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{{short description|Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in July 1898}}
{{Infobox Election
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2019}}
| election_name = New South Wales colonial election, 1898
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1898 New South Wales colonial election
| country = New South Wales
| country = New South Wales
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = New South Wales colonial election, 1895
| previous_election = 1895 New South Wales colonial election
| previous_year = 1895
| previous_year = 1895
| next_election = New South Wales state election, 1901
| next_election = 1901 New South Wales state election
| next_year = 1901
| next_year = 1901
| seats_for_election = All 125 seats in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]]<br />63 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
| seats_for_election = All 125 seats in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]]<br />63 seats needed for a majority
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1898|7|27}}
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1898|7|27}}


| image2 = [[File:Williamlyne.jpg|100px]]
| image1 = [[File:Williamlyne.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader2 = [[William Lyne]]
| leader1 = [[William Lyne]]
| leader_since2 = 1895
| leader_since1 = 1895
| party2 = National Federal Party
| party1 = National Federal Party
| leaders_seat2 = [[Electoral district of Hume|Hume]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Electoral district of Hume|Hume]]
| popular_vote1 = '''76,161'''
| percentage2 = 43.03%
| percentage1 = '''43.03%'''
| swing2 = {{increase}}9.60
| swing1 = {{increase}} 9.60
| last_election2 = 42 seats
| seats2 = 52 seats
| last_election1 = 42 seats
| seats_before1 = 46{{efn|Four MPs − [[Henry Clarke (Australian politician)|Henry Clarke]] ([[Electoral district of Bega|Bega]]), [[Philip Morton (politician)|Philip Morton]] ([[Electoral district of Shoalhaven|The Shoalhaven]]), [[William Henry Piddington|William Piddington]] ([[Electoral district of Uralla-Walcha|Uralla-Walcha]]) and [[Dugald Thomson]] ([[Electoral district of Warringah|Warringah]]) − joined the National Federal Party prior to the 1898 election. Additionally, the party gained [[Electoral district of Sydney-Fitzroy|Sydney-Fitzroy]] at a [[1898 Sydney-Fitzroy colonial by-election|by-election in June 1898]]. However, [[Harry Levien]] ([[Electoral district of Quirindi|Quirindi]]) left the party to sit as an [[Independent politician|independent]].<ref>{{cite web |title=LATEST ELECTION RETURNS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9427532 |publisher=The Mercury |access-date=8 January 2025 |page=3 |date=30 July 1898}}</ref>}}
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}10
| seats1 = '''52'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 6


| image1 = [[File:Nla.pic-an23302892-v.jpg|100px]]
| image2 = [[File:Sir George Reid portrait, 1890s.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[George Reid (Australian politician)|George Reid]]
| leader2 = [[George Reid]]
| leader_since1 = September 1891
| leader_since2 = September 1891
| party1 = Free Trade Party
| party2 = Free Trade Party
| leaders_seat1 = [[Electoral district of Sydney-King|Sydney-King]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Electoral district of Sydney-King|Sydney-King]]
| percentage1 = 32.89
| popular_vote2 = 58,214
| percentage2 = 32.89%
| swing1 = {{decrease}}4.26
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 4.26
| last_election1 = 58 seats
| seats1 = 45 seats
| last_election2 = 58 seats
| seats_before2 = 57{{efn|Two MPs − [[John Neild]] ([[Electoral district of Paddington (New South Wales)|Paddington]]) and [[John Nicholson (New South Wales politician)|John Nicholson]] ([[Electoral district of Woronora|Woronora]]) − joined the Free Trade Party prior to the 1898 election, although this was the only election at which Nicholson was listed as a Free Trade member and [[Antony Green]] has suggested he may have been better classified as [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labour]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Antony |title=Woronora - 1898 |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1898/Woronora.htm |publisher=Parliament of New South Wales |access-date=8 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122001501/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1898/Woronora.htm |archive-date=22 November 2023}}</ref> [[William Henry Piddington|William Piddington]] ([[Electoral district of Uralla-Walcha|Uralla-Walcha]]) and [[Dugald Thomson]] ([[Electoral district of Warringah|Warringah]]) left the FTP and joined the [[National Federal Party]]. Additionally, the FTP lost [[Electoral district of Narrabri|Narrabri]] at a [[1898 Narrabri colonial by-election|by-election in June 1898]] after the death of [[Charles Collins (New South Wales politician)|Charles Collins]].}}
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}13
| seats2 = 45
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 12


