1896 Queensland colonial election
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Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 10 March 1896 and 11 April 1896 to elect the members of the colony’s Legislative Assembly.
Key dates
Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.[1]
Results
41 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
Ministerialists | Labour | Opposition | Other |
Queensland state election, 11 March 1896[2] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 86,882 | |||||
Votes cast | 61,453 | Turnout | 76.84 | |||
Informal votes | 765 | Informal | ||||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Ministerialist | 39,088 | 47.82 | +3.04 | 41 | –2 | |
Labour | 28,581 | 34.97 | +1.65 | 20 | +4 | |
Opposition | 8,472 | 10.37 | +1.19 | 8 | +1 | |
Independent | 3,608 | 4.41 | –5.72 | 2 | –5 | |
Farmers' Representative | 1,985 | 2.43 | +0.85 | 1 | +1 | |
Total | 81,734 | 72 |
See also
References
- ^ "Queensland General Election Dates 1860–1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Summary of 1896 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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