Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 10 March 1896 and 11 April 1896 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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 Legislative Assembly after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Key dates
Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.[1]
Results
| 41 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| Ministerialists | Labour | Opposition | Other |
Queensland state election, 11 March 1896[2] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 86,882 | |||||
| Votes cast | 61,453 | Turnout | 76.84 | |||
| Informal votes | 765 | Informal | ||||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Ministerialist | 39,088 | 47.82 | +3.04 | 41 | –2 | |
| Labour | 28,581 | 34.97 | +1.65 | 20 | +4 | |
| Opposition | 8,472 | 10.37 | +1.19 | 8 | +1 | |
| Independent | 3,608 | 4.41 | –5.72 | 2 | –5 | |
| Farmers' Representative | 1,985 | 2.43 | +0.85 | 1 | +1 | |
| Total | 81,734 | 72 | ||||
See also
References
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