1929 Queensland state election

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1929 Queensland state election
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  1926 11 May 1929 (1929-05-11) 1932  

All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Turnout89.15 (Increase2.svg 0.42 pp)
 First partySecond party
  Arthur Edward Moore and Sir Hal Colebatch (cropped).jpg William McCormack 1927 (cropped).jpg
Leader Arthur Edward Moore William McCormack
Party CPNP Labor
Leader since19 April 192422 October 1925 (1925-10-22)
Leader's seat Aubigny Cairns
Last election28 seats, 48.48%43 seats, 47.96%
Seats won4327
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 15Decrease2.svg 16
Popular vote233,977173,242
Percentage54.24%40.16%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.03Decrease2.svg 7.80

Premier before election

William McCormack
Labor

Elected Premier

Arthur Edward Moore
CPNP

CPNP poster attacking McCormack CPNP Poster 1929.tif
CPNP poster attacking McCormack

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 May 1929 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. In this election, Irene Longman became the first woman to both stand and be elected into the Queensland Parliament.

Contents

The Labor government was seeking its sixth continuous term in office since the 1915 election; it would be Premier William McCormack's second election. His main opponent was the Country and Progressive National Party (CPNP), led by Arthur Edward Moore. The term had not gone well for McCormack's government, including a railway lock-out in 1927 which pitted the Labor Party against the union movement, restrictive financial policies and attempts to sell off state-owned enterprises, as well as suggestions of corruption which later came to be known as the Mungana affair.

The election resulted in the defeat of the McCormack government in a landslide, and the first non-Labor ministry since 1915.

Key dates

DateEvent
11 April 1929The Parliament was dissolved. [1]
12 April 1929Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. [2]
19 April 1929Close of nominations.
11 May 1929Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
21 May 1929The McCormack Ministry resigned and the Moore Ministry was sworn in. [3]
15 June 1929The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
29 June 1929The writ was returned for the seat of Gregory.
20 August 1929Parliament resumed for business. [4]

Results

The election saw the defeat of the Labor government by the CPNP.

Queensland state election, 11 May 1929 [5]
Legislative Assembly
<< 19261932 >>

Enrolled voters491,589 [1]
Votes cast438,248 Turnout 89.15%+0.42
Informal votes6,836Informal1.56%+0.33
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  CPNP 233,97754.23%+5.0343+15
  Labor 173,24240.16%–7.8027–16
  Communist 2,8900.67%+0.670± 0
  Independent 21,3034.94%+3.332+ 1
Total431,412  72 
Popular vote
CPNP
54.23%
Labor
40.16%
Communist
0.67%
Independents
4.94%
Seats
CPNP
59.72%
Labor
37.50%
Independents
2.78%
1 517,466 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 4 seats (5.6% of the total) were uncontested—2 Labor seats (3 less than 1926) representing 9,041 enrolled voters and two CPNP seats (one more than 1926) representing 16,536 enrolled voters.

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1929 election.

SeatIncumbent memberPartyNew memberParty
Bulimba Harry Wright  Labor Irene Longman  CPNP
Chillagoe John O'Keefe  Labor Ernest Atherton  CPNP
Cook Henry Ryan  Labor James Kenny  CPNP
Dalby Wilfred Russell  Independent Wilfred Russell  CPNP
Eacham Cornelius Ryan  Labor George Duffy  CPNP
Fitzroy Harry Hartley  Labor William Carter  CPNP
Gympie Thomas Dunstan  Labor Vivian Tozer  CPNP
Ipswich David Gledson  Labor James Walker  CPNP
Kelvin Grove William Lloyd  Labor Richard Hill  CPNP
Keppel James Larcombe  Labor Owen Daniel  CPNP
Lockyer George Logan  CPNP Charles Jamieson  Independent
Maree William Bertram  Labor George Tedman  CPNP
Merthyr Peter McLachlan  Labor Patrick Kerwin  CPNP
Port Curtis George Carter  Labor Frank Butler  CPNP
Rockhampton George Farrell  Labor Thomas Dunlop  Independent
Rosewood William Cooper  Labor Ted Maher  CPNP
South Brisbane Myles Ferricks  Labor Neil MacGroarty  CPNP
Toowoomba Evan Llewelyn  Labor James Annand  CPNP

Post-election pendulum

Note: from 1892 until 1942, Queensland used contingency voting, which was similar to the modern optional preferential voting system. In electorates with 3 or more candidates, preferences were not distributed if a candidate received more than 50% of the primary vote.

