New South Wales state election, 1920
New South Wales state election, 1920
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20 March 1920 (1920-03-20) |
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Legislative Assembly after the election |
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The 1920 New South Wales state election was held on 20 March 1920. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 25th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in multiple member constituencies using the Hare-Clark single transferable vote; it was the first election conducted using this method. The 24th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 18 February 1920 by the Governor, Sir Walter Edward Davidson, on the advice of the Premier William Holman.
Key dates
Date |
Event |
18 February 1920 |
The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
28 February 1920 |
Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
20 March 1920 |
Polling day. |
21 April 1920 |
Writs returned. |
27 April 1920 |
Opening of 25th Parliament. |
Results
New South Wales state election, 20 March 1920 Legislative Assembly
<< 1917 — 1922 >> |
Enrolled voters |
1,154,437 |
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Votes cast |
158,430 |
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Turnout |
19.17 |
−42.26 |
Informal votes |
62,900 |
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Informal |
28.42 |
+27.40 |
Summary of votes by party |
Party |
Primary votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Labor |
68,175 |
43.03 |
+0.40 |
43 |
+10 |
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Nationalist |
46,930 |
29.62 |
−17.82 |
28 |
−24 |
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Progressive |
26,839 |
16.94 |
+16.94 |
15 |
+15 |
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Independent |
7,300 |
4.61 |
+0.47 |
1 |
–2 |
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Ind. Nationalist |
1,940 |
1.22 |
–1.25 |
2 |
0 |
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Ind. Socialist Labor |
1,810 |
1.14 |
+1.08 |
1 |
+1 |
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All others |
5,438 |
3.43 |
−2.30 |
0 |
–2 |
Total |
585,809 |
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90 |
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References
See also