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Elections were held in the Colony of Queensland between 1 March 1899 and 25 March 1899 to elect the members of the colony’s Legislative Assembly.
Due to problems of distance and communications, it was not possible to hold the elections on a single day.[1]
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| Enrolled voters | 97,046 | |||||
| Votes cast | 74,919 | Turnout | 79.13% | |||
| Informal votes | 879 | Informal | ||||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Ministerialist | 46,953 | 49.34 | +1.52 | 43 | +2 | |
| Labour | 33,756 | 35.47 | +0.51 | 21 | +1 | |
| Opposition | 10,548 | 11.09 | +0.72 | 8 | ±0 | |
| Independent | 3,898 | 4.10 | -0.32 | 0 | -2 | |
| Total | 95,155 | 72 | ||||
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