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1887 Election
| Parliament |
13th |
| Boundaries drawn by |
1880 Electoral Act |
| Number of Districts |
72 |
| Number of Members |
124 |
| Electoral System |
Simple majority in multi-member electorates |
| Term of Parliament |
Maximum three years |
| Previous Parliament Disolved |
Wednesday, 26 January 1887 |
| Nominations |
2 to 18 February 1887 |
| Polling |
4 to 26 February 1887 |
| Writs Returned by |
Wednesday, 2 March 1887 |
| First meeting of new Parliament |
Tuesday, 8 March 1887 |
| Composition of Parliament |
37 single-member, 23 2-member, seven 3-member, five 4-member |
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