Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1915

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This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1915 Queensland state election. The election was held on 22 May 1915.

1915 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 22 May 1915 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

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The main parties in the election were the Liberal Party, led by Premier Digby Denham and the Labor Party, led by Leader of the Opposition T. J. Ryan.

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Candidates

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

ElectorateHeld by Liberal candidate Labor candidateOther candidate(s)
 
Albert Farmers' Union John Appel (Farmers' Union)
Aubigny Liberal Alfred James Luke Jack Jones Arthur Edward Moore (Farmers' Union)
F. A. Mitchell
Balonne Labor Edward Land
Barcoo LaborC. Webster T. J. Ryan
Bowen Liberal Edwin Caine Charles Collins
Bremer LiberalF. E. Barbat Frank Cooper
Brisbane Labor Charles Moffatt Jenkinson Mick Kirwan
Bulimba Liberal Walter Barnes Hugh McMinn
Bundaberg LaborL. V. Wilkinson George Barber
Buranda LaborJ. Allen John Huxham
Burke IndependentDavid Swiss-Davies William Murphy
Burnett Liberal Bernard Corser A. E. Mack
Burrum Liberal Colin Rankin Albert Whitford
Cairns LaborN. Macrossan William McCormack
Carnarvon Liberal Donald Gunn G. H. Boyden
Charters Towers Liberal Robert Williams William Wellington
Chillagoe LaborE. Steele Ted Theodore
Cook Liberal Henry Douglas Henry Ryan
Cooroora Liberal Harry Walker D. A. O'Brien
Cunningham Liberal Francis Grayson
Dalby Liberal William Vowles John ConnollyF. W. Bradhurst (Farmers' Union)
Drayton Farmers' UnionJ. Donges William Bebbington (Farmers' Union)
Eacham LaborE. Heales William Gillies
East Toowoomba Liberal Robert Roberts T. J. Lonsdale
Enoggera Liberal Richard Trout William Field Lloyd
Fassifern Liberal Ernest Bell Bill HefferanEaton Winks (Farmers' Union)
Fitzroy Liberal Kenneth Grant Harry Hartley
Flinders Labor John May
Fortitude Valley LaborJ. Best David Bowman
Gregory Labor William Hamilton
Gympie Liberal George Mackay Thomas Dunstan
Herbert LaborRalph Johnson William Lennon
Ipswich Liberal James Blair David Gledson
Ithaca LaborB. G. Harding John Gilday
Kennedy LaborJ. Houghton James O'Sullivan
Keppel LaborL. P. Landsberg James Larcombe
Kurilpa Liberal James Allan William Hartley
Leichhardt Labor Herbert Hardacre
Lockyer Liberal William Drayton Armstrong C. H. BromleyW. A. McIlwraith (Farmers' Union)
Logan Liberal James Stodart Percy Crooke
Mackay LiberalGeorge Johnson William Forgan Smith
Maranoa LaborF. S. Dyer John McEwan Hunter
Maree LaborJ. J. Walsh William Bertram
Maryborough Liberal Edward Corser Alfred Jones
Merthyr LiberalJ. Lackey Peter McLachlan
Mirani Liberal Edward Swayne J. BinsteadH. Turner (Farmers' Union)
Mitchell Labor John Payne
Mount Morgan Liberal James Crawford James Stopford
Mundingburra LaborT. Page Thomas Foley
Murilla Liberal Godfrey Morgan J. S. Collings
Murrumba Liberal James Forsythe Arthur Sampson
Musgrave Liberal John White Thomas Armfield
Nanango Farmers' UnionT. H. Armstrong Robert Hodge (Farmers' Union)
Normanby Liberal Edward Archer Jens Peterson
Nundah Liberal Thomas Bridges Richard Sumner
Oxley Liberal Digby Denham Thomas Llewellyn Jones
Paddington LaborG. T. Sweetman John Fihelly
Pittsworth Liberal Donald Mackintosh William Hayes Percy Bayley (Farmers' Union)
Port Curtis Liberal John Kessell George Carter
Queenton LaborJ. Bradshaw Vernon Winstanley
Rockhampton LaborT. B. Renshaw John Adamson
Rosewood Liberal Harry Stevens William Cooper William Ruhno (Farmers' Union)
South Brisbane LiberalJ. E. Burke Edgar Free
Stanley Liberal Henry Plantagenet Somerset J. Sherlock
Toombul Liberal Andrew Lang Petrie Cuthbert Butler
Toowong Liberal Edward Macartney A. S. Lilley
Toowoomba Liberal James Tolmie Michael Alke
Townsville Liberal Robert Philp Daniel Ryan
Warrego Labor Harry Coyne
Warwick Liberal George Barnes P. C. BauersD. Connolly
Wide Bay Liberal Charles Booker Andrew Thompson
Windsor Liberal Hugh Macrossan Herbert McPhail

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