There were 373 candidates contesting 125 seats at the

1901 New South Wales state election The 1901 New South Wales state election was held on 3 July 1901 for all of the 125 seats in the 19th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. The Parliame ...

which was held on 3 July 1901. Since the previous election in 1898, the

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(or National Federal Party) had become the Progressive Party, while the

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had become the Liberal Reform Party.

Retiring members

Progressive

* Joseph Abbott MLA ( Wentworth) * John Chanter MLA ( Deniliquin) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * Austin Chapman MLA ( Braidwood) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * Francis Clarke MLA ( Hastings and Macleay) — elected to the federal House of Representatives *

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MLA ( Inverell) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * Thomas Ewing MLA ( Lismore) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * Thomas Goodwin MLA ( Gunnedah) *

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MLA ( Moree) * William Sawers MLA ( Tamworth) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * Dugald Thomson MLA ( Warringah) — elected to the federal House of Representatives.

Liberal

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MLA (

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) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * Francis Cotton MLA ( Newtown-Camperdown) * Sir Matthew Harris MLA ( Sydney-Denison) * Francis McLean MLA ( Marrickville) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * John Neild MLA ( Paddington) — elected to the federal Senate * George Reid MLA ( Sydney-King) — elected to the federal House of Representatives *

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MLA ( Balmain North) — elected to the federal House of Representatives

Labor

* Thomas Brown MLA ( Condoublin) — elected to the federal House of Representatives *

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MLA ( Sydney-King) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * William Spence MLA ( Cobar) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * Josiah Thomas MLA (

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) — elected to the federal House of Representatives * James Thomson MLA ( Newcastle West) * David Watkins MLA ( Wallsend) — elected to the federal House of Representatives *

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MLA ( Young) — elected to the federal House of Representatives

Independent

* John McLaughlin MLA ( Raleigh)

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

Notes

References

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