The 1896 South Australian colonial election was held between 25 April and 2 May 1896 to elect members to the 15th Parliament of South Australia. All 54 seats in the House of Assembly were up for re-el
John Abel Mc Pherson
John McPherson
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John Abel McPherson was the first leader of the South Australian United Labor Party from 1892 to 1897. Though he never led a government himself, he helped lay the groundwork which ensured that at the
1896 South Australian colonial election
…Assembly (28 seats needed for a majority) Registered 137,747 Turnout 66.3% ( 1.3 pp) First party Second party Third party IND NDL Leader N/A Unknown John McPherson Party Independent National Defence United Labor Leader since N/A N/A 23 February 1892 (1892-02-23) Leader's seat N/A N/A East Adelaide Last election…
ULP parliamentarians following the 1893 colonial election.