About: Results of the 1898 New South Wales colonial election

The 1898 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 21 electorates the winning candidate received less than 50% of the votes, while 3 were uncontested. The average number of enrolled voters per electorate was 2,416, ranging from The Shoalhaven (1,577) to Marrickville (3,516).