Results of the 1938 Queensland state election

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Queensland state election, 2 April 1938 [1]
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Enrolled voters582,711 [1]
Votes cast539,037 Turnout 92.51%–0.19
Informal votes7,058Informal1.31%–0.43
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 250,94347.17%–6.2644– 2
  Country 120,46922.65%·13·
  United Australia 74,32813.97%·4·
  Protestant Labor 46,5688.75%+8.75%1+ 1
  Social Credit 27,7585.22%–1.80%0± 0
  Communist 8,5101.60%+0.280± 0
  Independent 3,4030.64%–2.730± 0
Total531,979  62 

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1938 Queensland state election.

At the time, the voting system in Queensland was based on contingency voting, which was similar to the modern optional preferential voting system. In electorates with 3 or more candidates, preferences were not distributed if a candidate received more than 50% of the primary vote.

If none received more than 50%, all except the top two candidates were eliminated from the count and their preferences distributed between the two leaders, with the one receiving the most votes declared the winner.

Results by electoral district

Albert

1938 Queensland state election: Albert [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Tom Plunkett 3,71340.5-13.0
Labor John Bray2,62228.6+28.6
Protestant Labor Robert Elliott1,54216.8+16.8
Social Credit George Gray 1,28914.1-32.4
Total formal votes9,16699.0+1.9
Informal votes951.0-1.9
Turnout 9,26192.4+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Tom Plunkett 4,19554.9+1.4
Labor John Bray3,44645.1+45.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Aubigny

1938 Queensland state election: Aubigny
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Arthur Moore 5,40865.7-34.3
Labor James Strofeld1,97624.0+24.0
Independent Hermann Wrembeck84410.3+10.3
Total formal votes8,22898.9
Informal votes911.1
Turnout 8,31992.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Barcoo

1938 Queensland state election: Barcoo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Bulcock unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Baroona

1938 Queensland state election: Baroona
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Power 4,57149.6-19.6
Protestant Labor Ralph Powell2,53927.6+27.6
United Australia Edwyn Roper2,10322.8+22.8
Total formal votes9,21398.7+2.4
Informal votes1231.3-2.4
Turnout 9,33692.4+2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Bill Power 4,73657.7-11.5
Protestant Labor Ralph Powell3,47842.3+42.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bowen

1938 Queensland state election: Bowen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ernest Riordan 3,09839.2-13.4
Communist Fred Paterson 2,31929.3+13.7
Country Ernest Forde2,13527.0-2.4
Social Credit Henry Beck3554.5+4.5
Total formal votes7,90799.2+0.7
Informal votes620.8-0.7
Turnout 7,96994.6+0.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ernest Riordan 3,30856.2
Communist Fred Paterson 2,57943.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bremer

1938 Queensland state election: Bremer
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Cooper 7,09983.4-4.1
Communist Geordie Burns1,41416.6+4.1
Total formal votes8,51396.9-0.5
Informal votes2763.1+0.5
Turnout 8,78995.0+0.4
Labor hold Swing -4.1

Brisbane

1938 Queensland state election: Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Johnno Mann 5,70466.0+1.6
United Australia Benjamin White2,93334.0+34.0
Total formal votes8,63798.3+1.1
Informal votes1461.7-1.1
Turnout 8,63788.2+3.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulimba

1938 Queensland state election: Bulimba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Marriott 5,84759.8-7.0
United Australia Robert Larmar2,13221.8-5.3
Social Credit Julius Streeter1,22112.5+12.5
Independent Bernard Dent5775.9+5.9
Total formal votes9,77797.6-0.8
Informal votes2402.4+0.8
Turnout 10,01795.4+0.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bundaberg

1938 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bernard McLean 4,35644.1-8.3
Country Laurence Scotney2,39324.2+10.1
Social Credit Henry Clegton1,69917.2-16.3
Protestant Labor Ernest Miles1,43914.6-18.9
Total formal votes9,88799.2-0.1
Informal votes830.8+0.1
Turnout 9,97095.5-1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bernard McLean 4,69459.1
Country Laurence Scotney3,24740.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Buranda

1938 Queensland state election: Buranda
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Hanson 5,16850.9-13.3
United Australia Hector Annat2,43223.9-3.0
Protestant Labor Joseph Webster2,20221.7+21.7
Social Credit Harold Tapper3583.5-5.5
Total formal votes10,16098.5-0.2
Informal votes1551.5+0.2
Turnout 10,31594.1+0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Cairns

1938 Queensland state election: Cairns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John O'Keefe 4,59756.3-13.0
Country William Chapman1,83022.4+22.4
Protestant Labor Robert Smith1,74021.3+21.3
Total formal votes8,16798.8+0.7
Informal votes991.2-0.7
Turnout 8,26690.6+0.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Carnarvon

1938 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Paul Hilton 4,51456.2+3.4
Country John Leahy3,51543.8+4.3
Total formal votes8,02999.3+0.1
Informal votes550.7-0.1
Turnout 8,08491.6-0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Carpentaria

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

Charters Towers

1938 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Wellington unopposed
Labor hold Swing

