Results of the Queensland state election, 1950 (A-L)
Appearance
Queensland state election, 29 April 1950[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 688,309[1] | |||||
Votes cast | 636,750 | Turnout | 92.51 | +1.76 | ||
Informal votes | 7,088 | Informal | 1.11 | –0.25 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 295,138 | 46.87 | +3.29 | 42 | + 7 | |
Liberal | 188,331 | 29.91 | +4.18 | 11 | + 2 | |
Country | 121,689 | 19.25 | –0.24 | 20 | + 6 | |
NQ Labor | 7,689 | 1.22 | +0.50 | 1 | ± 0 | |
Ind. Labor | 3,509 | 0.56 | –0.52 | 0 | – 1 | |
Frank Barnes Labor | 2,759 | 0.44 | –3.53 | 0 | – 1 | |
Communist | 2,351 | 0.37 | –0.89 | 0 | – 1 | |
Independent | 8,196 | 1.30 | –2.86 | 1 | + 1 | |
Total | 629,662 | 75 |
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1950 Queensland state election for electorates from A to L.
Results by electoral district
Aubigny
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Walter Sparkes | 6,537 | 73.6 | ||
Labor | Christopher Schull | 1,829 | 20.6 | ||
Independent | George Legge | 514 | 5.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,880 | 99.5 | |||
Informal votes | 43 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 8,923 | 93.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Balonne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Taylor | 2,324 | 53.9 | ||
Country | Herbert Dearden | 1,989 | 46.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,313 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 44 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,357 | 87.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Barambah
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | 6,881 | 75.2 | ||
Labor | Donald Christiansen | 2,266 | 24.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,147 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 67 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,214 | 94.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Barcoo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Edward Davis | 2,828 | 68.5 | ||
Country | Arthur Chresby | 1,300 | 31.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,128 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 38 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,166 | 88.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Baroona
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | William Power | 6,439 | 61.7 | ||
Liberal | Harry Middleton | 3,768 | 36.1 | ||
Communist | Max Julius | 223 | 2.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,430 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 159 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 10,589 | 91.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Belyando
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Foley | 2,619 | 58.9 | ||
Country | Reg Colwell | 1,826 | 41.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,445 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 34 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,479 | 90.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Bremer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Donald | 6,100 | 65.8 | ||
Liberal | Alan Chambers | 3,170 | 34.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,270 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 63 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,333 | 95.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Brisbane
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Mann | 5,942 | 58.8 | ||
Liberal | John Herbert | 4,159 | 41.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,101 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 134 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 10,235 | 89.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Bulimba
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Gardner | 4,024 | 35.7 | ||
Liberal | John Hamilton | 3,982 | 35.3 | ||
Independent Labor | George Marriott | 3,266 | 29.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,272 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 138 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 11,410 | 94.3 | |||
Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing |
By-election
- This by-election was caused by the result of the election being voided by the Court of Disputed Returns. It was held on 14th April 1951.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Gardner | 4,427 | 37.7 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | John Hamilton | 4,323 | 36.8 | +1.5 | |
Independent Labor | George Marriott | 2,990 | 25.5 | -3.5 | |
Total formal votes | 11,740 | 99.2 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 99 | 0.8 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,839 | 92.8 | −1.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Bundaberg
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Walsh | 4,152 | 44.6 | ||
Frank Barnes Labor | Frank Barnes | 2,759 | 29.6 | ||
Liberal | Frank Row | 2,401 | 25.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,312 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 230 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,542 | 95.5 | |||
Labor gain from Frank Barnes Labor | Swing |
Buranda
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Richard Brown | 5,439 | 53.0 | ||
Liberal | Percy Berry | 4,826 | 47.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,265 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 114 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,379 | 94.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Burdekin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Arthur Coburn | 3,955 | 52.5 | ||
Labor | Ernest Russell | 3,318 | 44.0 | ||
Communist | Jack Penberthy | 267 | 3.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,540 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 66 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,606 | 91.6 | |||
Independent gain from Labor | Swing |
Cairns
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Crowley | 4,275 | 59.1 | ||
Country | Arthur Farr | 2,964 | 40.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,239 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 88 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,327 | 87.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Callide
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Vincent Jones | 6,038 | 65.8 | ||
Labor | Patrick Moore | 3,138 | 34.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,176 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 270 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,446 | 94.7 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Carnarvon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Paul Hilton | 4,500 | 50.8 | ||
Country | Sandy Cameron | 4,354 | 49.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,834 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 85 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,919 | 90.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Carpentaria
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Alfred Smith | 2,709 | 62.9 | ||
Country | George Keyes | 1,358 | 31.5 | ||
Independent Labor | Merv Pether | 243 | 5.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,310 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 61 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,371 | 80.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Charters Towers
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Jones | 2,675 | 59.2 | ||
Liberal | George Ellis | 1,643 | 36.4 | ||
NQ Labor | Victor Hay | 201 | 4.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,519 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 124 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,643 | 96.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Chermside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alex Dewar | 6,910 | 60.1 | ||
Labor | James Macarthur | 4,585 | 39.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,495 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 150 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 11,645 | 94.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Clayfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Harold Taylor | 7,459 | 74.6 | ||
Labor | Edmund Roberts | 2,539 | 25.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,998 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 70 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 10,068 | 91.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Condamine
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frederick Allpass | 5,800 | 62.1 | ||
Labor | Michael Lyons | 3,546 | 37.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,346 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 57 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,403 | 90.9 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Cook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Carlisle Wordsworth | 3,811 | 50.8 | ||
Labor | Jim Tully | 3,690 | 49.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,501 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 80 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,581 | 88.2 | |||
