New South Wales state election, 1922
New South Wales state election, 1922
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25 March 1922 (1922-03-25) |
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Legislative Assembly after the election |
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The 1922 New South Wales state election was held on 25 March 1922. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 26th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in multiple member constituencies using the Hare Clark single transferable vote. The 25th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 17 February 1922 by the Governor, Sir Walter Edward Davidson, on the advice of the Premier James Dooley.
Key dates
Date |
Event |
17 February 1922 |
The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
25 February 1922 |
Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
25 March 1922 |
Polling day. |
19 April 1922 |
Writs returned. |
26 April 1922 |
Opening of 25th Parliament. |
Results
New South Wales state election, 25 March 1922 Legislative Assembly
<< 1920 — 1925 >> |
Enrolled voters |
1,251,023 |
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Votes cast |
254,256 |
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Turnout |
20.32 |
+6.60 |
Informal votes |
31,771 |
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Informal |
12.50 |
−27.20 |
Summary of votes by party |
Party |
Primary votes |
% |
Swing |
Seats |
Change |
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Nationalist |
93,621 |
42.08 |
+12.46 |
41 |
+13 |
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Labor |
85,361 |
38.37 |
−4.66 |
36 |
−7 |
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Progressive |
29,863 |
13.42 |
−3.52 |
9 |
−6 |
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Independent |
7,503 |
3.37 |
−1.24 |
2 |
+1 |
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Democratic |
2,871 |
1.29 |
−0.55 |
1 |
+1 |
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Independent Coalitionist |
1,145 |
0.51 |
+0.51 |
1 |
+1 |
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All others |
2,123 |
0.17 |
−2.56 |
0 |
0 |
Total |
222,485 |
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90 |
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References
See also