1907 New South Wales state election

Colonial election for New South Wales, Australia in September 1907

1907 New South Wales state election

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All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
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Leader  | Sir Joseph Carruthers | James McGowen
Party  | Liberal Reform | Labor Electoral League
Leader since  | 18 September 1902  | August 1894
Leader's seat  | St George | Redfern
Last election  | 45 seats  | 25 seats
Seats won  | 45 seats  | 32 seats
Seat change  | 0  | 7
Percentage  | 45.91  | 33.31%
Swing  | 1.33  | 10.01

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Legislative Assembly after the election

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| Premier before election

Sir Joseph Carruthers
Liberal Reform

| Elected Premier

Sir Joseph Carruthers
Liberal Reform

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The 1907 New South Wales state election was held on 10 September 1907 for all of the 90 seats in the 21st New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. Both adult males and females were entitled to vote, but not Indigenous people. The 20th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 19 August 1907 by the Governor, Sir Harry Rawson, on the advice of the Premier, Sir Joseph Carruthers.[1][2][3]

## Key dates

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Date  | Event

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19 August 1907  | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
30 August 1907  | Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
10 September 1907  | Polling day.
2 October 1907  | Opening of 21st Parliament.

## Results

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Main article: Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election

New South Wales state election, 10 September 1907 [1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1904–1910 >>

Enrolled voters  | 745,900  |  |
Votes cast  | 458,408  |  | Turnout | 66.72  | +7.41
Informal votes  | 13,543  |  | Informal  | 2.87  | +1.88
Summary of votes by party
Party  | Primary votes  | %  | Swing  | Seats  | Change
| Liberal Reform | 210,456  | 45.91  | +1.33  | 45 | 0
| Labour | 152,704  | 33.31  | +10.01  | 32  | +7
| Independent | 46,551  | 10.15  | +3.69  | 4  | +2
| Independent Liberal | 26,192  | 5.71  | +0.37  | 4  | +2
| Former Progressive | 21,759  | 4.75  | −14.23  | 5  | −11
| Socialist | 746  | 0.16  | +0.10  | 0  | 0
Total  | 458,408  |  |  | 90  |

| Popular vote

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Liberal Reform |

| 45.91%
Labor |

| 33.31%
Independent |

| 10.15%
Ind. Liberal |

| 5.71%
Fmr. Progressive |

| 4.75%
Others |

| 0.16%
Parliamentary seats
Liberal Reform |

| 45
Labor |

| 32
Fmr. Progressive |

| 5
Independent |

| 4
Ind. Liberal |

| 4

## Retiring members

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This section is an excerpt from Candidates of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Retiring members.[edit]

### Liberal

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* Rowland Anderson MLA (Botany)
* James Ashton MLA (Goulburn)
* William Dick MLA (Newcastle)
* Sydney Kearney MLA (Armidale)
* Broughton O'Conor MLA (Sherbrooke)
* Edwin Richards MLA (Mudgee)

### Independent

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* George Reynoldson MLA (Deniliquin)

