New Ingerland general election, 1911

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1911 General Election

← 1910 10 August 1911 (1911-08-10) 1914 →

All 79 seats to the House of Assembly
40 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 73.96

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Cyril Percy Henry Chaytor Alfred Wilson
Party Conservative Party Liberal Party Labour Party
Leader since 1904 1908 1905
Seats won 49 20 8
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 16 Increase 3

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Composition of the House of Assembly chamber after the election. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results

Prime Minister before election

Henry Chaytor
Liberal Party

Elected Prime Minister

Cyril Percy
Conservative Party

The New Ingerland general election of 1911 was held on Thursday, 10 August 1911. The Conservatives, led by Cyril Percy win in a landslide, and are returned to office for the first time since 1903. The incumbent Liberals won just 20 seats, whilst Labour were returned with 8 seats, their best showing to date.

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