New South Wales state election, 1925
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The 1925 New South Wales state election was held on 30 May 1925. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 27th New South Wales Legislative Assembly
and it was conducted in multiple member constituencies with compulsory preferential
single transferable vote usit the Hare Clark system). The 26th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 18 April 1925 by the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair
, on the advice of the Premier Sir George Fuller
.
It was a close win for the Labor Party Leader, Jack Lang
, which had a majority of just one seat in the Assembly, defeating Fuller's Nationalist/Progressive Coalitiion.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
and it was conducted in multiple member constituencies with compulsory preferential
Instant-runoff voting
Instant-runoff voting , also known as preferential voting, the alternative vote and ranked choice voting, is a voting system used to elect one winner. Voters rank candidates in order of preference, and their ballots are counted as one vote for their first choice candidate. If a candidate secures a...
single transferable vote usit the Hare Clark system). The 26th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 18 April 1925 by the Governor, Sir Dudley de Chair
Dudley de Chair
Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair, KCB, KCMG, KBE, MVO was a Naval Officer and Governor. De Chair joined the Royal Navy from the age of 16 and served in the Anglo-Egyptian War and later as an Admiral in the First World War. He was appointed as Governor of New South Wales in 1923...
, on the advice of the Premier Sir George Fuller
George Fuller (Australian politician)
Sir George Warburton Fuller KCMG was Premier of New South Wales, Australia on two occasions during the 1920s. His first term of office lasted less than one day ; his second lasted from 13 April 1922 to 17 June 1925.-Early life:Fuller was born in Kiama, New South Wales and was educated at Kiama...
.
It was a close win for the Labor Party Leader, Jack Lang
Jack Lang (Australian politician)
John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...
, which had a majority of just one seat in the Assembly, defeating Fuller's Nationalist/Progressive Coalitiion.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 18 April 1925 | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. |
| 27 April 1925 | Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. |
| 30 May 1925 | Polling day. |
| 24 June 1925 | Opening of 27th Parliament. |
Results
|}See also
Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
This is a list of members of the 30th New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1932 to 1935, as elected at the 1932 state election on 11 June 1932.-References:...