Electoral results for the district of Carpentaria

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral district of Carpentaria in Queensland state elections.

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Members for Carpentaria

The following people were elected in the seat of Carpentaria: [1]

First incarnation 1888–1912
MemberPartyTerm
  Edward Palmer none1888–1893
  George Phillips none1893–1896
  George Charles Sim Labor 1896–1899
  James Forsyth Ministerial1899–1907
  Thomas Nevitt Labor 1907–1912
Second incarnation 1932–1960
MemberPartyTerm
  John Mullan Labor 1932–1941
  Norm Smith Labor 1941–1957
  QLP 1957–1960

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1957 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queensland Labor Norm Smith 2,83238.6+38.6
Labor Alec Inch 2,29231.3−28.8
Country William Aplin2,21130.1−9.8
Total formal votes7,33599.2+0.1
Informal votes570.8−0.1
Turnout 7,39287.0+5.7
Queensland Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A
1956 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Smith 3,37760.1−2.6
Country William Aplin2,24039.9+2.6
Total formal votes5,61799.10.0
Informal votes500.90.0
Turnout 5,66781.3−2.9
Labor hold Swing -2.6
1953 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Smith 3,09362.7−0.2
Country William Aplin1,84237.3+5.8
Total formal votes4,93599.1+0.5
Informal votes470.9−0.5
Turnout 4,98284.2+3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.9
1950 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Smith 2,70962.9
Country George Keyes1,35831.5
Independent Labor Merv Pether2435.6
Total formal votes4,31098.6
Informal votes611.4
Turnout 4,37180.7
Labor hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Smith 3,65070.2+12.7
Independent Walter Grant1,54929.8+29.8
Total formal votes5,19994.7−4.0
Informal votes2905.3+4.0
Turnout 5,48983.3+6.3
Labor hold Swing N/A
1944 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Smith 2,96957.5+5.7
Independent Labor James Boyd1,83435.5−12.7
Independent John Carson2084.0+4.0
Independent Bernard McInerney1553.0+3.0
Total formal votes5,16698.7+0.1
Informal votes671.3−0.1
Turnout 5,23377.0+4.3
Labor hold Swing +10.0
1941 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Norm Smith 3,05451.8−4.0
Independent James Boyd2,83848.2+48.2
Total formal votes5,89298.6−0.2
Informal votes831.4+0.2
Turnout 5,97572.7−7.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s

1938 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullan 3,50155.8−44.2
Country James Boyd2,77544.2+44.2
Total formal votes6,27698.8
Informal votes751.2
Turnout 6,35179.8
Labor hold Swing N/A
1935 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullan unopposed
Labor hold Swing
1932 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Mullan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

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References

  1. "Register of Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 25 October 2016.