1949 Ipswich state by-election

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The 1949 Ipswich state by-election was a by-election held on 10 September 1949 for the Queensland Legislative Assembly seat of Ipswich, based in the centre of Ipswich to the south-west of Brisbane. At the time of the election, the seat included the suburbs of Ipswich, Booval, Bundamba, Newtown, Silkstone, West Ipswich, Woodend and part of East Ipswich.

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The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor member and Attorney-General of Queensland David Gledson on 14 May 1949. Gledson had held the seat since the 1915 election, with one brief interruption during the Great Depression. It was expected to be retained by the party.

Timeline

DateEvent
14 May 1949David Gledson died, vacating the seat of Ipswich.
22 August 1949Writs were issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly to proceed with a by-election. [1]
29 August 1949Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers.
10 September 1949Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
14 September 1949The writ was returned and the results formally declared.

Candidates

The by-election attracted three candidates. The Labor Party nominated Ivor Marsden, the Liberal Party nominated Graham Stephenson, while the Communist Party nominated Edmund Crisp. It was the first electoral contest held since the Queensland People's Party became the Liberal Party's Queensland branch, along with the Kurilpa state by-election held on the same day.

Results

Ivor Marsden retained the seat for the Labor Party.

Ipswich state by-election, 1949 [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ivor Marsden 6,02153.32–8.61
Liberal Graham Stephenson4,90643.45+5.39
Communist Edmund Crisp3643.22+3.22
Total formal votes11,31199.36+0.43
Informal votes730.64–0.43
Turnout 11,38492.77+1.33
Labor hold Swing –8.61

Aftermath

Ivor Marsden held the seat and its successor, Ipswich West, until his retirement from politics at the 1966 election.

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References

  1. ↑ "Legislative Assembly - Writ of Election". Queensland Government Gazette . 22 August 1949. p. 173:879.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. p. 220. ISBN   0-7081-0301-4.
  3. ↑ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette . 14 September 1949. p. 173:1131.
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