| image3 = [[File:James McGowen Premier.png|100px]]
| image3 = {{CSS image crop |Image = James McGowen Premier.png|bSize = 140|cWidth = 130|cHeight = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0|Location = center}}
| leader3 = [[James McGowen]]
| leader3 = [[James McGowen]]
| leader_since3 = August 1894
| leader_since3 = August 1894
| party3 = [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor Electoral League]]
| party3 = [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor]]
| colour3 = DC241F
| leaders_seat3 = [[Electoral district of Redfern|Redfern]]
| leaders_seat3 = [[Electoral district of Redfern|Redfern]]
| popular_vote3 = 21,556
| percentage3 = 12.18%
| percentage3 = 12.18%
| swing3 = {{decrease}}1.02
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.02
| last_election3 = 18 seats
| last_election3 = 18 seats
| seats_before3 = 19{{efn|Labor gained [[Electoral district of Narrabri|Narrabri]] from the [[Free Trade Party]] at a [[1898 Narrabri colonial by-election|by-election in June 1898]].}}
| seats3 = 19 seats
| seats3 = 19
| seat_change3 = {{increase}}1
| seat_change3 = {{steady}}

| title = [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]]
| title = [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]]
| posttitle = [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]] after election
| before_election = [[George Reid (Australian politician)|George Reid]]
| before_election = [[George Reid]]
| before_party = Free Trade Party
| before_party = Free Trade Party
| after_election = [[George Reid (Australian politician)|George Reid]]
| after_election = [[George Reid]]
| after_party = Free Trade Party
| after_party = Free Trade Party
| map_image = New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1898.svg
| map_image = 1898 New South Wales colonial election.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_size = 370px
| map_caption = Legislative Assembly after the election
| map_caption = Results of the election, showing the winning vote share of the elected member.
}}
}}
The '''1898 New South Wales colonial election''' was held on 27 July 1898 for all of the 125 seats in the 18th [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a [[first past the post]] voting system. Suffrage was limited to adult white males. The 18th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 8 July 1898 by the [[Governor of New South Wales|Governor]], [[Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden|Lord Hampden]], on the advice of the [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]], [[George Reid (Australian politician)|George Reid]].
The '''1898 New South Wales colonial election''' was held on 27 July 1898 for all of the 125 seats in the 18th [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a [[first past the post]] voting system. Section 23 (1) of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act of 1893 conferred a right to vote on 'every male person, being a natural born [British] subject, who shall have resided or had his principal place of abode in New South Wales for a continuous period of one year'. The 18th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 8 July 1898 by the [[Governor of New South Wales|Governor]], [[Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden|Lord Hampden]], on the advice of the [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]], [[George Reid]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate |work=New South Wales Parliamentary Record |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/Documents/Part%205B%20-%20Members%20returned%20for%20each%20electorate.pdf |publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]] |access-date=14 April 2020 |df=dmy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Former Members |publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]] |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx |access-date=14 April 2020 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


The [[Protectionist Party]], the main Opposition, contested this election under the name "National Federal Party", reflecting the party's focus on [[Federation of Australia|Federation]] as an issue at the election.
The [[Protectionist Party]], the main Opposition, contested this election under the name "National Federal Party", reflecting the party's focus on [[Federation of Australia|Federation]] as an issue at the election.
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==Results==
==Results==
<noinclude>{{main|Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election}}</noinclude>
{{Australian elections/Title row
<section begin=Results />{{Australian elections/Title row
| title = New South Wales colonial election, 27 July 1898
<includeonly>| table style = float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em;</includeonly>
| title = New South Wales colonial election, 27 July 1898{{hsp}}<ref name="Green 1898">{{cite NSW election |title=1898 election totals |year=1898 |district=Totals |access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>
| house = [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| house = [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| series = New South Wales colonial election
| series = New South Wales colonial election
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}}
}}
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
{{Australian elections/Party summary|
|party_id = Labour
|party_id = Labour NSW
|votes = 21,556
|votes = 21,556
|votes % = 12.18
|votes % = 12.18
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|total_seats = 125
|total_seats = 125
}}
}}
|}<section end=Results />{{bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=490px|barwidth=650px|bars={{bar percent|Nat. Federal|{{party color|Protectionist Party}}|43.03}}
|}
{{bar percent|Free Trade|{{party color|Free Trade Party}}|32.89}}
{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)}}|12.18}}
{{bar percent|Ind. Federalist|#888888|7.03}}
{{bar percent|Independent|#888888|2.99}}
{{bar percent|Ind. Free Trade|#888888|1.88}}
{{bar percent|Ind. Labor|#888888|0.01}}
{{ bar box break | titlebar=#ddd | title=Parliamentary seats }}
{{bar percent|Nat. Federal|{{party color|Protectionist Party}}|41.60|52}}
{{bar percent|Free Trade|{{party color|Free Trade Party}}|36.00|45}}
{{bar percent|Labor|{{party color|Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)}}|15.20|19}}
{{bar percent|Ind. Federalist|#888888|3.20|4}}
{{bar percent|Independent|#888888|3.20|4}}
{{bar percent|Ind. Free Trade|#888888|0.80|1}}}}


