New South Wales state election, 1922

New South Wales state election, 1922
	25 March 1922
	25 March 1922
All 90 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly; 46 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
	Legislative Assembly after the election
Premier before election; James Dooley; Labor	Elected Premier ; George Fuller; Nationalist/Progressive coalition

The 1922 New South Wales state election was held on 25 March 1922. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 26th New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in multiple member constituencies using the Hare Clark single transferable vote. The 25th parliament of New South Wales was dissolved on 17 February 1922 by the Governor, Sir Walter Edward Davidson, on the advice of the Premier James Dooley.

Key dates

Date	Event
17 February 1922	The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
25 February 1922	Nominations for candidates for the election closed at noon.
25 March 1922	Polling day.
19 April 1922	Writs returned.
26 April 1922	Opening of 25th Parliament.

New South Wales state election, 25 March 1922 Legislative Assembly << 1920–1925 >>
Enrolled voters		1,251,023
Votes cast		254,256		Turnout	20.32	+6.60
Informal votes		31,771		Informal	12.50	−27.20
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Nationalist	93,621	42.08	+12.46	41	+13
	Labor	85,361	38.37	−4.66	36	−7
	Progressive	29,863	13.42	−3.52	9	−6
	Independent	7,503	3.37	−1.24	2	+1
	Democratic	2,871	1.29	−0.55	1	+1
	Independent Coalitionist	1,145	0.51	+0.51	1	+1
	All others	2,123	0.17	−2.56	0	0
Total		222,485			90

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