CPNP seats (43)
Marginal
Toowoomba James Douglas Annand CPNP1.3%
Bulimba Irene Longman CPNP1.8%
Cook James Kenny CPNP2.8%
Chillagoe Ernest Atherton CPNP2.9%
Kurilpa James Fry CPNP3.0%
Murrumba Richard Warren CPNP4.0% v IND
Kelvin Grove Richard Hill CPNP4.4%
Gympie Vivian Tozer CPNP4.5%
Sandgate Hubert Sizer CPNP5.4%
South Brisbane Neil MacGroarty CPNP5.4%
Port Curtis Frank Butler CPNP5.6%
Fairly Safe
Warwick George Barnes CPNP6.0%
Rosewood Ted Maher CPNP6.6%
Ipswich James Walker CPNP6.9%
Keppel Owen Daniel CPNP7.0%
Maree George Tedman CPNP7.0%
Merthyr Patrick Kerwin CPNP7.0%
Murilla Godfrey Morgan CPNP7.1%
Mirani Edward Swayne CPNP8.5%
Nanango Jim Edwards CPNP9.2% v IND
Fitzroy William Carter CPNP9.8%
Safe
Burnett Robert Boyd CPNP10.0%
Burrum William Brand CPNP10.2%
Eacham George Duffy CPNP10.2%
Carnarvon Edward Costello CPNP10.7%
Normanby Jens Peterson CPNP12.6%
Windsor Charles Taylor CPNP13.5%
Oxley Thomas Nimmo CPNP14.2%
Logan Reginald King CPNP14.8%
Aubigny Arthur Edward Moore CPNP15.1% v IND
Dalby Wilfred Russell CPNP15.9%
Enoggera James Stevingstone Kerr CPNP16.8%
Nundah William Kelso CPNP17.1%
Wynnum Walter Barnes CPNP18.3%
East Toowoomba Robert Roberts CPNP19.7%
Very Safe
Albert Tom Plunkett CPNP23.0%
Toombul Hugh Russell CPNP23.5%
Toowong James Francis Maxwell CPNP23.8%
Wide Bay Harry Clayton CPNP24.6% v IND
Stanley Ernest Grimstone CPNP24.7% v IND
Cunningham William Deacon CPNP27.9% v IND
Cooroora Harry Walker CPNPunopp.
Fassifern Ernest Bell CPNPunopp.
Labor seats (27)
Marginal
Brisbane Mick Kirwan ALP0.3%
Bundaberg George Philip Barber ALP1.1%
Queenton Vern Winstanley ALP1.1%
Bremer Frank Arthur Cooper ALP1.2%
Buranda Ted Hanson ALP1.3%
Bowen Charles Collins ALP1.6%
Ithaca Ned Hanlon ALP1.8%
Maryborough David Weir ALP2.0%
Mount Morgan James Stopford ALP2.4%
Maranoa Charles William Conroy ALP2.4%
Fortitude Valley Thomas Wilson ALP3.7%
Charters Towers William Wellington ALP4.0%
Townsville Maurice Hynes ALP4.5%
Kennedy Harry Bruce ALP5.4%
Fairly Safe
Leichardt Tom Foley ALP6.0%
Cairns William McCormack ALP6.6%
Herbert Percy Pease ALP7.5%
Warrego Randolph Bedford ALP7.7%
Mackay William Forgan Smith ALP7.9%
Mitchell Richard Bow ALP8.4%
Safe
Balonne Samuel Brassington ALP13.9%
Burke Darby Riordan ALP15.8%
Flinders John Mullan ALP16.2%
Very Safe
Paddington Alfred James Jones ALP21.6% v CPA
Mundingburra John Dash ALP31.5% v CPA
Barcoo Frank Bulcock ALPunopp.
Gregory George Pollock ALPunopp.
Crossbench seats (2)
Marginal
Lockyer Charles Jamieson IND4.5% v CPNP
Safe
Rockhampton Thomas Dunlop IND11.7% v ALP

Aftermath

The CPNP found itself in power as the Great Depression took hold. It lost power after one term.

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References

  1. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette . 11 April 1929. p. 132:1001.
  2. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette . 12 April 1929. p. 132:1003.
  3. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette . 21 May 1929. p. 132:1461–1463.
  4. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette . 25 July 1929. p. 133:201.
  5. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 11 May 1929" . Retrieved 13 January 2009.