1913 New South Wales state election

The 1913 New South Wales state election was held on 6 December 1913. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 23rd 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 22nd parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 6 November 1913 by the Governor, Sir Gerald Strickland, on the advice of the Premier William Holman.

1913 New South Wales state election

← 1910 6 December 1913 (1913-12-06) 1917 →
All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader William Holman Charles Wade Walter Bennett Party Labor Liberal/Farmers Country Leader since 30 June 1913 2 October 1907 1913 Leader's seat Cootamundra Gordon None (contested Durham) Last election 46 seats 37 seats Did not exist Seats won 49 38 1 Seat change 3 1 1 Popular vote 311,747 298,899 10,472 Percentage 46.63% 44.70% 1.57% Swing 2.29 1.67 1.57
Legislative Assembly after the election
Premier before election William Holman Labor Subsequent Premier William Holman Labor

There was a redistribution in 1912 as a result of the removal of the Australian Capital Territory from the state New South Wales and population growth in the Sydney metropolitan area. Labor won 7 of the 12 second round ballots.

Key dates

Date	Event
6 November 1913	The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
15 November 1913	Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
6 December 1913	Polling day.
23 December 1913	Opening of 23rd Parliament.

Results

New South Wales state election, 6 December 1913  Legislative Assembly << 1910–1917 >>
Enrolled voters		1,037,999
Votes cast		668,601		Turnout	68.24	0.81
Informal votes		15,751		Informal	2.30	+0.50
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	311,747	46.63	−2.29	49	+3
	Liberal Reform	219,525	32.83	+10.2	28	-9
	Farmers and Settlers	79,374	11.87	+11.16	10	+10
	Independent Liberal	16,324	2.44	−3.42	0	−6
	Independent	15,223	2.28	+1.58	1	0
	Country Party Association	10,472	1.57	+1.57	1	+1
	Independent Labor	9,225	1.38	+0.59	1	+1
	Others	6,711	1.01	+1.01	0	-
Total		668,601			90

Popular vote

Labor			46.63%
Liberal Reform			32.83%
Farmers			11.87%
Ind. Liberal			2.44%
Independent			2.28%
Country			1.57%
Ind. Labor			1.38%
Others			1.01%
Parliamentary seats
Labor			49
Liberal Reform			28
Farmers			10
Ind. Liberal			0
Independent			1
Country			1
Ind. Labor			1

Changing seats

Seats changing hands
Seat	1910					Swing	1913
	Party		Member	Note	Margin		Margin	Member	Party
Albury		Independent Liberal	Gordon McLaurin	Defeated	11.0	2.2	15.4	John Cusack	Labor
Annandale		Liberal Reform	Albert Bruntnell	Defeated	2.4	3.4	9.2	Arthur Griffith
Ashburnham		Labor	John Lynch	Defeated	6.9	-3.2	0.6	Arthur Grimm	Farmers and Settlers
Bathurst		Liberal Reform	John Miller	Defeated as Farmers and Settlers	6.0	-2.8	0.4	Ernest Durack	Labor
Belubula			Thomas Waddell	District abolished. Won Lyndhurst as Farmers and Settlers
Blayney		Labor	George Beeby	District abolished. Defeated for Waverley as National Progressive
Bondi				New district		NA	31.4	James Macarthur-Onslow	Liberal Reform
Botany		Labor	Fred Page	Changed party	28.0	NA	20.4	Fred Page	Independent Labor
Broken Hill			John Cann	District abolished. Won Sturt
Byron				New district		NA	15.1	John Perry	Liberal Reform
Canterbury		Liberal Reform	Varney Parkes	Defeated for Hurstville	11.4	-1.2	9.0	Henry Peters	Labor
Cessnock				New district		NA	78.1	William Kearsley
The Clyde		Liberal Reform	William Millard	District abolished. Won Bega
Corowa			Richard Ball	Changed party	23.0	4.0	31.0	Richard Ball	Farmers and Settlers
The Darling		Labor	John Meehan	District abolished. Retired
Deniliquin			Henry Peters	District abolished. Won Canterbury
Drummoyne				New district		NA	17.8	George Richards	Liberal Reform
Dulwich Hill				New district		NA	20.9	Tom Hoskins
Durham		Liberal Reform	William Brown	Changed party	17.7	3.6	8.1	Richard Ball	Farmers and Settlers
Enmore				New district		NA	7.8	David Hall	Labor
Gloucester		Liberal Reform	Richard Price	Changed party	37.8	-2.4	33.1	Richard Price	Farmers and Settlers
Gough			Follett Thomas	Changed party	1.5	1.3	4.2	Follett Thomas
Granville			John Nobbs	Defeated	17.7	-7.0	3.8	Jack Lang	Labor
Gwydir		Labor	George Jones	Defeated	26.0	-8.2	9.6	John Crane	Farmers and Settlers
Hurstville				New district		NA	3.2	Sam Toombs	Labor
Lane Cove		Liberal Reform	David Fell	District abolished. Retired
Lismore				New district		NA	11.0	George Nesbitt	Farmers and Settlers
Lyndhurst				New district		NA	2.2	Thomas Waddell
Maitland		Independent Liberal	John Gillies	Won by Liberal Reform at by-election.	27.8	NA	1.2	Charles Nicholson	Liberal Reform
Mosman				New district		NA	50.6	Percy Colquhoun
Northumberland		Labor	William Kearsley	District abolished. Won Cessnock
Pyrmont			John McNeill	District abolished. Retired
Queanbeyan			John Cusack	District abolished. Won Albury
Raleigh		Independent Liberal	George Briner	Changed party	56.6	NA	18.2	George Briner	Country Party Association
Randwick			David Storey	Changed party	18.8	19.4	20.0	David Storey	Liberal Reform
The Richmond		Liberal Reform	John Perry	District abolished. Won Byron
Rous			George Hindmarsh	District abolished. Retired
Ryde				New district		NA	33.3	William Thompson	Liberal Reform
St George		Liberal Reform	William Taylor	Retired	17.0	9.5	2.0	William Bagnall	Labor
Sherbrooke			John Hunt	District abolished. Won Camden
Tamworth		Independent Liberal	Robert Levien	Defeated	21.8	NA	2.0	Frank Chaffey	Farmers and Settlers
Upper Hunter		Liberal Reform	Henry Willis	Defeated as Independent Liberal	3.7	NA	8.6	Mac Abbott
Wagga Wagga				New district		NA	2.4	Walter Boston	Labor
Wallsend				New district		NA	70.2	John Estell
Waverley		Liberal Reform	James Macarthur-Onslow	Won Bondi	14.9	7.8	0.6	James Fingleton
Waratah		Labor	John Estell	District abolished. Won Wallsend
Willoughby				New district		NA	3.2	Edward Larkin	Labor
Willyama				New district		NA	55.9	Jabez Wright
Wynyard		Independent Liberal	Robert Donaldson	District abolished. Defeated as Country Party Association for Yass

See also

• Candidates of the 1913 New South Wales state election
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1913–1917