Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1956

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This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1956 Queensland state election. The election was held on 19 May 1956.

1956 Queensland state election

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 19 May 1956 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its ninth continuous term in office since the 1932 election; it would be Vince Gair's second election as Premier.

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By-elections

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Liberal

Candidates

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

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate Coalition candidateOther candidates
 
Aubiugny Country William Alexander Jim Sparkes (CP)
Balonne Labor John Taylor Eric McCorkell (CP)
Barambah Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen (CP)
Barcoo Labor Ned Davis Wally Rae (CP)
Baroona Labor Bill Power Robert Thomasson (Lib)Kevin Loughlin (CPA)
Belyando Labor Tom Foley Timothy Donnelly (CP)
Bremer Labor Jim Donald George Groth (Lib)
Brisbane Labor Johnno Mann Roger Moore (Lib)Peter Day (Ind)
Bulimba Labor Bob Gardner John Mills (Lib)Herbert Ricketts (Ind)
Bundaberg Labor Ted Walsh
Buranda Labor Dick Brown Keith Hooper (Lib)
Burdekin Independent Henry Skinner Arthur Coburn * (Ind)
Howard Connors (CPA)
Cairns Labor Watty Wallace Harold Mulry (CP)Henry Smallwood (Ind)
Callide Country Eric Willis Vince Jones (CP)
Carnarvon Labor Paul Hilton Fred Rogers (CP)
Carpentaria Labor Norm Smith William Aplin (CP)
Charters Towers Labor Arthur Jones Jan Karlik (Lib)
Chermside Liberal Dudley Ryder Alex Dewar (Lib)
Clayfield Liberal Harold Taylor (Lib)James Ryan (Ind)
Condamine Labor Les Diplock Stewart Keys (CP)
Cook Labor Bunny Adair John Crossland (CP)
Cooroora Country Geoffrey Arnell David Low (CP)
Coorparoo Liberal Geoffrey Maher Thomas Hiley (Lib)
Cunningham Country John McCafferty Alan Fletcher (CP)
Darlington Country Charles Knoll Tom Plunkett (CP)
Fassifern Country Alf Muller (CP)
Fitzroy Labor Jim Clark Gerard Davies (Lib)Eric Browne (CPA)
Flinders Labor Frank Forde Bill Longeran (CP)
Fortitude Valley Labor Mick Brosnan Bob Windsor (Lib)Jim Henderson (CPA)
Gregory Labor George Devries Robert Campbell (CP)
Haughton Labor Colin McCathie Edwin Pearse (Lib)
Hinchinbrook Labor Cecil Jesson Francis Curro (Lib)
Ipswich Labor Ivor Marsden Wylie Gibbs (Lib)Mev Welsby (CPA)
Isis Country Hylton Salter Jack Pizzey (CP)
Ithaca Labor Leonard Eastment Alan Edwards (Lib)
Kedron Labor Eric Lloyd Albert Johnson (Lib)
Kelvin Grove Labor Bert Turner Douglas Tooth (Lib)
Keppel Labor Viv Cooper Tom Griffith (Lib)
Kurilpa Labor Tom Moores Doug Berry (Lib)
Landsborough Country Vincent Crosby Frank Nicklin (CP)
Lockyer Liberal Gordon Chalk (Lib)
Mackay Labor Fred Graham David Treacy (Lib)James Rowen (Ind)
Mackenzie Labor Paddy Whyte Nev Hewitt (CP)
Marodian Country James Heading (CP)
Maryborough Labor Horace Davies James Dunn (CP)
Merthyr Labor Bill Moore Sam Ramsden (Lib)
Mirani Country Roger Scanlan Ernie Evans (CP)
Mount Coot-tha Liberal Vlad Darveniza Kenneth Morris (Lib)
Mount Gravatt Labor Felix Dittmer Eric Handy (Lib)
Mourilyan Labor Peter Byrne Eric Fox (CP)John Twaddle (CPA)
Mulgrave Labor Charles English Bob Watson (CP)
Mundingburra NQ Labor John Brennan Tom Aikens (NQLP)
Murrumba Country Charles Myers David Nicholson (CP)
Nash Labor Greg Kehoe Max Hodges (CP)
Norman Labor Bill Baxter George Regan (Lib)
North Toowoomba Labor Les Wood Sidney Webb (Lib)
Nundah Labor Jim Hadley William Knox (Lib)
Port Curtis Labor Jim Burrows Thomas Pulsford (CP)
Rockhampton Labor Mick Gardner Rex Pilbeam (Lib)Tom Kelly (Ind)
Roma Labor Alfred Dohring William Ewan (CP)
Sandgate Labor Herbert Robinson Thomas Ahearn (Lib)
Sherwood Liberal Bart Lourigan John Herbert (Lib)Margaret Fisher (Ind)
Eugene Marshall (CPA)
Somerset Labor Alexander Skinner Nigel McConnel (CP)
South Brisbane Labor Vince Gair Jack Noonan (Ind)
Frank Roberts (Ind)
Southport Country William Belford Eric Gaven (CP)
Tablelands Labor Harold Collins Clarence West (CP)
Toowong Liberal Alan Munro (Lib)
Toowoomba Labor Jack Duggan Edward Hall (Lib)
Townsville Labor George Keyatta Roy Pope (Lib)Jack Abercrombie (Ind)
Hugh Fay (CPA)
Warrego Labor John Dufficy William Mills (CP)
Warwick Country Frank Drew Otto Madsen (CP)
Whitsunday Country George Burns Lloyd Roberts (CP)
Windsor Labor Tom Rasey Margaret Gordon (Lib)
Wynnum Labor Bill Gunn Charles Mengel (Lib)
Yeronga Liberal Norman Stutz Winston Noble (Lib)Jim Dwyer (Ind)

See also

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