1902 South Australian state election
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The 1902 South Australian state election was held on 3 May 1902 following the dissolution of both houses. All 42 seats in the
United Labor Party (ULP) led by Thomas Price
. Each of the 13 districts elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.
Background
Following the 1899 election, Charles Kingston tried again for franchise reform. The Assembly voted against the measure and Kingston resigned his ministry. He was replaced by Vaiben Louis Solomon for a brief period of seven days, until Frederick Holder formed a government which, for the first time, included a ULP member, Lee Batchelor.
The parliament was transformed by the impact of
federation. Seven leading members of the Assembly resigned and were elected to the Parliament of Australia
. As a result, there were 11 by-elections in this period. The Assembly was reduced in numbers, from 54 to 42. A redistribution was carried out following these changes, to produce a chamber elected from 13 districts - one 5-member, two four-member, nine 3-member and one 2-member electorates. The election was a "new start" for the parliament.
There was no "Liberal" or "Kingston" party, but there was a relatively cohesive Kingston group among both independent members and candidates. The Liberal and Democratic Union would not be formed until the 1906 election.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Conservative | 69,275 | 27.25 | −6.45 | 19 | 9 | ||
Liberal | 61,664 | 24.26 | +2.28 | 12 | 2 | ||
United Labor
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48,515 | 19.09 | −6.35 | 5 | 6 | ||
Independent Liberal | 33,275 | 13.09 | +13.09 | 4 | 4 | ||
Independent | 10,542 | 4.15 | +0.79 | 2 | 1 | ||
Other | 30,928 | 12.17 | −3.37 | 0 | |||
Formal votes | 254,199 | ||||||
Informal votes | 1,118 | ||||||
Total | 255,317 | 42 | |||||
Registered voters / turnout | 149,177 | 60.34 |
See also
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1902–1905
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1902–1905
References
- State Electoral Office of South Australia. Archived from the originalon 29 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Election of 3 May 1902". The University of Western Australia.