# 1895 New South Wales colonial election

The 1895 New South Wales colonial election was held on 24 July 1895 for all of the 125 seats in the 17th 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'. males. The 16th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 5 July 1895 by the Governor, Lord Hampden, on the advice of the Premier, George Reid.

## Key dates

| Date | Event |
| 5 July 1895 | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
| 16 – 20 July 1895 | Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
| 24 July 1895 | Polling day. |
| 13 August 1895 | Opening of 17th Parliament. |

## Results

New South Wales colonial election, 24 July 1895  Legislative Assembly
<< 1894–1898 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 253,125 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 151,680 | | Turnout | 59.92 | −18.64 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,354 | | Informal | 0.88 | −0.74 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Free Trade | 56,347 | 37.15 | +6.81 | 58 | +8 |
| | Protectionist | 50,703 | 33.43 | +5.74 | 42 | +5 |
| | Labor | 20,028 | 13.20 | −3.29 | 18 | +3 |
| | Ind. Free Trade | 11,096 | 7.32 | –4.29 | 4 | −7 |
| | Ind. Protectionist | 6,547 | 4.32 | −2.86 | 2 | −2 |
| | Independent | 5,107 | 3.37 | +2.41 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Independent Labor | 1,852 | 1.22 | −4.50 | 1 | −7 |
| Total | Total | 151,680 | | | 125 | |
Popular vote
Free Trade
37.15%
Protectionist
33.43%
Labor
13.20%
Ind. Free Trade
7.32%
Ind. Protectionist
4.32%
Independent
3.37%
Ind. Labor
1.22%
Parliamentary seats
Free Trade
58
Protectionist
42
Labor
18
Ind. Free Trade
4
Ind. Protectionist
2
Ind. Labor
1 :

## Retiring members
### Protectionist

* Patrick Hogan MLA (Raleigh)
* John Wilkinson MLA (Albury)

### Free Trade

* Joseph Abbott MLA (Newtown-Camperdown)

### Labor

* John Kirkpatrick MLA (Gunnedah)
* Michael Loughnane MLA (Grenfell)

## Changing seats

Seats changing hands :
| Seat | 1894 | 1894 | 1894 | 1895 | 1895 | 1895 |
| Seat | Party | Party | Member | Party | Party | Member |
| Albury | | Protectionist | John Wilkinson | | Free Trade | Richard Ball |
| Armidale | | Protectionist | Henry Copeland | | Free Trade | Edmund Lonsdale |
| Ashburnham | | Independent Labour | Albert Gardiner | | Protectionist | Joseph Reymond |
| Botany | | Ind. Free Trade | William Stephen | | Labour | John Dacey |
| Camden | | Protectionist | John Kidd | | Free Trade | Charles Bull |
| Dubbo | | Protectionist | James Morgan | | Free Trade | Simeon Phillips |
| Gunnedah | | Labour | John Kirkpatrick | | Protectionist | Thomas Goodwin |
| Nepean | | Free Trade | Samuel Lees | | Protectionist | Thomas Smith |
| Newcastle West | | Free Trade | James Ellis | | Labour | James Thomson |
| Northumberland | | Protectionist | Richard Stevenson | | Free Trade | Henry Wheeler |
| Paddington | | Free Trade | William Shipway | | Ind. Free Trade | John Neild |
| Raleigh | | Protectionist | Patrick Hogan | | Ind. Protectionist | John McLaughlin |
| Rylstone | | Protectionist | William Wall | | Free Trade | John Fitzpatrick |
| Sydney-Fitzroy | | Free Trade | Henry Chapman | | Ind. Free Trade | John McElhone |
| Sydney-Flinders | | Free Trade | Bernhard Wise | | Protectionist | Arthur Nelson |
| Sydney-Phillip | | Free Trade | Robert Fowler | | Protectionist | Richard Meagher |
| Tamworth | | Protectionist | George Dibbs | | Free Trade | Albert Piddington |
| Tweed | | Labour | John Willard | | Protectionist | Joseph Kelly |
| Members changing party |||||||
| Seat | 1894 | 1894 | 1894 | 1895 | 1895 | 1895 |
| Seat | Party | Party | Member | Party | Party | Member |
| Condoublin | | Independent Labour | Thomas Brown | | Labour | Thomas Brown |
| Darlington | | Independent Labour | William Schey | | Protectionist | William Schey |
| Durham | | Ind. Free Trade | Herbert Brown | | Protectionist | Herbert Brown |
| Eden-Bombala | | Independent Labour | William Wood | | Protectionist | William Wood |
| Grenfell | | Free Trade | George Greene | | Ind. Free Trade | George Greene |
| Hartley | | Independent Labour | Joseph Cook | | Free Trade | Joseph Cook |
| Hawkesbury | | Ind. Free Trade | William Morgan | | Free Trade | William Morgan |
| Kahibah | | Independent Labour | Alfred Edden | | Labour | Alfred Edden |
| Kiama | | Ind. Protectionist | Alexander Campbell | | Protectionist | Alexander Campbell |
| Lachlan | | Ind. Protectionist | James Carroll | | Protectionist | James Carroll |
| Leichhardt | | Ind. Free Trade | John Hawthorne | | Free Trade | John Hawthorne |
| Macquarie | | Free Trade | James Tonkin | | Protectionist | William Hurley |
| Newtown-St Peters | | Ind. Free Trade | William Rigg | | Free Trade | William Rigg |
| Parramatta | | Ind. Free Trade | Dowell O'Reilly | | Free Trade | Dowell O'Reilly |
| Petersham | | Ind. Free Trade | Llewellyn Jones | | Free Trade | Llewellyn Jones |
| Richmond | | Ind. Protectionist | Robert Pyers | | Protectionist | Robert Pyers |
| Shoalhaven | | Free Trade | Philip Morton | | Ind. Free Trade | Philip Morton |
| Sydney-Gipps | | Independent Labour | George Black | | Labour | George Black |
| Uralla-Walcha | | Ind. Free Trade | William Piddington | | Free Trade | William Piddington |
| Waterloo | | Ind. Free Trade | George Anderson | | Free Trade | George Anderson |
| West Maitland | | Ind. Free Trade | John Gillies | | Free Trade | John Gillies |
| Woollahra | | Ind. Free Trade | Adrian Knox | | Free Trade | Adrian Knox |