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30:
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246:
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98:
388:, ran a half-hearted campaign for government, with Throssell saying in a policy speech that while he would continue to serve as Premier if required, "it was not the class of political life he desired, as it interfered too much with his leisure." Meanwhile, the Opposition had no clear leader, with the Parliamentary leader
710:
The total number of enrolled voters was 91,525, of whom 8,780 were registered in nine uncontested seats—five of which were won by
Ministerialists, three by Oppositionists and one by an Independent. The substantial rise in the number of voters from the 1897 election, where 23,318 voters were enrolled,
724:
Many supporters of the former
Ministry, as argued by de Garis (Stannage, p.348), who eschewed party politics on principle but could be counted on to support the Ministerialist group, went to the election as Independents. This may partly explain the apparent disparity of votes to seats won in the
396:, who was seeking to return to Parliament in the election, both apparently contenders. The groups were neither formal nor organised, with many members and candidates professing rather confused allegiances and running their own campaigns on local issues.
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1327:
1322:
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883:
1438:
874:
464:
1299:
1294:
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newspaper, launched six months earlier, was used to publicise the campaign. They ultimately won six seats, of which five were located in the
Goldfields.
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1433:
1428:
1423:
400:
399:
Following the introduction of payment of members in 1900, which effectively allowed electors without independent means to sit in
Parliament, the
1418:
1408:
1455:
420:
were defeated in ministerial by-elections in
December 1901, which gave the Opposition a narrow majority with Independent or Labour support.
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1309:
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564:
336:
318:
149:
144:
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403:
offered 22 candidates to the voters compared to three at the previous election, each of which was pledged to the party's platform. The
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No clear winner emerged, and considerable instability resulted as three
Ministries either resigned or were defeated on a
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180:
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de Garis, Brian (1981). "Self-government and the evolution of party politics". In
Stannage, C.T. (ed.).
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381:, and the first state parliamentary election to follow the enactment of women's suffrage in 1899.
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reflected changes to eligibility criteria, including the enactment of women's suffrage, in the
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system, and electorates had a wide variety of numbers of enrolled voters, ranging from 108 at
389:
427:, which increased the number of members from 44 to 50 and reflected demographic changes—the
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Voting for the South
Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Lower Houses, 1890-1964
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Political Parties". In Black, David (ed.).
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Parliament of Western Australia 1832-1990
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Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996
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Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1901–1904
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Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1897–1901
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The election took place based on boundaries established in the
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and the Eastern Goldfields and four seats were created in the
373:, who had left state politics two months earlier to enter the
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The Ministerial group, led by Forrest's nominated successor
416:. The situation was ultimately resolved when half of the
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metropolitan area. The election was conducted under the
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361:. It was the first election to take place since
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357:on 24 April 1901 to elect 50 members to the
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365:without the towering presence of
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349:Elections were held in the
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536:Summary of votes by party
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458:
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1386:
1308:
1115:
890:
659:
540:
535:
516:
495:
483:
471:
414:want of confidence motion
300:
74:
65:
38:
26:
827:; Graham, B. D. (1976).
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522:
503:
501:
489:
375:first Federal parliament
363:responsible government
390:Frederick Illingworth
476:Legislative Assembly
67:All 50 seats in the
445:first past the post
197:Last election
177:Leader's seat
23:
161:Leader since
21:
1490:April 1901 events
1462:
1461:
892:General elections
679:
678:
406:Westralian Worker
377:representing the
355:Western Australia
347:
346:
343:
342:
296:
295:
225:Seat change
167:15 February 1901
61:
60:
1497:
877:
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863:
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847:
846:
825:Hughes, Colin A.
820:
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792:
791:
769:
763:
762:
740:
723:
709:
484:Enrolled voters
469:
468:
418:Morgans Ministry
386:George Throssell
379:Division of Swan
315:George Throssell
303:
291:
290:
283:
282:
275:
274:
248:
247:
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130:George Throssell
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100:
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75:
40:
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33:
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31:
24:
20:
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1310:Local elections
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1111:
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851:
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821:
817:
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701:
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517:Informal votes
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474:
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330:
317:
312:
310:before election
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211:Seats won
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544:Primary votes
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319:Ministerialist
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311:
309:
305:
304:
299:
286:
278:
270:
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85:Second party
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50:24 April 1901
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394:George Leake
383:
371:John Forrest
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333:George Leake
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324:
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190:
170:
134:
125:George Leake
112:
88:Third party
82:First party
49:
18:
1387:Referendums
639:Independent
496:Votes cast
254:Percentage
1469:Categories
1454:See also:
1150:1900 (Sep)
1145:1900 (Apr)
778:West Perth
730:References
565:Opposition
437:Kalgoorlie
181:West Perth
725:election.
525:Informal
433:Murchison
217:19 seats
214:20 seats
203:29 seats
164:May 1901
135:No leader
833:Canberra
749:Nedlands
682:See also
624:+21.50%
575:+11.01%
325:Elected
220:6 seats
206:1 seats
200:8 seats
675:
669:
666:
663:37,324
649:–5.06%
646:13.40%
635:
621:25.88%
610:
597:20.23%
586:
572:40.49%
569:15,114
561:
556:Change
531:–1.05%
512:–6.65%
509:46.05%
505:Turnout
499:38,100
487:82,742
459:Results
453:Hannans
429:Pilbara
367:Premier
327:Premier
308:Premier
263:25.88%
260:20.23%
257:40.49%
186:Northam
121:Leader
93:
79:
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813:
784:
755:
660:Total
643:5,003
618:9,658
594:7,549
553:Seats
550:Swing
541:Party
528:2.04%
292:21.50
284:29.57
276:11.01
268:Swing
155:Labour
141:Party
807:Perth
699:Notes
614:Labor
605:– 10
581:+ 12
441:Perth
351:state
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1439:2005
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