1900 Tasmanian colonial election

1900 Tasmanian state election

9 March 1900
All 38 seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Elliott Lewis Thomas Reibey Party Free Trade Protectionist Leader's seat Richmond Westbury Last election 19 seats 12 seats Seats won 18 seats 9 seats Seat change 1 3
Premier before election Elliott Lewis Free Trade Elected Premier Elliott Lewis Free Trade

The 1900 Tasmanian colonial election was held on 9 March 1900 in the Australian colony of Tasmania to elect 38 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
bgcolor=Template:Free Trade Party/meta/color|	Free Trade Party	5,134	27.20	18	–1
bgcolor=Template:Protectionist Party/meta/color|	Protectionist Party	2,218	11.75	9	–3
	Other parties	7,319	38.78	0	–1
bgcolor=Template:Independent politician/meta/color|	Independents	4,201	22.26	11	+6
Invalid/blank votes		508	–	–	–
Total		18,872	100	38	+1
Registered voters/turnout		39,002	66.75	–	–
Source: UWA

Popular vote Free Trade Party   27.20% Protectionist Party   11.75% Independents   22.26% Others   38.78%

Seats Free Trade Party   47.37% Protectionist Party   23.68% Independents   28.95%

See also

• Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, 1900–1903