1907 New South Wales state election

The 1907 New South Wales state election was held on 10 September 1907 for all of the 90 seats in the 21st New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in single-member constituencies with a first past the post voting system. Both adult males and females were entitled to vote, but not Indigenous people. The 20th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 19 August 1907 by the Governor, Sir Harry Rawson, on the advice of the Premier, Sir Joseph Carruthers.

1907 New South Wales state election

10 September 1907
All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Leader Sir Joseph Carruthers James McGowen Party Liberal Reform Labor Electoral League Leader since 18 September 1902 August 1894 Leader's seat St George Redfern Last election 45 seats 25 seats Seats won 45 seats 32 seats Seat change 0 7 Percentage 45.91 33.31% Swing 1.33 10.01
Legislative Assembly after the election
Premier before election Sir Joseph Carruthers Liberal Reform Elected Premier Sir Joseph Carruthers Liberal Reform

Key dates

Date	Event
19 August 1907	The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
30 August 1907	Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
10 September 1907	Polling day.
2 October 1907	Opening of 21st Parliament.

Results

New South Wales state election, 10 September 1907 [1] Legislative Assembly << 1904–1910 >>
Enrolled voters		745,900
Votes cast		458,408		Turnout	66.72	+7.41
Informal votes		13,543		Informal	2.87	+1.88
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal Reform	210,456	45.91	+1.33	45	0
	Labour	152,704	33.31	+10.01	32	+7
	Independent	46,551	10.15	+3.69	4	+2
	Independent Liberal	26,192	5.71	+0.37	4	+2
	Former Progressive	21,759	4.75	−14.23	5	−11
	Socialist	746	0.16	+0.10	0	0
Total		458,408			90

Retiring members

Liberal

• Rowland Anderson MLA (Botany)
• James Ashton MLA (Goulburn)
• William Dick MLA (Newcastle)
• Sydney Kearney MLA (Armidale)
• Broughton O'Conor MLA (Sherbrooke)
• Edwin Richards MLA (Mudgee)

Independent

• George Reynoldson MLA (Deniliquin)

Changing seats

Seats changing hands
Seat	1904				Swing [lower-alpha 1]	1907
	Party		Member	±		±	Member	Party
Ashburnham		Liberal Reform	Eden George	+10.9	+5.7	+22.3	John Lynch	Labor
Balmain		Liberal Reform	Walter Anderson	-2.8	+2.8	+2.8	John Storey	Labor
Bathurst		Progressive	William Young	-6.5	+6.5	+6.5	John Miller	Liberal Reform
Blayney		Progressive	Paddy Crick [lower-alpha 2]	NA	NA	NA	George Beeby	Labor
Botany		Liberal Reform	Rowland Anderson	+5.9	+4.2	+14.3	Fred Page	Labor
Camperdown		Progressive	James Smith	NA	NA	NA	Robert Stuart-Robertson	Labor
Canterbury		Liberal Reform	Thomas Mackenzie	-27.4	NA	NA	Varney Parkes	Independent Liberal
Darling Harbour		Labor	William Daley	-18.5	NA	NA	John Norton	Independent
Deniliquin		Independent	George Reynoldson	-26.4	NA	NA	Henry Peters	Labor
Durham		Progressive	Walter Bennett	+3.0	+14.1	+31.2	William Brown	Independent Liberal
Gloucester		Liberal Reform	James Young	-13.0	NA	NA	Richard Price	Independent
Hartley		Liberal Reform	John Hurley	-8.1	+8.1	+8.1	James Dooley	Labor
Leichhardt		Liberal Reform	Robert Booth	-0.9	+8.4	+15.8	Ambrose Carmichael	Labor
Liverpool Plains		Independent Liberal	John Perry (b 1849)	+2.7	+1.8	+6.3	Henry Horne	Labor
The Macquarie		Labor	Charles Barton	-0.7	+1.4	+2.0	Thomas Thrower	Liberal Reform
Mudgee		Progressive	Edwin Richards	NA	NA	+3.8	Robert Jones	Liberal Reform
Orange		Labor	Albert Gardiner	+4.8	+4.7	+14.1	John Fitzpatrick	Liberal Reform
Phillip		Labor	Phillip Sullivan	-27.5	NA	NA	Richard Meagher	Independent
Rozelle		Liberal Reform	Sydney Law	-4.1	+4.1	+4.1	James Mercer	Labor
St Leonards		Liberal Reform	Thomas Creswell	-18.9	+9.2	-0.5	Edward Clark	Independent
Surry Hills		Independent	John Norton [lower-alpha 3]	NA	NA	+3.1	Sir James Graham	Liberal Reform
Waverley		Liberal Reform	Thomas Jessep	-22.1	NA	NA	James Macarthur-Onslow	Independent Liberal
Wickham		Progressive	John Fegan	+4.7	+11.4	+27.5	William Grahame	Labor
Members changing party
Seat	1907				±	1910
	Party		Member	%		%	Member	Party
Belubula		Progressive	Thomas Waddell	57.2	-2.6	54.6	Thomas Waddell	Liberal Reform
The Clarence		Progressive	John McFarlane	NA	NA	NA	John McFarlane	Liberal Reform
The Hawkesbury		Progressive	Brinsley Hall	51.2	+14.4	65.6	Brinsley Hall	Liberal Reform
Maitland		Progressive	John Gillies	51.5	+31.2	82.7	John Gillies	Liberal Reform
The Richmond		Progressive	John Perry (b 1845)	38.0	+22.3	60.3	John Perry	Liberal Reform

See also

• Candidates of the 1907 New South Wales state election
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1907–1910

Notes

1. Swing is calculated using the Butler method, being the average of the 1907 winning party percentage-point gain and the 1904 losing party percentage-point loss. NA is used where one of the parties did not contest both elections.
2. Paddy Crick (Progressive) had won Blayney at the 1904 election, however he was expelled by the Assembly after being accused of bribery. The by-election in January 1907 was won by John Withington (Liberal Reform) who was defeated by George Beeby (Labor) at the 1907 general election.
3. John Norton challenged William Holman to face a by-election and was soundly defeated at the Surry Hills by-election in July 1906, finishing fourth behind Albert Bruntnell (Liberal Reform). At the 1907 general election Bruntnell chose to contest Alexandria but the seat was retained for Liberal Reform by Sir James Graham.

References

1. Green, Antony. "1907 Totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2019.

• "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 8 July 2012.