1909 Queensland state election

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1909 Queensland state election
Flag of Queensland.svg
  1908 2 October 1909 1912  

All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout72.67 (Decrease2.svg 6.24 pp)
 First partySecond party
  William Kidston (cropped).jpg StateLibQld 1 51912 The Honourable David Bowman (cropped).jpg
Leader William Kidston David Bowman
Party Liberal Labour
Leader's seat Rockhampton Fortitude Valley
Last electionNew party23 seats, 29.80%
Seats won4127
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 4
Popular vote107,37077,712
Percentage50.91%36.58%
SwingIncrease2.svg 10.32Increase2.svg 6.77

Premier before election

William Kidston
Liberal

Elected Premier

William Kidston
Liberal

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 October 1909 to elect the members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

Contents

Key dates

The elections were held on 2 October 1909. [1]

Results

Queensland state election, 2 October 1909 [2]
Legislative Assembly
<< 19081912 >>

Enrolled voters242,754
Votes cast210,912 Turnout 72.67%
Informal votes1,652Informal
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Liberals 107,37050.91%+10.3241+4
  Labour 77,71236.85%+6.7727+4
  Opposition 22,43910.64%4+4
  Independent 3,3911.61%+0.940-1
Total210,912  72 

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References

  1. "Queensland General Election Dates 1860-1929" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 2 October 1909" . Retrieved 27 July 2017.