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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 27 April 1912 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The election was the first for the recently formed Liberal government of Digby Denham, who had been premier since 7 February 1911. The opposition Labor Party was led by David Bowman, who had been Labor leader since 15 April 1907.
Denham and his government were returned to office despite a swing to Labor of almost 10 percent. This was largely due to winning newly created seats in rural areas, while losing seats in Brisbane which mostly went to Labor.
Queensland state election, 27 April 1912 [1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 309,590 | |||||
Votes cast | 216,032 | Turnout | 75.52 | +2.85 | ||
Informal votes | N/A | Informal | N/A | N/A | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Liberals | 110,981 | 51.37 | +0.46 | 46 | +5 | |
Labour | 100,878 | 46.70 | +9.85 | 25 | –2 | |
Independent | 3,766 | 1.74 | +0.14 | 1 | +1 | |
Total | 216,032 | 72 |
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