1902 Queensland state election
Legislative election in Queensland, Australia
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 March 1902 to elect the members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
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11 March 1902
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All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This election used contingent voting, at least in the single-member districts.[1]
Five districts were two-seat districts - Mackay, Marlborough, North Brisbane, Rockhampton and South Brisbane. In the two-member constituencies, plurality block voting was used -- electors could cast two valid votes but were allowed to "plump".[2]
Key dates
This was the first Queensland general election to be conducted on a single day. In the past, due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.[3]
Results
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Queensland state election, 11 March 1902[4] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 108,548 | |||||
| Votes cast | 100,644 | Turnout | 78.88% | |||
| Informal votes | 803 | Informal | ||||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Ministerialist | 48,439 | 48.13 | -1.21 | 40 | -3 | |
| Labour | 39,579 | 39.33 | +3.85 | 25 | +4 | |
| Opposition | 6,905 | 6.86 | -4.22 | 5 | -3 | |
| Farmers Rep. | 1,840 | 1.83 | +1.83 | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent | 100 | 0.10 | +0.10 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 100,644 | 72 | ||||