Queensland state election, 1923

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Queensland state election, 1923
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All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
  Ted Theodore 1931.jpg William Vowles - Queensland politician.jpg
Leader Ted Theodore William Vowles
Party Labor Country/United coalition
Leader since22 October 1919 (1919-10-22)28 January 1920
Leader's seat Chillagoe Dalby
Last election38 seats30 seats
Seats won43 seats29 seats
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg1
Percentage48.13%48.95%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.38Increase2.svg4.16
Premier before election

Ted Theodore
Labor

Elected Premier

Ted Theodore
Labor

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 12 May 1923 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its fourth continuous term in office since the 1915 election; it would be Premier Ted Theodore's second election.

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Key dates

DateEvent
13 April 1923The Parliament was dissolved. [1]
13 April 1923Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. [2]
20 April 1923Close of nominations.
12 May 1923Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
23 June 1923The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
2 July 1923The Theodore Ministry was reconstituted. [3]
10 July 1923Parliament resumed for business. [4]

Results

Queensland state election, 12 May 1923 [5]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1920–1926 >>

Enrolled voters449,087 [1]
Votes cast369,267 Turnout 82.23+2.30
Informal votes4,311Informal1.17+0.16
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 175,65948.13+0.3643+ 5
  United 131,81036.12+10.3916+ 3
  Country 39,53410.83–6.2313– 4
 Ind. Country4,7321.30–0.420– 1
  Independent 13,2213.62+2.830± 0
 Others  –6.94 – 3
Total364,956  72 
1 475,957 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 2 Country Party seats (Cooroora and Wide Bay), 1 United Party seat (Albert) and 1 Labor seat (Barcoo) were unopposed.

See also

This is a list of members of the 22nd Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1920 to 1923, as elected at the 1920 state election held on 9 October 1920.

This is a list of members of the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1923 to 1926, as elected at the 1923 state election held on 12 May 1923.

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1923 Queensland state election. The election was held on 12 May 1923.

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References

  1. ↑ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette . 13 April 1923. p. 120:1007.
  2. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 13 April 1923. p. 120:1009.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 2 July 1923. p. 121:5–6.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 14 June 1923. p. 120:1551.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 12 May 1923" . Retrieved 7 February 2010.
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