Country gain from Labor | Swing |
Cooroora
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | David Low | 6,390 | 72.6 | ||
Labor | Geoffrey Arnell | 2,411 | 27.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,801 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 73 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,874 | 92.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Coorparoo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Hiley | 6,899 | 63.0 | ||
Labor | Erle Wettemeyer | 4,047 | 37.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,946 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 115 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 11,061 | 93.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cunningham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Malcolm McIntyre | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Darlington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Thomas Plunkett | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Fassifern
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Adolf Muller | 6,788 | 76.2 | ||
Labor | Thomas Lythgo | 2,125 | 23.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,913 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 63 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,976 | 93.9 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Fitzroy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Clark | 5,377 | 61.9 | ||
Liberal | Hugh Douglas | 3,313 | 38.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,690 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 84 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,774 | 93.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Flinders
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ernest Riordan | 1,907 | 47.5 | ||
Country | Gordon Stuart | 1,610 | 40.1 | ||
NQ Labor | Victor Casey | 291 | 7.3 | ||
Independent | William Hall | 207 | 5.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,015 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 58 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,073 | 84.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Fortitude Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Samuel Brassington | 5,853 | 57.6 | ||
Liberal | Gladstone Walker | 3,989 | 39.3 | ||
Communist | Albert Graham | 315 | 3.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,157 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 162 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 10,319 | 92.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
By-election
- This by-election was caused by the death of Samuel Brassington. It was held on 18th November 1950.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Michael Brosnan | 7,508 | 92.5 | +34.9 | |
Communist | Albert Graham | 610 | 7.5 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 8,118 | 94.1 | −4.3 | ||
Informal votes | 508 | 5.9 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 8,626 | ||||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Gregory
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Devries | 2,594 | 64.1 | ||
Country | Gordon Lee | 1,450 | 35.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,044 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 29 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,073 | 86.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Haughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Colin McCathie | 3,492 | 46.9 | ||
Liberal | Bill Lonergan | 2,349 | 31.5 | ||
NQ Labor | Ernest O'Brien | 1,463 | 19.6 | ||
Communist | Gwendoline Phelan | 143 | 1.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,447 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 151 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,598 | 93.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Hinchinbrook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cecil Jesson | 4,005 | 55.9 | ||
Liberal | Charles Mylrea | 3,158 | 44.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,163 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 141 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,304 | 90.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Ipswich
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ivor Marsden | 5,778 | 64.0 | ||
Liberal | Ralph Sherrington | 3,249 | 36.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,027 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 87 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,114 | 95.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Isis
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Jack Pizzey | 5,539 | 61.9 | ||
Labor | Frank Eastaughffe | 3,412 | 38.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,951 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 269 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,220 | 95.0 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Ithaca
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ned Hanlon | 6,380 | 60.7 | ||
Liberal | Charles Keen | 4,137 | 39.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,517 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 118 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,635 | 94.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
By-election
- This by-election was caused by the death of Ned Hanlon. It was held on 5th April 1952.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Leonard Eastment | 5,658 | 62.2 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Douglas Lowndes | 3,241 | 35.6 | -3.7 | |
Communist | Edwin Bacon | 194 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 9,093 | 99.1 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 80 | 0.9 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,173 | ||||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Kedron
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bruce Pie | 6,329 | 52.0 | ||
Labor | James Hadley | 5,830 | 48.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,159 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 101 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 12,260 | 94.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
By-election
- This by-election was caused by the resignation of Bruce Pie. It was held on 14th March 1951.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Eric Lloyd | 6,601 | 51.6 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | James Robertson | 6,185 | 48.4 | -3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 12,786 | 99.0 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 127 | 1.0 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,913 | 91.2 | −3.7 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.6 |
Kelvin Grove
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Turner | 5,785 | 56.2 | ||
Liberal | James Gibson | 4,515 | 43.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,300 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 106 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 10,406 | 94.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Keppel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Walter Ingram | 5,251 | 56.1 | ||
Country | Harry Beak | 4,112 | 43.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,363 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 70 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,433 | 94.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
By-election
- This by-election was caused by the death of Walter Ingram. It was held on 25th October 1952.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Viv Cooper | 5,272 | 53.0 | -3.1 | |
Country | Alfred Ganter | 4,454 | 44.8 | +0.9 | |
Independent Labor | Thomas Kelly | 222 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 9,948 | 99.5 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 51 | 0.5 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,999 | 87.2 | −6.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Kurilpa
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Moores | 5,999 | 57.4 | ||
Liberal | John Aboud | 4,444 | 42.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,443 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 157 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 10,600 | 93.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Landsborough
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank Nicklin | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Lockyer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gordon Chalk | 5,564 | 63.2 | ||
Labor | Andrew Grilly | 2,219 | 25.2 | ||
Independent | Tom Ford | 1,019 | 11.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,802 | 99.6 | |||
Informal votes | 31 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,833 | 93.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
See also
- Results of the Queensland state election, 1950 (M-Z)
- Queensland state election, 1950
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1950
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1950-1953
References
- ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 April 1950". Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.