1899 Queensland colonial election explained

Election Name:1899 Queensland colonial election
Country:Queensland
Type:parliamentary
Flag Year:1876
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1896 Queensland colonial election
Previous Year:1896
Next Election:1902 Queensland state election
Next Year:1902
Election Date:1–25 March 1899
Seats For Election:All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Leader1:James Dickson
Party1:Ministerial
Colour1:8CB4D2
Leaders Seat1:Bulimba
Last Election1:41 seats, 47.82%
Seats1:43
Seat Change1: 2
Leader2:Thomas Glassey
Party2:Labour
Leaders Seat2:Bundaberg
Colour2:DC241F
Last Election2:20 seats, 34.97%
Seats2:21
Seat Change2: 1
Premier
Before Election:James Dickson
Before Party:Ministerial (Queensland)
After Election:James Dickson
After Party:Ministerial (Queensland)

Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 1 March 1899 and 25 March 1899 to elect the members of the colony’s Legislative Assembly.

Key dates

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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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929. Queensland Parliament. 16 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216062439/http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/documents/explore/parliamentaryrecord/sections/Part%202.24.pdf. 16 December 2013. dead.