1900 Tasmanian colonial election

Summary

The 1900 Tasmanian colonial election was held on 9 March 1900 in the Australian colony of Tasmania to elect 38 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.[citation needed]

1900 Tasmanian colonial election

← 1897 9 March 1900 1903 →

All 38 seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Elliott Lewis Thomas Reibey
Party Free Trade Protectionist
Leader's seat Richmond Westbury
Last election 19 seats 12 seats
Seats won 18 seats 9 seats
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease3

Premier before election

Elliott Lewis
Free Trade

Elected Premier

Elliott Lewis
Free Trade

The 1900 election was the second to use a limited version of the Hare-Clark system within Hobart and Launceston, which were given 6 and 4 seats respectively, while still using first past the post single-member constituencies elsewhere in the state. Following this term, the system largely returned to its pre–1897 state (all members elected through first past the post), but at the 1909 election, the entire State was redivided into five electorates using the Hare-Clark system.

Results edit

 
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Free Trade5,13427.2018  1
Protectionist2,21811.759  3
Others7,31938.780  1
Independents4,20122.2611  6
Total18,872100.0038
Valid votes18,87297.38
Invalid/blank votes5082.62
Total votes19,380100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,00249.69
Source: UWA
Popular vote
Free Trade Party
27.20%
Protectionist Party
11.75%
Independents
22.26%
Others
38.78%
Seats
Free Trade Party
47.37%
Protectionist Party
23.68%
Independents
28.95%

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