The 1895 New South Wales colonial election was for 125 electoral districts, with each district returning one member.The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election, in 23 electorates the winning candidate received less than 50% of the votes, while 8 were uncontested. The average number of enrolled voters per electorate was 2,025, ranging from Lismore (1,366) to Marrickville (2,863).[1]
Alfred Edden left Labor in 1891 over the question of the solidarity pledge and was elected as an Independent Labour member in 1894 and rejoined Labour before this election.
As this was a tied result, the returning officer had a casting vote and chose Travers Jones. The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a recount with the results as follows.