Queensland state election, 1947

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Queensland state election, 1947

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All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
  Ned Hanlon.jpg Frank Nicklin.jpg
Leader Ned Hanlon Frank Nicklin
Party Labor Country/QPP coalition
Leader since7 March 1946 (1946-03-07)21 May 1941
Leader's seat Ithaca Murrumba
Last election37 seats19 seats
Seats won35 seats23 seats
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg4
Percentage43.58%45.22%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.09Increase2.svg2.90
Premier before election

Ned Hanlon
Labor

Elected Premier

Ned Hanlon
Labor

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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Queensland North-east state of Australia

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Contents

The election was the first that the Labor government had contested under Premier Ned Hanlon, who had been in office for 14 months by the time of the poll.

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.

Ned Hanlon (politician) Australian politician

Edward Michael Hanlon was an Australian politician, who was Premier of Queensland from 1946 to 1952.

The election resulted in Labor receiving a sixth term in office. It was the first Queensland election at which all seats were contested by at least two candidates.

Key dates

DateEvent
21 March 1947The Parliament was dissolved. [1]
24 March 1947Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election. [2]
31 March 1947Close of nominations.
3 May 1947Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
15 May 1947The Hanlon Ministry was re-sworn in. [3]
24 May 1947Polling day in the seat of Gregory. [4]
30 May 1947The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
2 June 1947Polling day in the seat of Cook. [4]
5 August 1947Parliament resumed for business. [5]

Results

Queensland state election, 3 May 1947 [6]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters697,405
Votes cast632,909 Turnout 90.75%+3.21
Informal votes8,579Informal1.36%–0.46
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 272,10343.58%–1.0935– 2
  People's Party 160,62325.73%+1.019+ 2
  Country 121,68919.49%+1.8914+ 2
  Frank Barnes Labor 24,7813.97%+1.991– 1
  Communist 7,8701.26%–1.221± 0
  Independent Labor 6,7271.08%–1.331± 0
  Hermit Park Labor 4,5410.73%–0.381± 0
  Independent Country 2,5440.41%+0.080± 0
  Independent 23,4523.75%–0.960– 1
Total624,330  62 

See also

This is a list of members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1944 to 1947, as elected at the 1944 state election held on 15 April 1944.

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.

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

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References

  1. ↑ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette . 21 March 1947. p. 168:879.
  2. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 24 March 1947. p. 168:925.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 15 May 1947. p. 168:1511–1512.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 1 2 "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette . 26 July 1947. p. 169:206..
  5. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 3 July 1947. p. 169:15.Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 3 May 1947" . Retrieved 30 December 2009.
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