1902 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 March 1902 to elect the members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

1902 Queensland state election

← 1899 11 March 1902 1904 →

All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Robert Philp W. H. Browne
Party Ministerial Labour
Leader's seat Townsville Croydon
Last election 43 seats, 49.34% 21 seats, 35.47%
Seats won 40 25
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 4
Popular vote 48,439 39,579
Percentage 48.13% 39.33%
Swing Decrease 1.21pp Increase 3.85pp

Premier before election

Robert Philp
Ministerial

Elected Premier

Robert Philp
Ministerial

Key dates

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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.[1]

Results

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Queensland state election, 11 March 1902[2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 18991904 >>

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  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Summary of 1902 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.