1899_Queensland_colonial_election

1899 Queensland colonial election

1899 Queensland colonial election

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Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 1 March 1899 and 25 March 1899 to elect the members of the colony’s Legislative Assembly.

Quick Facts All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority, First party ...

Key dates

Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.[1]

Results

Queensland colonial election, 11 March 1899[2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1896–1902 >>

Enrolled voters 97,046
Votes cast 74,919 Turnout 79.13%
Informal votes 879 Informal
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Ministerialist 46,953 49.34 +1.52 43 +2
  Labour 33,756 35.47 +0.51 21 +1
  Opposition 10,548 11.09 +0.72 8 ±0
  Independent 3,898 4.10 -0.32 0 -2
Total 95,155     72  

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Summary of 1899 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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