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Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 18 April 1893 and 25 May 1893 to elect the members of the colony’s Legislative Assembly.
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All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This election was an early use of contingent voting in a government election.[1]
Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.[2]
42 | 16 | 7 | 7 |
Ministerialists | Labour | Opposition | Independent |
Queensland colonial election, 29 April 1893[3] | ||||||
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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 | |
Ministerialist | 34,927 | 44.78 | 42 | - | ||
Labour | 25,984 | 33.32 | 16 | +12 | ||
Independent | 7,905 | 10.14 | 7 | +1 | ||
Opposition | 7,154 | 9.17 | 7 | - | ||
Farmers Rep. | 1,230 | 1.58 | 0 | - | ||
Total | 77,993 | 72 |
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