1922_New_South_Wales_state_election

1922 New South Wales state election

1922 New South Wales state election

State election for New South Wales, Australia in March 1922


The 1922 New South Wales state election was held on 25 March 1922. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 26th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in multiple member constituencies using the Hare Clark single transferable vote. The 25th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 17 February 1922 by the Governor, Sir Walter Edward Davidson, on the advice of the Premier James Dooley.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority, First party ...

Key dates

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Results

1922 New South Wales state election[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 19201925 >>

Enrolled voters 1,251,023
Votes cast 875,464 Turnout 70.00 +13.81
Informal votes 31,771 Informal 3.63 −6.07
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Nationalist 364,211 43.17 +13.25 41 +13
  Labor 324,677 38.48 −4.60 36 −7
  Progressive 93,488 11.08 −4.04 9 −6
  Independent 31,880 3.78 −1.07 1 0
  Democratic 14,354 1.70 −0.69 1 +1
  Independent Labor 7,438 0.88 +0.88 0  
  Ind. Coalitionist 5,727 0.68 +0.68 1 +1
  Industrial Labor 1,674 0.20 +0.20 0  
  Soldier's Nationalist 244 0.03 +0.03 0  
Total 843,693     90  
Results of 1922
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Retiring members

Labor

Nationalist

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See also

Notes

  1. Swing is calculated using the Butler method, being the average of the winning party percentage-point gain and the losing party percentage-point loss. NA is used where one of the parties did not contest both elections.
  2. The member for Sturt Percy Brookfield was murdered while trying to disarm a deranged man at Riverton on 22 March 1921. Which party interest Brookfield represented was not straightforward. He had been elected under the banner of the Socialist Labor Party at the 1920 election for Sturt, however he formed a new Industrial Labor Party in February 1921, shortly before his death.[4] There was debate concerning who should be appointed. The Industrial Labor Party said that John O'Reilly should be appointed, while The Sydney Morning Herald stated that Thomas Hynes had the greater number of primary votes at the 1920 election and thus he should be appointed.[5] The nomination had to come from the recognised party leader according to votes on any censure motion and Labor leader and Premier John Storey nominated Jabez Wright who took his seat on 30 August 1921.[6]
  3. The returning officer declared that William Ashford had been re-elected. The result was overturned by the Elections and Qualifications Committee who declared that Joseph Clark had been elected instead.[7]

References

  1. Green, Antony. "1922 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. "New labor organisation". The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 5 February 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 5 November 2019 via Trove.
  4. "Sturt vacancy". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 April 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 5 November 2019 via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1921 Sturt by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. Green, Antony. "1922 Wammerawa re-count". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

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