Progressive Party (1901) Sir Joseph Carruthers Liberal Reform Party (Australia) New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1904.svg 300px Legislative Assembly after the election The 1904 New South Wales state election was held on 6 August 1904 for all of the 90 seats in the 20th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. For the first time, women were entitled to vote. Both adult males and females were entitled to vote, but not Indigenous people. The 19th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 16 July 1904 by the Governor, Sir Harry Rawson, on the advice of the Premier, Thomas Waddell.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 This election saw the size of the Legislative Assembly reduced from 125 to 90 seats as a result of the 1903 New South Wales referendum.http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1904-redistribution.html 1904 Redistribution Atlas of New South Wales NSW Land & Property Information https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031821/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1904-redistribution.html 23 June 2015 dead Key dates Date Event 16 July 1904 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. 26 July 1904 Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. 6 August 1904 Polling day. 23 August 1904 Opening of 20th Parliament. 29 August 1904 Carruthers ministry sworn in. Results Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election {{Australian elections/Title row | table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em; | title = New South Wales state election, 6 August 19041904 Totals 30 August 2019 | house = Legislative Assembly | series = New South Wales state election | back = 1901 | forward = 1907 | enrolled = 689,490 | total_votes = 396,622 | turnout % = 59.31 | turnout chg = −3.53 | informal = 3,973 | informal % = 0.99 | informal chg = +0.21 }} yes Liberal Reform 176,796 44.58 +11.03 45 +8 Labour NSW 92,426 23.30 +4.86 25 +1 Progressive 75,297 18.98 −4.01 16 −26 Independent 25,605 6.46 −4.62 2 −10 Independent Liberal Reform 21,189 5.34 −3.26 2 −2 Other 5,309 1.34 −4.01 0 −6 90 -35 |}Popular vote #ddd 472px 650px Liberal Reform Liberal Reform Party (Australia) 44.58 Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 23.30 Progressive Progressive Party (1901) 18.98 Independent #888888 6.46 Ind. Liberal #888888 5.34 Others #DCDCDC 1.34 #ddd Parliamentary seats Liberal Reform Liberal Reform Party (Australia) 50.00 45 Labor Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) 27.78 25 Progressive Progressive Party (1901) 17.78 16 Independent #888888 2.22 2 Ind. Liberal #888888 2.22 2 Retiring members Candidates of the 1904 New South Wales state election Retiring members yes See also Candidates of the 1904 New South Wales state election Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1904–1907 References Further reading Michael Hogan David Clune 1904 Michael Hogan The People's Choice: Electoral Politics in 20th Century New South Wales, Volume One 1901-1927 2001 0909907390 Parliament of New South Wales and University of Sydney 1904 New South Wales state election Category:1904 elections in Australia 1904 New South Wales state election Category:August 1904 in Australia