1893 Queensland colonial election

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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland between 18 April 1893 and 25 May 1893 to elect the members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

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Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.[1]

Queensland colonial election, 29 April 1893[2]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 86,983
Votes cast 77,993 Turnout 73.11
Informal votes Informal
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  34,927 44.78 42 -
  Labour 25,984 33.32 16 +12
  Independent 7,905 10.14 7 +1
  7,154 9.17 7 -
  Farmers Rep. 1,230 1.58 0 -
Total 77,993     72  

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References[]

  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 1893 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
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