1900 Tasmanian colonial election explained

Election Name:1900 Tasmanian colonial election
Country:Tasmania
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1897 Tasmanian state election
Previous Year:1897
Next Election:1903 Tasmanian state election
Next Year:1903
Seats For Election:All 38 seats in the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Election Date:9 March 1900
Leader1:Elliott Lewis
Party1:Free Trade Party
Leaders Seat1:Richmond
Last Election1:19 seats
Seats1:18 seats
Seat Change1:1
Leader2:Thomas Reibey
Party2:Protectionist Party
Leaders Seat2:Westbury
Last Election2:12 seats
Seats2:9 seats
Seat Change2:3
Premier
Before Election:Elliott Lewis
Before Party:Free Trade Party
After Election:Elliott Lewis
After Party:Free Trade Party

The 1900 Tasmanian colonial election was held on 9 March 1900 in the Australian colony of Tasmania to elect 38 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

The 1900 election was the second to use a limited version of the Hare-Clark system within Hobart and Launceston, which were given 6 and 4 seats respectively, while still using first past the post single-member constituencies elsewhere in the state. Following this term, the system largely returned to its pre–1897 state (all members elected through first past the post), but at the 1909 election, the entire State was redivided into five electorates using the Hare-Clark system.

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