Queensland state election, 1929

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Queensland state election, 1929
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All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
  Arthur Edward Moore.jpg William McCormack.jpg
Leader Arthur Edward Moore William McCormack
Party CPNP Labor
Leader since19 April 192422 October 1925 (1925-10-22)
Leader's seat Aubigny Cairns
Last election28 seats43 seats
Seats won43 seats27 seats
Seat changeIncrease2.svg15Decrease2.svg16
Percentage54.24%40.16%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.03Decrease2.svg7.80
Premier before election

William McCormack
Labor

Elected Premier

Arthur Edward Moore
CPNP

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 May 1929 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. In this election, Irene Longman became the first woman to both stand and be elected into the Queensland Parliament.

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Queensland North-east state of Australia

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Contents

The Labor government was seeking its sixth continuous term in office since the 1915 election; it would be Premier William McCormack's second election. His main opponent was the Country and Progressive National Party (CPNP), led by Arthur Edward Moore. The term had not gone well for McCormack's government, including a railway lock-out in 1927 which pitted the Labor Party against the union movement, restrictive financial policies and attempts to sell off state-owned enterprises, as well as suggestions of corruption which later came to be known as the Mungana affair.

Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) State branch of the Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party , commonly known as Queensland Labor is the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party.

William McCormack Australian politician; Premier of Queensland

William McCormack was Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 1925 to 1929.

The election resulted in the defeat of the McCormack government, and the first non-Labor ministry since 1915.

Key dates

DateEvent
11 April 1929The Parliament was dissolved. [1]
12 April 1929Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. [2]
19 April 1929Close of nominations.
11 May 1929Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
21 May 1929The McCormack Ministry resigned and the Moore Ministry was sworn in. [3]
15 June 1929The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
29 June 1929The writ was returned for the seat of Gregory.
20 August 1929Parliament resumed for business. [4]

Results

The election saw the defeat of the Labor government by the CPNP.

Queensland state election, 11 May 1929 [5]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters491,589 [1]
Votes cast438,248 Turnout 89.15%+0.42
Informal votes6,836Informal1.56%+0.33
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  CPNP 233,97754.23%+5.0343+15
  Labor 173,24240.16%–7.8027–16
  Communist 2,8900.67%+0.670± 0
  Independent 21,3034.94%+3.332+ 1
Total431,412  72 
1 517,466 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 4 seats (5.6% of the total) were uncontested—2 Labor seats (3 less than 1926) representing 9,041 enrolled voters and two CPNP seats (one more than 1926) representing 16,536 enrolled voters.

Aftermath

The CPNP, found itself in power as the Great Depression took hold. It lost power after just one term.

Great Depression 20th-century worldwide economic depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late-1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. In the 21st century, the Great Depression is commonly used as an example of how intensely the world's economy can decline.

See also

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1929 Queensland state election. The election was held on 11 May 1929.

This is a list of members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1926 to 1929, as elected at the 1926 state election held on 8 May 1926.

This is a list of members of the 25th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1929 to 1932, as elected at the 1929 state election held on 11 May 1929.

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References

  1. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 11 April 1929. p. 132:1001.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 12 April 1929. p. 132:1003.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 21 May 1929. p. 132:1461–1463.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 25 July 1929. p. 133:201.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 11 May 1929" . Retrieved 13 January 2009.
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