==Retiring members==
==References==
{{Excerpt|Candidates of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election|section=Retiring members|subsections=yes}}
*{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/V3ListFormerMembers|title=Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006|publisher=New South Wales Parliament|accessdate=2012-07-08}}

*{{Cite web |url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/resources/nswelectionsanalysis/HomePage.htm |title=NSW Elections Analysis |accessdate=2012-07-08 |author=Antony Green |date= |work= |publisher=New South Wales Parliament}}
==Changing seats==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="7" | Seats changing hands{{hsp}}{{efn|Compares members at the 1895 election and the 1898 election and does not include seats that changed party as a result of a by-election.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | Seat
! colspan="3" | ''1895''
! colspan="3" | ''1898''
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Member
! colspan="2" | Party
! Member
|-
| [[Electoral district of Albury|Albury]]
| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Free Trade}}
| [[Richard Ball (Australian politician)|Richard Ball]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|National federal}}
| [[Thomas Griffith (Australian politician)|Thomas Griffith]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Armidale|Armidale]]
| {{Australian party style|Free Trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Free Trade}}
| [[Edmund Lonsdale]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Charles Wilson (Australian politician)|Charles Wilson]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Ashfield|Ashfield]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Thomas Bavister]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Bernhard Wise]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Bathurst|Bathurst]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Sydney Smith (Australian politician)|Sydney Smith]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Francis Bathurst Suttor|Francis Suttor]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Bourke|Bourke]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Edward Millen]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[William Walter Davis|William Davis]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Burwood (New South Wales)|Burwood]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[William McMillan (Australian politician)|William McMillan]]
| {{Australian party style|Independent Free Trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Independent Free Trade}}
| [[William Archer (New South Wales politician)|William Archer]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Camden|Camden]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Charles Bull (politician)|Charles Bull]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[John Kidd (politician)|John Kidd]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Cobar|Cobar]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Thomas Waddell]]{{hsp}}{{efn|[[Thomas Waddell]] successfully contested [[Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election#Cowra|Cowra]].}}
| {{Australian party style|Labour NSW}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Labour NSW}}
| [[William Spence]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Darlington (New South Wales)|Darlington]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[William Schey]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Thomas Clarke (Australian politician)|Thomas Clarke]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Durham|Durham]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Herbert Brown (Australian politician)|Herbert Brown]]
| {{Australian party style|independent federalist}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent federalist}}
| [[Walter Bennett (politician)|Walter Bennett]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Granville|Granville]]
| {{Australian party style|Labour NSW}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Labour NSW}}
| [[George Smailes]]{{hsp}}{{efn|name=No contest|Did not contest the election.}}
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[John Nobbs]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Grenfell|Grenfell]]
| {{Australian party style|Independent Free Trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Independent Free Trade}}
| [[George Greene (Australian politician)|George Greene]]{{hsp}}{{efn|name=No contest}}
| {{Australian party style|Labour NSW}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Labour NSW}}
| [[William Holman]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Mudgee|Mudgee]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Robert Jones (Australian politician)|Robert Jones]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Edwin Richards (politician)|Edwin Richards]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Narrabri|Narrabri]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Charles Collins (New South Wales politician)|Charles Collins]]{{hsp}}{{efn|[[Charles Collins (New South Wales politician)|Charles Collins]] (Free Trade) died in 1898 and [[Hugh Murdoch Ross|Hugh Ross]] (Labour) had won the seat in a [[1898 Narrabri colonial by-election|by-election]].}}
| {{Australian party style|Labour NSW}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Labour NSW}}
| [[Hugh Murdoch Ross|Hugh Ross]]
|-

