Queensland state election, 1908

Queensland state election, 1908
All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland ; 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
Premier before election; Robert Philp ; Conservative	Resulting Premier; William Kidston ; Kidston Party

Last updated May 03, 2019

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 5 February 1908 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

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The election, held less than 9 months after the previous election, was made necessary by a series of events which had seen former Premier William Kidston, who commanded a majority on the floor of the Assembly, resign following an attempt to convince the Governor of Queensland to appoint sympathetic members to the Queensland Legislative Council, which had blocked key legislative measures. Following Kidston's resignation, Opposition leader Robert Philp was sent for and formed a ministry, but the ministry almost immediately lost a vote of no confidence in the Assembly, and as such, a new election had to be called.

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Key dates

Date	Event
12 November 1907	Premier William Kidston resigned, and Robert Philp was sent for to form a ministry.
19 November 1907	The First Kidston Ministry resigned, and the Second Philp Ministry was sworn in.
31 December 1907	The Parliament was dissolved.^[1]
3 January 1908	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.^[2]
15 January 1908	Close of nominations.
5 February 1908	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
18 February 1908	The Second Philp Ministry resigned and the Second Kidston Ministry was sworn in.^[3]
26 February 1908	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
3 March 1908	Parliament resumed for business.^[4]

Results

The Kidstonites contested only 32 of the 72 seats, compared to 55 at the previous election.

The Kidstonites or Kidston party were a political party in the Australian state of Queensland in 1907 to 1908 based on William Kidston. They emerged from a split within the state Labor Party and spent most of their existence in government before merging with the Conservative faction of Robert Philp to form the Liberals in October 1908.

Queensland state election, 5 February 1908^[5] Legislative Assembly << 1907–1909 >>
Enrolled voters		175,823^[1]
Votes cast		138,747		Turnout	78.91	+7.30
Informal votes		1,466		Informal	1.06	–0.61
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Conservative	75,563	40.37	–0.21	22	– 7
	Labour	55,771	29.80	+3.41	22	+ 4
	Kidstonites	44,997	24.04	–7.84	25	+ 1
	Farmers Rep.	6,749	3.61	+3.61	2	+ 2
	Independent	4,078	2.18	+1.04	1	± 0
Total		187,158^[2]			72

¹ 205,892 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 12 seats (16.7% of the total) representing 30,069 voters were uncontested—six Labor seats, five Conservatives and one Kidston.

² In 11 electorates, voters had two votes each, so the total number of votes exceeds the total number of voters.

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References

↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 31 December 1907. p. 89:1529. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 3 January 1908. p. 90:15. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 18 February 1908. p. 90:455–457. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Queensland Government Gazette . 20 February 1908. p. 90:467. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 5 February 1908" . Retrieved 14 February 2009.

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[1] Queensland Government Gazette . 31 December 1907. p. 89:1529. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] Queensland Government Gazette . 3 January 1908. p. 90:15. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] Queensland Government Gazette . 18 February 1908. p. 90:455–457. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] Queensland Government Gazette . 20 February 1908. p. 90:467. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[5] Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 5 February 1908" . Retrieved 14 February 2009.

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