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1899 Queensland colonial election

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1899 Queensland colonial election

← 1896 1–25 March 1899 1902 →

All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader James Dickson Thomas Glassey
Party Ministerial Labour
Leader's seat Bulimba Bundaberg
Last election 41 seats, 47.82% 20 seats, 34.97%
Seats won 43 21
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1

Premier before election

James Dickson
Ministerial (Queensland)

Elected Premier

James Dickson
Ministerial (Queensland)

Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 1 March 1899 and 25 March 1899 to elect the members of the colony’s Legislative Assembly.

Key dates

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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 colonial election, 11 March 1899[2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 18961902 >>

Enrolled voters 97,046
Votes cast 74,919 Turnout 79.13%
Informal votes 879 Informal
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Ministerialist 46,953 49.34 +1.52 43 +2
  Labour 33,756 35.47 +0.51 21 +1
  Opposition 10,548 11.09 +0.72 8 ±0
  Independent 3,898 4.10 -0.32 0 -2
Total 95,155     72  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Summary of 1899 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.