| [[Electoral district of Nepean (New South Wales)|The Nepean]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Thomas Richard Smith|Thomas Smith]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Samuel Lees]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Northumberland|Northumberland]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Henry Wheeler (politician)|Henry Wheeler]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Richard Stevenson (Australian politician)|Richard Stevenson]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Parramatta|Parramatta]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Dowell O'Reilly]]
| {{Australian party style|independent federalist}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent federalist}}
| [[William Ferris (politician)|William Ferris]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Petersham|Petersham]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Llewellyn Jones (Australian politician)|Llewellyn Jones]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[John Cohen (Australian politician)|John Cohen]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Ryde|Ryde]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Frank Farnell]]
| {{Australian party style|independent federalist}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent federalist}}
| [[Edward Terry (politician)|Edward Terry]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Sherbrooke|Sherbrooke]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Jacob Garrard]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Broughton O'Conor]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Shoalhaven|The Shoalhaven]]
| {{Australian party style|independent free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent free trade}}
| [[Philip Morton (politician)|Philip Morton]]{{hsp}}{{efn|[[Philip Morton (politician)|Philip Morton]] had been elected as an Independent Free Trader but changed to National Federal.}}
| {{Australian party style|independent federalist}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent federalist}}
| [[David Davis (New South Wales politician)|David Davis]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Singleton|Singleton]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Albert Gould]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Charles Dight (New South Wales politician)|Charles Dight]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Sydney-Bligh|Sydney-Bligh]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[James Harvey (Australian politician)|James Harvey]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Patrick Quinn (Australian politician)|Patrick Quinn]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Sydney-Fitzroy|Sydney-Fitzroy]]
| {{Australian party style|independent free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent free trade}}
| [[John McElhone]]{{hsp}}{{efn|[[John McElhone]] (Independent Free Trade) died in 1898 and [[John Norton (journalist)|John Norton]] (National Federal) had won the seat in a [[1898 Sydney-Fitzroy colonial by-election|by-election]].}}
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Henry Chapman (New South Wales politician)|Henry Chapman]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Sydney-Gipps|Sydney-Gipps]]
| {{Australian party style|Labour NSW}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Labour NSW}}
| [[George Black (Australian politician)|George Black]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Wilfred Spruson]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Tamworth|Tamworth]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Albert Piddington]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[William Sawers]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Tumut|Tumut]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Travers Jones]]
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Independent}}
| [[Robert Donaldson (politician)|Robert Donaldson]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Tweed|The Tweed]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Joseph Kelly (New South Wales politician)|Joseph Kelly]]
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Independent}}
| [[Richard Meagher]]
|-
! colspan="7" | Members changing party
|-
! rowspan="2" | Seat
! colspan="3" | ''1895''
! colspan="3" | ''1898''
|-
! colspan="2" | Party
! Member
! colspan="2" | Party
! Member
|-
| [[Electoral district of Bega|Bega]]
| {{Australian party style|independent federalist}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent federalist}}
| [[Henry Clarke (Australian politician)|Henry Clarke]]
| {{Australian party style|National federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|National federal}}
| [[Henry Clarke (Australian politician)|Henry Clarke]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Paddington (New South Wales)|Paddington]]
| {{Australian party style|independent free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent free trade}}
| [[John Neild]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[John Neild]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Quirindi|Quirindi]]
| {{Australian party style|National federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|National federal}}
| [[Robert Levien]]
| {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent}}
| [[Robert Levien]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Raleigh|Raleigh]]
| {{Australian party style|Independent federalist}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|Independent federalist}}
| [[John McLaughlin (Australian politician)|John McLaughlin]]
| {{Australian party style|independent}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent}}
| [[John McLaughlin (Australian politician)|John McLaughlin]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Uralla-Walcha|Uralla-Walcha]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[William Henry Piddington|William Piddington]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[William Henry Piddington|William Piddington]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Warringah|Warringah]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[Dugald Thomson]]
| {{Australian party style|national federal}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|national federal}}
| [[Dugald Thomson]]
|-
| [[Electoral district of Woronora|Woronora]]
| {{Australian party style|independent Labour NSW}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|independent Labour NSW}}
| [[John Nicholson (New South Wales politician)|John Nicholson]]
| {{Australian party style|free trade}}|&nbsp;
| {{Australian politics/name|free trade}}
| [[John Nicholson (New South Wales politician)|John Nicholson]]
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Candidates of the New South Wales colonial election, 1898]]
* [[Candidates of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election]]
* [[Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1898–1901]]
* [[Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1898–1901]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}