## Changing seats

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Seats changing hands

Seat  | 1904 | Swing [a] | 1907
Party  | Member  | ±  | ±  | Member  | Party
Ashburnham |  | Liberal Reform  | Eden George | +10.9  | +5.7 | +22.3  | John Lynch | Labor  |
Balmain |  | Liberal Reform  | Walter Anderson | -2.8  | +2.8 | +2.8  | John Storey | Labor  |
Bathurst |  | Progressive  | William Young | -6.5  | +6.5 | +6.5  | John Miller | Liberal Reform  |
Blayney |  | Progressive  | Paddy Crick [b] | NA  | NA  | NA  | George Beeby | Labor  |
Botany |  | Liberal Reform  | Rowland Anderson | +5.9  | +4.2 | +14.3  | Fred Page | Labor  |
Camperdown |  | Progressive  | James Smith | NA  | NA  | NA  | Robert Stuart-Robertson | Labor  |
Canterbury |  | Liberal Reform  | Thomas Mackenzie | -27.4  | NA  | NA  | Varney Parkes | Independent Liberal  |
Darling Harbour |  | Labor  | William Daley | -18.5  | NA  | NA  | John Norton | Independent  |
Deniliquin |  | Independent  | George Reynoldson | -26.4  | NA  | NA  | Henry Peters | Labor  |
Durham |  | Progressive  | Walter Bennett | +3.0  | +14.1 | +31.2  | William Brown | Independent Liberal  |
Gloucester |  | Liberal Reform  | James Young | -13.0  | NA  | NA  | Richard Price | Independent  |
Hartley |  | Liberal Reform  | John Hurley | -8.1  | +8.1 | +8.1  | James Dooley | Labor  |
Leichhardt |  | Liberal Reform  | Robert Booth | -0.9  | +8.4 | +15.8  | Campbell Carmichael | Labor  |
Liverpool Plains |  | Independent Liberal  | John Perry (b 1849) | +2.7  | +1.8 | +6.3  | Henry Horne | Labor  |
The Macquarie |  | Labor  | Charles Barton | -0.7  | +1.4 | +2.0  | Thomas Thrower | Liberal Reform  |
Mudgee |  | Progressive  | Edwin Richards | NA  | NA  | +3.8  | Robert Jones | Liberal Reform  |
Orange |  | Labor  | Albert Gardiner | +4.8  | +4.7 | +14.1  | John Fitzpatrick | Liberal Reform  |
Phillip |  | Labor  | Phillip Sullivan | -27.5  | NA  | NA  | Richard Meagher | Independent  |
Rozelle |  | Liberal Reform  | Sydney Law | -4.1  | +4.1 | +4.1  | James Mercer | Labor  |
St Leonards |  | Liberal Reform  | Thomas Creswell | -18.9  | +9.2 | -0.5  | Edward Clark | Independent  |
Surry Hills |  | Independent  | John Norton [c] | NA  | NA  | +3.1  | Sir James Graham | Liberal Reform  |
Waverley |  | Liberal Reform  | Thomas Jessep | -22.1  | NA  | NA  | James Macarthur-Onslow | Independent Liberal  |
Wickham |  | Progressive  | John Fegan | +4.7  | +11.4 | +27.5  | William Grahame | Labor  |
Members changing party
Seat  | 1907 | ±  | 1910
Party  | Member  | %  | %  | Member  | Party
Belubula |  | Progressive  | Thomas Waddell | 57.2  | -2.6 | 54.6  | Thomas Waddell | Liberal Reform  |
The Clarence |  | Progressive  | John McFarlane | NA  | NA  | NA  | John McFarlane | Liberal Reform  |
The Hawkesbury |  | Progressive  | Brinsley Hall | 51.2  | +14.4 | 65.6  | Brinsley Hall | Liberal Reform  |
Maitland |  | Progressive  | John Gillies | 51.5  | +31.2 | 82.7  | John Gillies | Liberal Reform  |
The Richmond |  | Progressive  | John Perry (b 1845) | 38.0  | +22.3 | 60.3  | John Perry (b 1845) | Liberal Reform  |

## See also

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* Candidates of the 1907 New South Wales state election
* Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1907–1910

## Notes

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1. ^ Swing is calculated using the Butler method, being the average of the 1907 winning party percentage-point gain and the 1904 losing party percentage-point loss. NA is used where one of the parties did not contest both elections.
2. ^ Paddy Crick (Progressive) had won Blayney at the 1904 election, however he was expelled by the Assembly after being accused of bribery. The by-election in January 1907 was won by John Withington (Liberal Reform) who was defeated by George Beeby (Labor) at the 1907 general election.
3. ^ John Norton challenged William Holman to face a by-election and was soundly defeated at the Surry Hills by-election in July 1906, finishing fourth behind Albert Bruntnell (Liberal Reform). At the 1907 general election Bruntnell chose to contest Alexandria but the seat was retained for Liberal Reform by Sir James Graham.

## References

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1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1907 Totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
3. ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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