Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 10 March 1896 and 11 April 1896 to elect the members of the colony’s Legislative Assembly.
This election used contingent voting, at least in the single-member districts.
Five districts were two-seat districts - Mackay, Marlborough, North Brisbane, Rockhampton and South Brisbane. In the two-member constituencies, plurality block voting was used -- electors could cast two valid votes but were allowed to "plump".Hughes and Graham, "Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964" (online) accessed February 20, 2025
Key dates Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.
Results
↓ 41 20 8 3 Ministerialists Labour Opposition Other
See also Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1896–1899
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