{{New South Wales elections}}
{{New South Wales elections}}


[[Category:Elections in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Elections in New South Wales]]
[[Category:1898 elections in Australia]]
[[Category:1898 elections in Australia|NewSouthWales]]
[[Category:19th century in New South Wales]]
[[Category:1890s in New South Wales|Election1898]]
[[Category:July 1898 events]]

Latest revision as of 23:59, 8 January 2025

1898 New South Wales colonial election
← 1895 27 July 1898 (1898-07-27) 1901 →
All 125 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
63 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
James McGowen Premier.png
Leader William Lyne George Reid James McGowen
Party National Federal Free Trade Labor
Leader since 1895 September 1891 August 1894
Leader's seat Hume Sydney-King Redfern
Last election 42 seats 58 seats 18 seats
Seats before 46[a] 57[b] 19[c]
Seats won 52 45 19
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 12 Steady
Popular vote 76,161 58,214 21,556
Percentage 43.03% 32.89% 12.18%
Swing Increase 9.60 Decrease 4.26 Decrease 1.02
Results of the election, showing the winning vote share of the elected member.
Premier before election

George Reid
Free Trade

Premier after election

George Reid
Free Trade

The 1898 New South Wales colonial election was held on 27 July 1898 for all of the 125 seats in the 18th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. Section 23 (1) of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act of 1893 conferred a right to vote on 'every male person, being a natural born [British] subject, who shall have resided or had his principal place of abode in New South Wales for a continuous period of one year'. The 18th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 8 July 1898 by the Governor, Lord Hampden, on the advice of the Premier, George Reid.[3][4]

The Protectionist Party, the main Opposition, contested this election under the name "National Federal Party", reflecting the party's focus on Federation as an issue at the election.

Key dates

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Date Event
8 July 1898 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
18 – 22 July 1898 Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
27 July 1898 Polling day.
16 August 1898 Opening of 18th Parliament.

Results

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Main article: Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election

New South Wales colonial election, 27 July 1898 [5]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1895–1901 >>

Enrolled voters 301,989
Votes cast 176,998 Turnout 58.61 −1.31
Informal votes 1,638 Informal 0.92 +0.04
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  National Federal 76,161 43.03 +9.60 52 +10
  Free Trade 58,214 32.89 −4.26 45 −13
  Labour 21,556 12.18 −1.02 19 +1
  Independent Federalist 12,443 7.03 +2.71 4 +2
  Independent 5,290 2.99 −0.38 4 +4
  Ind. Free Trade 3,325 1.88 −5.44 1 −3
  Independent Labour 9 0.01 −1.21 0 −1
Total 176,998     125  
Popular vote
Nat. Federal
 
 43.03%
Free Trade
 
 32.89%
Labor
 
 12.18%
Ind. Federalist
 
 7.03%
Independent
 
 2.99%
Ind. Free Trade
 
 1.88%
Ind. Labor
 
 0.01%
Parliamentary seats
Nat. Federal
 
 52
Free Trade
 
 45
Labor
 
 19
Ind. Federalist
 
 4
Independent
 
 4
Ind. Free Trade
 
 1

Retiring members

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This section is an excerpt from Candidates of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election § Retiring members.[edit]

