1907 New South Wales state election

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1907 New South Wales state election
Flag of New South Wales.svg
  1904 10 September 1907 (1907-09-10) 1910  

All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Joseph Carruthers.png James McGowen Premier.png
Leader Sir Joseph Carruthers James McGowen
Party Liberal Reform Labor Electoral League
Leader since18 September 1902August 1894
Leader's seat St George Redfern
Last election45 seats25 seats
Seats won45 seats32 seats
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Increase2.svg7
Percentage45.9133.31%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.33Increase2.svg10.01

New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1907.svg
Legislative Assembly after the election

Premier before election

Sir Joseph Carruthers
Liberal Reform

Elected Premier

Sir Joseph Carruthers
Liberal Reform

The 1907 New South Wales state election was held on 10 September 1907 for all of the 90 seats in the 21st New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. Both adult males and females were entitled to vote, but not Indigenous people. The 20th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 19 August 1907 by the Governor, Sir Harry Rawson, on the advice of the Premier, Sir Joseph Carruthers. [1] [2] [3]

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Key dates

DateEvent
19 August 1907The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
30 August 1907Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
10 September 1907Polling day.
2 October 1907Opening of 21st Parliament.

Results

New South Wales state election, 10 September 1907 [1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 19041910 >>

Enrolled voters745,900
Votes cast458,408 Turnout 66.72+7.41
Informal votes13,543Informal2.87+1.88
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Liberal Reform 210,45645.91+1.33450
  Labour 152,70433.31+10.0132+7
  Independent 46,55110.15+3.694+2
  Independent Liberal 26,1925.71+0.374+2
  Former Progressive 21,7594.75−14.235−11
  Socialist 7460.16+0.1000
Total458,408  90 
Popular vote
Liberal Reform
45.91%
Labor
33.31%
Independent
10.15%
Ind. Liberal
5.71%
Fmr. Progressive
4.75%
Others
0.16%
Parliamentary seats
Liberal Reform
45
Labor
32
Fmr. Progressive
5
Independent
4
Ind. Liberal
4

Retiring members

Changing seats

Seats changing hands
Seat1904Swing [lower-alpha 1] 1907
PartyMember±±MemberParty
Ashburnham  Liberal Reform Eden George +10.9 +5.7+22.3 John Lynch Labor  
Balmain  Liberal Reform Walter Anderson -2.8 +2.8+2.8 John Storey Labor  
Bathurst  Progressive William Young -6.5 +6.5+6.5 John Miller Liberal Reform  
Blayney  Progressive Paddy Crick [lower-alpha 2] NA NA NA George Beeby Labor  
Botany  Liberal Reform Rowland Anderson +5.9 +4.2+14.3 Fred Page Labor  
Camperdown  Progressive James Smith NA NA NA Robert Stuart-Robertson Labor  
Canterbury  Liberal Reform Thomas Mackenzie -27.4 NA NA Varney Parkes Independent Liberal  
Darling Harbour  Labor William Daley -18.5 NA NA John Norton Independent  
Deniliquin  Independent George Reynoldson -26.4 NA NA Henry Peters Labor  
Durham  Progressive Walter Bennett +3.0 +14.1+31.2 William Brown Independent Liberal  
Gloucester  Liberal Reform James Young -13.0 NA NA Richard Price Independent  
Hartley  Liberal Reform John Hurley -8.1 +8.1+8.1 James Dooley Labor  
Leichhardt  Liberal Reform Robert Booth -0.9 +8.4+15.8 Campbell Carmichael Labor  
Liverpool Plains  Independent Liberal John Perry (b 1849) +2.7 +1.8+6.3 Henry Horne Labor  
The Macquarie  Labor Charles Barton -0.7 +1.4+2.0 Thomas Thrower Liberal Reform  
Mudgee  Progressive Edwin Richards NA NA +3.8 Robert Jones Liberal Reform  
Orange  Labor Albert Gardiner +4.8 +4.7+14.1 John Fitzpatrick Liberal Reform  
Phillip  Labor Phillip Sullivan -27.5 NA NA Richard Meagher Independent  
Rozelle  Liberal Reform Sydney Law -4.1 +4.1+4.1 James Mercer Labor  
St Leonards  Liberal Reform Thomas Creswell -18.9 +9.2-0.5 Edward Clark Independent  
Surry Hills  Independent John Norton [lower-alpha 3] NA NA +3.1 Sir James Graham Liberal Reform  
Waverley  Liberal Reform Thomas Jessep -22.1 NA NA James Macarthur-Onslow Independent Liberal  
Wickham  Progressive John Fegan +4.7 +11.4+27.5 William Grahame Labor  
Members changing party
Seat1907±1910
PartyMember % %MemberParty
Belubula  Progressive Thomas Waddell 57.2 -2.654.6 Thomas Waddell Liberal Reform  
The Clarence  Progressive John McFarlane NA NA NA John McFarlane Liberal Reform  
The Hawkesbury  Progressive Brinsley Hall 51.2 +14.465.6 Brinsley Hall Liberal Reform  
Maitland  Progressive John Gillies 51.5 +31.282.7 John Gillies Liberal Reform  
The Richmond  Progressive John Perry (b 1845) 38.0 +22.360.3 John Perry (b 1845) Liberal Reform  

See also

Notes

  1. Swing is calculated using the Butler method, being the average of the 1907 winning party percentage-point gain and the 1904 losing party percentage-point loss. NA is used where one of the parties did not contest both elections.
  2. Paddy Crick (Progressive) had won Blayney at the 1904 election, however he was expelled by the Assembly after being accused of bribery. The by-election in January 1907 was won by John Withington (Liberal Reform) who was defeated by George Beeby (Labor) at the 1907 general election.
  3. John Norton challenged William Holman to face a by-election and was soundly defeated at the Surry Hills by-election in July 1906, finishing fourth behind Albert Bruntnell (Liberal Reform). At the 1907 general election Bruntnell chose to contest Alexandria but the seat was retained for Liberal Reform by Sir James Graham.

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