New South Wales colonial election, 3 July 1891 [1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | ||||||
Votes cast | 180,449 | Turnout | 64.40 | +4.87 | ||
Informal votes | 3,680 | Informal | 2.00 | +0.28 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Protectionist | 65,866 | 36.5 | -18.8 | 52 | −14 | |
Free Trade | 65,850 | 36.5 | −16.0 | 44 | −27 | |
Labor | 37,216 | 20.6 | +20.6 | 35 | +35 | |
Ind. Free Trade | 6,684 | 3.7 | +3.7 | 4 | +4 | |
Ind. Protectionist | 3,627 | 2.0 | +2.0 | 4 | +4 | |
Independent Labor | 759 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 1 | +1 | |
Independent | 445 | 0.25 | +0.25 | 1 | +1 | |
Total | 202,042 | 141 |
The 1891 New South Wales election was for 141 members representing 74 electoral districts. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election there were 39 multi-member districts returning 106 members. In these multi-member districts each elector could vote for as many candidates as there were vacancies. 7 of the 35 single member districts were uncontested.[1] The average number of enrolled voters per seat was 2,166, ranging from Wilcannia (1,023) to Sturt (8,306).[2] Sturt was an anomaly, as enrolments had increased by 5,376 since the 1889 election,[3] and the next largest electorate was Canterbury (4,676).[2]
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