National Federal

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Free Trade

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Labor

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Changing seats

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Seats changing hands [d]
Seat 1895 1898
Party Member Party Member
Albury   Free Trade Richard Ball   National Federal Thomas Griffith
Armidale   Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale   National Federal Charles Wilson
Ashfield   Free Trade Thomas Bavister   National Federal Bernhard Wise
Bathurst   Free Trade Sydney Smith   National Federal Francis Suttor
Bourke   Free Trade Edward Millen   National Federal William Davis
Burwood   Free Trade William McMillan   Ind. Free Trade William Archer
Camden   Free Trade Charles Bull   National Federal John Kidd
Cobar   National Federal Thomas Waddell [e]   Labour William Spence
Darlington   National Federal William Schey   Free Trade Thomas Clarke
Durham   National Federal Herbert Brown   Independent Federalist Walter Bennett
Granville   Labour George Smailes [f]   Free Trade John Nobbs
Grenfell   Ind. Free Trade George Greene [f]   Labour William Holman
Mudgee   Free Trade Robert Jones   National Federal Edwin Richards
Narrabri   Free Trade Charles Collins [g]   Labour Hugh Ross
The Nepean   National Federal Thomas Smith   Free Trade Samuel Lees
Northumberland   Free Trade Henry Wheeler   National Federal Richard Stevenson
Parramatta   Free Trade Dowell O'Reilly   Independent Federalist William Ferris
Petersham   Free Trade Llewellyn Jones   National Federal John Cohen
Ryde   Free Trade Frank Farnell   Independent Federalist Edward Terry
Sherbrooke   Free Trade Jacob Garrard   National Federal Broughton O'Conor
The Shoalhaven   Ind. Free Trade Philip Morton [h]   Independent Federalist David Davis
Singleton   Free Trade Albert Gould   National Federal Charles Dight
Sydney-Bligh   Free Trade James Harvey   National Federal Patrick Quinn
Sydney-Fitzroy   Ind. Free Trade John McElhone [i]   Free Trade Henry Chapman
Sydney-Gipps   Labour George Black   National Federal Wilfred Spruson
Tamworth   Free Trade Albert Piddington   National Federal William Sawers
Tumut   National Federal Travers Jones   Independent Robert Donaldson
The Tweed   National Federal Joseph Kelly   Independent Richard Meagher
Members changing party
Seat 1895 1898
Party Member Party Member
Bega   Independent Federalist Henry Clarke   National Federal Henry Clarke
Paddington   Ind. Free Trade John Neild   Free Trade John Neild
Quirindi   National Federal Robert Levien   Independent Robert Levien
Raleigh   Independent Federalist John McLaughlin   Independent John McLaughlin
Uralla-Walcha   Free Trade William Piddington   National Federal William Piddington
Warringah   Free Trade Dugald Thomson   National Federal Dugald Thomson
Woronora   Independent Labour John Nicholson   Free Trade John Nicholson

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Four MPs − Henry Clarke (Bega), Philip Morton (The Shoalhaven), William Piddington (Uralla-Walcha) and Dugald Thomson (Warringah) − joined the National Federal Party prior to the 1898 election. Additionally, the party gained Sydney-Fitzroy at a by-election in June 1898. However, Harry Levien (Quirindi) left the party to sit as an independent.[1]
  2. ^ Two MPs − John Neild (Paddington) and John Nicholson (Woronora) − joined the Free Trade Party prior to the 1898 election, although this was the only election at which Nicholson was listed as a Free Trade member and Antony Green has suggested he may have been better classified as Independent Labour.[2] William Piddington (Uralla-Walcha) and Dugald Thomson (Warringah) left the FTP and joined the National Federal Party. Additionally, the FTP lost Narrabri at a by-election in June 1898 after the death of Charles Collins.
  3. ^ Labor gained Narrabri from the Free Trade Party at a by-election in June 1898.
  4. ^ Compares members at the 1895 election and the 1898 election and does not include seats that changed party as a result of a by-election.
  5. ^ Thomas Waddell successfully contested Cowra.
  6. ^ a b Did not contest the election.
  7. ^ Charles Collins (Free Trade) died in 1898 and Hugh Ross (Labour) had won the seat in a by-election.
  8. ^ Philip Morton had been elected as an Independent Free Trader but changed to National Federal.
  9. ^ John McElhone (Independent Free Trade) died in 1898 and John Norton (National Federal) had won the seat in a by-election.

References

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  1. ^ "LATEST ELECTION RETURNS". The Mercury. 30 July 1898. p. 3. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "Woronora - 1898". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Part 5B - Members returned for each electorate" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1898 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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