New South Wales general election, 1995

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Legislative Assembly election, 1995
Party[1]	Vote %[2]		Seats[3]
Labor	41.3	↑2.2	50	↑4
Liberal	32.8	↓1.3	29	↓3
National	11.1	↑0.6	17	0
Independents			3	↓1
Labor win

Elections to to the 51st Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, March 25, 1995. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for election. The Liberal Party of Australia-led Coalition government of Premier John Fahey was defeated by the Australian Labor Party, led by Bob Carr. Carr went on to become the longest continuously-serving premier in the state's history, stepping down in 2005. Fahey pursued a brief career as a Federal Government minister.

Contents 1 Issues 2 Electoral System 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Issues

Labor's campaign slogan was "Answers for the future."

Corruption was again a major issue at the 1995 election. Former premier Nick Greiner and his environment minister, Tim Moore, were found to have engaged in corrupt conduct by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, though this finding was not upheld by the Court of Appeal.

Labor also identified corruption in the New South Wales Police Force as a major issue.

[edit] Electoral System

Main article: Electoral systems of the Australian states and territories

Elections to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly were conducted using Instant run-off voting, a form of preferential voting.

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• University of Western Australia Australian Government and Politics Database: 1995 New South Wales Assembly Election