1935 Queensland state election

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1935 Queensland state election
Flag of Queensland.svg
  1932 11 May 1935 1938  

All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Registered507,760 Increase2.svg3.2%
Turnout470,691 (92.70%)
(Decrease2.svg0.12 pp)
 First partySecond party
  William Forgan Smith 1942 (cropped).jpg Nla.obj-162350456-1 (cropped).jpg
Leader William Forgan Smith Arthur Edward Moore
Party Labor CPNP
Leader since27 May 192919 April 1924
Leader's seat Mackay Aubigny
Last election33 seats, 49.89%28 seats, 45.21%
Seats won4616
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 13Decrease2.svg 12
Popular vote247,135156,325
Percentage53.43%33.80%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.54 pp Decrease2.svg 11.41 pp

Premier before election

William Forgan Smith
Labor

Elected Premier

William Forgan Smith
Labor

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 May 1935 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a second term after having defeated the Country and Progressive National Party in the 1932 election.

Contents

Labor received a significant swing and gained 13 seats. The election took place on new boundaries for the second election in a row.

Key dates

DateEvent
20 March 1935The new electoral boundaries were proclaimed. [1]
9 April 1935The Parliament was dissolved. [2]
10 April 1935Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. [3]
17 April 1935Close of nominations.
11 May 1935Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
21 May 1935The Forgan Smith Ministry was re-sworn in. [4]
8 June 1935The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
26 August 1935Parliament resumed for business. [5]

Results

Legislative Assembly (IRV) – Turnout: 92.70% (CV) [6]
1935 Qld Legislative Assembly.svg
PartyPrimary voteSeats
Votes %Swing (pp)SeatsChange
  Labor 247,13553.43+3.5546Increase2.svg 13
  Country and Progressive National 156,32533.80−11.4116Decrease2.svg 12
  Social Credit 32,4477.02+7.020Steady2.svg
  Communist 6,1011.32+1.090Steady2.svg
 Women's Political Association2,8980.68+0.680Steady2.svg
  Independent Labor 1,9180.42+0.010Steady2.svg
  Independents 15,6813.39+0.940Decrease2.svg 1
Total462,505100.0062Steady2.svg
Invalid/blank votes8,1861.74–0.61
Turnout470,69192.70–0.12
Registered voters507,760


Popular vote
Labor
53.43%
CPNP
33.80%
Social Credit
7.02%
Communist
1.32%
WPA
0.68%
Ind. Labor
0.42%
Independents
3.39%
Seats
Labor
74.19%
CPNP
25.81%

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1935 election.

SeatIncumbent memberPartyNew memberParty
Baroona New seat Bill Power  Labor
Carnarvon Edward Costello  CPNP Paul Hilton  Labor
Cook James Kenny  CPNP Harold Collins  Labor
East Toowoomba James Annand  CPNP James Kane  Labor
Fassifern Arnold Wienholt  Independent Alf Muller  CPNP
Fitzroy Jens Peterson  CPNP Jim Clark  Labor
Gympie Vivian Tozer  CPNP Thomas Dunstan  Labor
Kennedy Arthur Fadden  CPNP Cecil Jesson  Labor
Logan Reginald King  CPNP John Brown  Labor
Mirani Edward Swayne  CPNP Ted Walsh  Labor
Murilla Godfrey Morgan  CPNPSeat abolished
Sandgate Hubert Sizer  CPNP Roland Hislop  Labor
Warwick George Barnes  CPNP John Healy  Labor
Windsor Charles Taylor  CPNP Herbert Williams  Labor
Wynnum James Bayley  CPNP John Donnelly  Labor

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References

  1. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette . 20 March 1935. p. 144:1127.
  2. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette . 9 April 1935. p. 144:1313.
  3. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette . 10 April 1935. p. 144:1713.
  4. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette . 21 May 1935. p. 144:2133–2134.
  5. "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette . 1 August 1935. p. 145:381.
  6. Hughes, CA; Graham, BD (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964 (PDF). Australia National University (ANU). pp. 169–177.