New South Wales colonial election, 24 July 1895 [1]Legislative Assembly << 1894–1898 >> The 1895 New South Wales colonial election was for 125 electoral districts, with each district returning one member.
[1] 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.
[1] The average number of enrolled voters per electorate was 2,025, ranging from Lismore (1,366) to Marrickville (2,863).
As this was a tied result, the returning officer had a casting vote and chose Travers Jones.