| Election Name: | 1917 New South Wales state election |
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1913 New South Wales state election |
| Previous Year: | 1913 |
| Next Election: | 1920 New South Wales state election |
| Next Year: | 1920 |
| Seats For Election: | All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority |
| Leader2: | John Storey |
| Leader Since2: | February 1917 |
| Party2: | Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Balmain |
| Percentage2: | 43.63 |
| Swing2: | 4.00 |
| Last Election2: | 49 seats |
| Seats2: | 33 seats |
| Seat Change2: | 16 |
| Leader1: | William Holman |
| Leader Since1: | 15 November 1916 |
| Party1: | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Cootamundra |
| Percentage1: | 47.44% |
| Swing1: | 1.17 |
| Last Election1: | 39 seats |
| Seats1: | 52 seats |
| Seat Change1: | 13 |
| Premier | |
| Before Election: | William Holman |
| Before Party: | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| After Election: | William Holman |
| After Party: | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The 1917 New South Wales state election was held on 24 March 1917. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 24th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a second ballot if a majority was not achieved on the first. The 23rd parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 21 February 1917 by the Governor, Sir Gerald Strickland, on the advice of the Premier William Holman.[1]
Since the previous election, Premier Holman had left the Labor Party with 17 of his supporters and entered into a coalition with the opposition Liberal Party, as a result of the 1916 conscription dispute that split the Labor Party nationally. In early 1917, Holman's supporters merged with the Liberals to form the New South Wales branch of the Nationalist Party. Although the merged party was dominated by former Liberals, Holman became its leader, and thus remained premier.
The Nationalists won a sweeping victory, scoring a 13-seat swing which was magnified by the large number of former Labor MPs who followed Holman out of the party. It thus presaged the federal Nationalists' equally comprehensive victory in the federal election two months later.
| Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 February 1917 | The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. | |
| 3 March 1917 | Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon. | |
| 24 March 1917 | Polling day. | |
| 17 April 1917 | Opening of 24th Parliament. |
See also: Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election. |}