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The 1910 New South Wales state election was held on 14 October 1910 for all of the 90 seats in the 22nd
The 1910 New South Wales state election was held on 14 October 1910 for all of the 90 seats in the 22nd New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a second ballot if a majority was not achieved on the first. Both adult males and females were entitled to vote, but not Indigenous people. The 21st parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 14 September 1910 by the Governor
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, Lord Chelmsford, on the advice of the Premier Charles Wade
Sir Charles Gregory Wade KCMG, KC, JP (26 January 1863 – 26 September 1922) was Premier of New South Wales – 21 October 1910. According to Percival Serle, "Wade was a public-spirited man of high character. His ability, honesty and cou ...
.
This was the first NSW election using a second ballot system. All previous elections had used a first past the post
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voting system, where a candidate might be elected with less than 50% of the vote especially where two or more similar candidates split the vote. There were 3 districts that required a second ballot, at Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
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where the second round ballot was won by the leading candidate and at Hastings and Macleay where support from the Labour Party saw the independent overtake the sitting Liberal Reform
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member to take the seat.
The election saw the Labor Electoral League form government for the first time, winning 46 of the 90 seats in the Assembly.
Key dates
Results
Changing seats
The Upper Hunter
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had been won by William Fleming (Liberal Reform) at the 1907 election, however he resigned to contest the seat of New England at the 1910 federal election. The by-election in April 1910 was won by William Ashford (Labor) however Henry Willis
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regained the seat for Liberal Reform at the general election.
See also
*Candidates of the 1910 New South Wales state election
This is a list of candidates for the 1910 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 14 October 1910.
Retiring Members
Liberal
* Charles Barton MLA (Macquarie)
*Ernest Broughton MLA (King)
*William Mahony MLA ( Annandale)
* Richar ...
* Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1910–1913
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who served in the 22nd parliament of New South Wales held their seats from 1910 to 1913. They were elected at the 1910 state election on 14 October 1910. The Speakers were John Cann (15 Novem ...
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The 1910 New South Wales state election was held on 14 October 1910 for all of the 90 seats in the 22nd New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a second ballot if a majority was not achie ...
1910 elections in Australia
1910 New South Wales state election
The 1910 New South Wales state election was held on 14 October 1910 for all of the 90 seats in the 22nd New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a second ballot if a majority was not achie ...
October 1910 events