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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 16 March 1918 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The election was the second for the Labor government of T. J. Ryan, who had been premier since 1 June 1915. The National opposition (previously known as the Ministerialists) were led by Edward Macartney who replaced Digby Denham after the 1915 election when they were reduced to 21 seats. In turn, he was replaced by James Tolmie within three months but returned to the post shortly before the election when the latter fell ill. [1]
The election saw the Labor government returned to office with an increased vote and seat count for both Labor and the National Party from the 1915 election.
Queensland state election, 16 March 1918 [2] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 424,416 | |||||
| Votes cast | 336,647 | Turnout | 80.27 | -7.87 | ||
| Informal votes | N/A | Informal | 1.18 | -0.39 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 180,709 | 53.68 | +1.62 | 48 | +3 | |
| National | 150,225 | 44.62 | +2.65 | 22 | +1 | |
| Independent | 3,311 | 0.98 | +0.06 | 2 | +1 | |
| Total | 336,647 | 72 | ||||
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1918 election.
The following seats changed party representation before the election due to the merger of Farmers Union and Liberal Party members.
| Seat | Incumbent member | Former party | New party | |||
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| Albert | John Appel | Farmers' Union | National Party | |||
| Aubigny | Arthur Moore | Farmers' Union | National Party | |||
| Cunningham | Francis Grayson | Liberal Party | Independent National | |||
| Drayton | William Bebbington | Farmers' Union | National Party | |||
| Murilla | Godfrey Morgan | Farmers' Union | National Party | |||
| Nanango | Robert Hodge | Farmers' Union | National Party | |||
| Pittsworth | Percy Bayley | Farmers' Union | Independent National | |||
| Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulimba | Hugh McMinn | Labor | Walter Barnes | National | ||
| Burke | William Murphy | Independent | Darby Riordan | Labor | ||
| Burrum | Colin Rankin | National | Albert Whitford | Labor | ||
| Kurilpa | William Hartley | Labor | James Fry | National | ||
| Lockyer | William Armstrong | National | Cuthbert Butler | Labor | ||
| Logan | James Stodart | National | Alfred James | Labor | ||
| Oxley | Thomas Jones | Labor | Cecil Elphinstone | National | ||
| Rosewood | Henry Stevens | National | William Cooper | Labor | ||
| Toowoomba | James Tolmie | National | Frank Brennan | Labor | ||
| Wide Bay | Charles Booker | National | Andrew Thompson | Labor | ||
| Windsor | Herbert McPhail | Labor | Charles Taylor | National | ||
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