Results of the 1920 New South Wales state election
State election for New South Wales, Australia in March 1920
1920 New South Wales state election [1] Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters
1,154,437
Votes cast
648,709
Turnout
56.19
−5.24
Informal votes
62,900
Informal
9.70
+8.68
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Labor
252,371
43.08
+0.45
43
+10
Nationalist
175,280
29.92
−17.52
28
−24
Progressive
88,557
15.12
+15.12
15
+15
Independent [a]
28,410
4.85
−2.55
1
–3
Democratic
14,026
2.39
+2.39
0
Soldiers & Citizens
10,055
1.72
+1.72
0
Ind. Nationalist
9,357
1.60
–0.87
2
+1
Socialist Labor
6,143
1.05
+0.99
1
+1
Women's
1,610
0.27
+0.27
0
Total
585,809
90
The 1920 New South Wales state election was for 90 seats representing 24 electoral districts , with each district returning between 3 and 5 members.[1] This was the first election in New South Wales that took place under a modified Hare-Clark voting system. The average number of enrolled voters per member was 12,805, ranging from Sturt (11,539) to Sydney (13,478).[2]
Results by electoral district
Balmain
Bathurst
Botany
Byron
Cootamundra
Cumberland
Eastern Suburbs
Goulburn
Maitland
Murray
Murrumbidgee
Namoi
Newcastle
North Shore
Northern Tableland
Oxley
Parramatta
Ryde
St George
Sturt
Sydney
Wammerawa
Western Suburbs
Wollondilly
See also
Notes
References
^ a b Green, Antony . "1920 election totals" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 10 October 2021 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Turnout" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 November 2021 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Balmain" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Bathurst" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Botany" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Byron" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Cootamundra" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Cumberland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Eastern Suburbs" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ "The ALP: definite action taken against candidates who sign pledges" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 March 1920. p. 11. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Goulburn" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 November 2019 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Maitland" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Murray" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Murrumbidgee" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Namoi" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Newcastle" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 North Shore" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Oxley" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Parramatta" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Ryde" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 St George" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ a b Green, Antony . "1920 Sturt" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 November 2019 .
^ a b "Sturt vacancy: Mr Jabez Wright selected" . The Daily Telegraph . 17 August 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "State elections: AMA political league opens its campaign" . Barrier Miner . 6 March 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Sydney" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Wammerawa" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Western Suburbs" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
^ Green, Antony . "1920 Wollondilly" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 May 2020 .
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