New South Wales state election, 1925
New South Wales state election, 1925
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The 1925 New South Wales state election was held on 30 May 1925. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 27th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in multiple member constituencies with compulsory preferential single transferable vote usit the Hare Clark system). The 26th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 18 April 1925 by the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair, on the advice of the Premier Sir George Fuller.
It was a close win for the Labor Party Leader, Jack Lang, which had a majority of just one seat in the Assembly, defeating Fuller's Nationalist/Progressive Coalitiion.
Key dates
| Date |
Event |
| 18 April 1925 |
The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
| 27 April 1925 |
Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
| 30 May 1925 |
Polling day. |
| 24 June 1925 |
Opening of 27th Parliament. |
Results
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New South Wales state election, 30 May 1925
Legislative Assembly
<< 1922 — 1927 >>
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| Enrolled Voters |
1,339,080[1] |
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| Votes Cast |
1,160,289 |
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Turnout |
86.64 |
-1.12 |
| Informal Votes |
30,155 |
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Informal |
11.36 |
-1.14 |
| Summary of votes by party |
| Party |
Primary Votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Labor |
108,225 |
45.99 |
+7.62 |
46 |
+10 |
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Nationalist |
87,220 |
37.07 |
-5.01 |
32 |
-9 |
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Progressive |
26,981 |
11.47 |
-1.95 |
9 |
± 0 |
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Protestant Labor |
4,965 |
2.11 |
+1.41 |
1 |
+1 |
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Independent |
4,963 |
2.11 |
-1.26 |
1 |
-1 |
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Independent Nationalist |
1,393 |
0.59 |
+0.08 |
1 |
± 0 |
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All others |
1,562 |
0.65 |
-0.64 |
0 |
± 0 |
| Total |
894.824 |
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90 |
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References
See also