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returning one member each. This was the first NSW election using a second ballot system. All previous elections had used a

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the second round ballot was won by the leading candidate; however, at Hastings and Macleay the support from the Labour Party saw the independent overtake sitting

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member to take the seat. The Labour Party fielded a candidate in every electorate, with the result that the only 3 uncontested seats,

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, Cobar and The Murray, were all held by the Labour Party. There were 15 seats that elected a member from a different party and a further 11 seats where the member retained the seat but changed party. For a comprehensive list, see . The election saw the final demise of the

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, with the four surviving members,

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( Tamworth) and Robert Donaldson ( Wynyard) retaining their seats having campaigned as Independent Liberals.

Election results

Albury

Alexandria

Allowrie

Annandale

Armidale

Ashburnham

Ashfield

Balmain

Bathurst

Bega

Belmore

* Edward O'Sullivan had won Belmore at the 1907 election as a Former Progressive; however, he joined the Labour Party in 1909 and died in April 1910. The by-election in May 1910 was won by

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(Labour) who retained the seat at the 1910 general election.

Belubula

Bingara

Blayney

Botany

Broken Hill

Burrangong

Burwood

Camden

Camperdown

Canterbury

The Castlereagh

The Clarence

The Clyde

Cobar

Cootamundra

Corowa

The Darling

Darling Harbour

* John Norton (Independent) had won the 1907 election for Darling Harbour; however, he resigned to stand as a

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for NSW at the 1910 federal election. The by-election in April 1910 was won by John Cochran (Labour) who retained the seat at this election.

Darlinghurst

Deniliquin

Durham

The Glebe

Gloucester

Gordon

Gough

Goulburn

Granville

The Gwydir

Hartley

The Hastings and The Macleay

The Hawkesbury

Kahibah

King

The Lachlan

Lane Cove

Leichhardt

Liverpool Plains

The Macquarie

Maitland

Marrickville

Middle Harbour

Monaro

Mudgee

The Murray

The Murrumbidgee

The Namoi

Newcastle

Newtown

Northumberland

Orange

Paddington

Parramatta

Petersham

Phillip

Pyrmont

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at the 1907 election; however, he resigned to contest the seat of Werriwa at the 1910 federal election. The by-election in April 1910 was won by

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(Labour) who retained the seat at the 1910 general election.

Raleigh

Randwick

Redfern

The Richmond

Rous

Rozelle

St George

St Leonards

Sherbrooke

Singleton

Sturt

Surry Hills

Tamworth

Tenterfield

The Upper Hunter

Waratah

Waverley

Wickham

Wollondilly

Wollongong

Woollahra

Wynyard

Yass

Notes

References

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