Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1947

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This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1947 Queensland state election. The election was held on 3 May 1947.

1947 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 3 May 1947 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

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By-elections

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Retiring Members

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Labor

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Country

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People's Party

Candidates

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

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Coalition candidateOther candidates
 
Albert Country John Rosser Tom Plunkett (CP)
Aubigny Country John Tomlinson Jim Sparkes (CP)
Barcoo Labor Ned Davis James Keehan (QPP)Reginald Parnell (FBLP)
Baroona Labor Bill Power Kenneth Toombes (QPP)Henry Beck (Ind)
Max Julius (CPA)
Bowen Communist John BarryGeorge McLean (CP) Fred Paterson (CPA)
Bremer Labor Jim Donald Henry Davidson (QPP)
Brisbane Labor Johnno Mann Maurice Mitchell (QPP)Charles Coward (Ind Lab)
Bulimba Independent Labor Bob Gardner Hilda Brotherton (QPP) George Marriott (Ind Lab)
Bundaberg Frank Barnes Labor Viv BrownGeoffrey Boreham (QPP) Frank Barnes (FBLP)
Buranda Labor Dick Brown William Scott (QPP)
Cairns Frank Barnes Labor Thomas Crowley Ian MacKinnon (CP) Lou Barnes (FBLP)
Carnarvon Labor Paul Hilton Harold Phillips (CP)
Carpentaria Labor Norm Smith Walter Grant (Ind)
Charters Towers Labor Arthur Jones Reg Smith (CP)George Carbis (Ind)
Cook Labor Harold Collins Charles Griffin (CP)
Cooroora Country Robert Spencer David Low (CP)Bill Gresham (FBLP)
William Low (Ind CP)
Cunningham Country John Hilton Malcolm McIntyre (CP)
Dalby Labor George Wilkes Charles Russell (CP)
East Toowoomba Labor Les Wood Gordon Chalk (QPP)
Enoggera People's Party Mark Scanlan Kenneth Morris (QPP)
Fassifern Country Tom Thorpe Alf Muller (CP)
Fitzroy Labor Jim Clark Harry Weir (QPP)Gordon Loukes (FBLP)
John Wharton (Ind)
Fortitude Valley Labor Samuel Brassington William Brenan (QPP)Andrew Knox (Ind)
Gregory Labor George Devries Gordon Lee (CP)
Gympie Labor Thomas Dunstan Ronald Witham (QPP)Eric Grice (Ind)
Ray Smith (FBLP)
Hamilton People's Party Vic Bartlett Harold Taylor (QPP)
Herbert Labor Stephen Theodore Carlisle Wordsworth (CP)Les Sullivan (CPA)
Ipswich Labor David Gledson Harry Shapcott (QPP)
Isis Country Samuel Round William Brand (CP)
Ithaca Labor Ned Hanlon Frank Roberts (QPP)
Kelvin Grove Labor Bert Turner Kenneth Fielding (QPP)
Kennedy Labor Cecil Jesson Robert Johnston (QPP)John Clubley (CPA)
Keppel Labor Walter Ingram John Reid (CP)John Harding (FBLP)
Kurilpa Labor Kerry Copley Doug Berry (QPP)
Logan People's Party Ferdinand Scholl Thomas Hiley (QPP)
Mackay Labor Fred Graham Jack Broughton (CP)
Maranoa Labor John Taylor Finlay Skinner (CP)
Maree Independent Leslie Brown Louis Luckins (QPP)
Maryborough Labor David Farrell Frank Lawrence (QPP)Mary De Mattos (FBLP)
Merthyr Labor Bill Moore Bert Frost (QPP)
Mirani Labor Ted Walsh Ernie Evans (CP)
Mundingburra Hermit Park Labor George Parker Tom Aikens * (HBLP)
Arthur Coburn (Ind)
Murrumba Country Frank Nicklin (CP)Samuel Halpin (Ind)
Nanango Country Daniel Carroll Joh Bjelke-Petersen (CP)Samuel Andrewartha (Ind Lab)
Phil Cameron (FBLP)
Cliff Edwards (Ind CP)
Normanby Labor Tom Foley Bill Rundle (CP)Cecil Chandler (FBLP)
Nundah Labor Frank Roberts Alex Dewar (QPP)
Oxley People's Party William Wood Tom Kerr (QPP)
Port Curtis Labor Jim Burrows William McGreever (CP)John Daly (Ind)
Peter Neilson (FBLP)
Alec Paterson (Ind)
Rockhampton Labor James Larcombe Arthur Gordon (QPP)Edwin Price (Ind)
Arthur Webb (FBLP)
Sandgate People's Party Ron McAuliffe Eric Decker (QPP)
South Brisbane Labor Vince Gair Winston Noble (QPP)
Stanley Country Duncan MacDonald (CP)John Hatton (Ind)
William Walters (Ind)
The Tableland Labor Harry Bruce Herbert Trackson (CP)Frank Falls (CPA)
Toowong People's Party Frank Venables Charles Wanstall (QPP)
Toowoomba Labor Jack Duggan Victor Boettcher (QPP)
Townsville Labor George Keyatta Fred Feather (CP)
Warrego Labor Harry O'Shea Robert King (CP)Cyril Healy (Ind)
Warwick Labor John Healy Otto Madsen (CP)
West Moreton Country Jack Ryan Ted Maher (CP)
Wide Bay Country George Stockwell James Heading (CP)N F Spence (FBLP)
Windsor People's Party Erle Wettemeyer Bruce Pie (QPP)
Wynnum Labor Bill Gunn Syd Ewart (QPP)Albert Barrett (Ind)
Thomas Ebbage (FBLP)

See also

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This is a list of members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1947 to 1950, as elected at the 1947 state election held on 3 May 1947.

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