1902 Queensland state election
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 March 1902 to elect the members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
Key dates
[edit]This was the first Queensland general election to be conducted on a single day. In the past, due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.[1]
Results
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Queensland state election, 11 March 1902[2] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 108,548 | |||||
Votes cast | 100,644 | Turnout | 78.88% | |||
Informal votes | 803 | Informal | ||||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Ministerialist | 48,439 | 48.13 | -1.21 | 40 | -3 | |
Labour | 39,579 | 39.33 | +3.85 | 25 | +4 | |
Opposition | 6,905 | 6.86 | -4.22 | 5 | -3 | |
Farmers Rep. | 1,840 | 1.83 | +1.83 | 1 | +1 | |
Independent | 100 | 0.10 | +0.10 | 0 | ±0 | |
Total | 100,644 | 72 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Summary of 1902 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.