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of William Wellington. It was held on 27 May 1939.
1939 Charters Towers state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Arthur Jones 2,92544.9-55.1
Protestant Labor William Hocking1,68925.9+25.9
Country Robert Smith1,63725.1+25.1
Independent William Millett2654.1+4.1
Total formal votes6,51699.3
Informal votes440.7
Turnout 6,56084.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Arthur Jones 3,07358.6-41.4
Protestant Labor William Hocking2,17041.4+41.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Cook

1938 Queensland state election: Cook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,48559.0+5.3
Country George Weaver2,57433.8+7.8
Social Credit Joseph Mears5477.2-13.1
Total formal votes7,60698.0-0.4
Informal votes1572.0+0.4
Turnout 7,76390.4-0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Cooroora

1938 Queensland state election: Cooroora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Harry Walker 5,35359.5-7.1
Labor Andrew Thompson 2,28325.4+25.4
Social Credit Denis Hannay1,36415.1+15.1
Total formal votes9,00098.9+0.8
Informal votes1001.1-0.8
Turnout 9,10094.4+0.7
Country hold Swing N/A

Cunningham

1938 Queensland state election: Cunningham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Deacon unopposed
Country hold Swing

Dalby

1938 Queensland state election: Dalby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Aubrey Slessar 4,66150.3+2.1
Country Godfrey Morgan 4,60449.7-2.1
Total formal votes9,26598.9-0.1
Informal votes1021.1+0.1
Turnout 9,36791.7-1.4
Labor gain from Country Swing +2.1

East Toowoomba

1938 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Kane 3,83145.4-9.0
Country Herbert Yeates 2,62631.1-14.5
Independent UAP James Annand 1,98623.5+23.5
Total formal votes8,44398.6+0.1
Informal votes1201.4-0.1
Turnout 8,56390.1-2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Herbert Yeates 4,19851.3+5.7
Labor James Kane 3,97748.7-5.7
Country gain from Labor Swing +5.7

Enoggera

1938 Queensland state election: Enoggera
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Taylor 5,68954.7-14.3
Protestant Labor James Underhill2,39023.0+23.0
United Australia Robert Gardiner2,32622.3-8.7
Total formal votes10,40599.2+0.8
Informal votes830.8-0.8
Turnout 10,48894.9+1.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Fassifern

1938 Queensland state election: Fassifern
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Alf Muller 6,08667.3+5.2
Labor John Holman2,95132.7-5.2
Total formal votes9,03798.6-0.3
Informal votes1241.4+0.3
Turnout 9,16194.7+0.3
Country hold Swing +5.2

Fitzroy

1938 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,22255.0-8.3
Country Edwin Hiskens3,61638.1+1.5
Social Credit Sidney Cooper6506.9+6.9
Total formal votes9,48899.4+0.9
Informal votes570.6-0.9
Turnout 9,54593.4-0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Fortitude Valley

1938 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Samuel Brassington 5,13656.4-15.9
United Australia William Boden2,49227.4+2.3
Protestant Labor Andrew Knox1,47616.2+16.2
Total formal votes9,10498.7-0.2
Informal votes1181.3+0.2
Turnout 9,22293.3+0.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gregory

1938 Queensland state election: Gregory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Pollock 3,78564.9-35.1
Country Edward Phillott2,04535.1+35.1
Total formal votes5,83097.9
Informal votes1252.1
Turnout 5,95581.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of George Pollock. It was held on 27 May 1939.
1939 Gregory state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Charles Brown 2,92652.9+52.9
Labor Vincent Thompson2,60047.1-17.8
Total formal votes5,526
Informal votes
Turnout
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

Gympie

1938 Queensland state election: Gympie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Dunstan 3,04043.0-13.7
Protestant Labor William Millett2,26432.0+32.0
Country Vivian Tozer 1,52621.6-21.7
Social Credit Alfred Taylor2463.5+3.5
Total formal votes7,07699.3+0.2
Informal votes510.7-0.2
Turnout 7,12793.7-0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Thomas Dunstan 3,20355.3-1.4
Protestant Labor William Millett2,59044.7+44.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Hamilton

1938 Queensland state election: Hamilton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Hugh Russell 6,57368.7+2.9
Labor William Pinder3,00131.3-2.9
Total formal votes9,57498.7+0.2
Informal votes1291.3-0.2
Turnout 9,70394.3+4.3
United Australia hold Swing +2.9

Herbert

1938 Queensland state election: Herbert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Percy Pease 4,85852.9-10.8
Country Clarence Page1,64317.9+17.9
Communist Jack Henry1,56317.0-0.3
Protestant Labor Ernest Malin1,12112.2+12.2
Total formal votes9,18598.4+0.2
Informal votes1461.6-0.2
Turnout 9,33187.2-0.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Percy Pease. It was held on 9 November 1940.
1940 Herbert state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stephen Theodore 4,83953.8+0.9
Country Alfred Moule2,47227.5+9.6
Independent Socialist Jack Wells1,68318.7+18.7
Total formal votes8,994
Informal votes
Turnout
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ipswich

1938 Queensland state election: Ipswich
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Gledson 6,28966.0-34.0
United Australia Henry Beverley3,23534.0+34.0
Total formal votes9,52498.4
Informal votes1501.6
Turnout 9,67495.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Isis

1938 Queensland state election: Isis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country William Brand 5,24764.7+6.6
Labor Ernest Widdup2,85735.3-6.6
Total formal votes8,10498.6+0.1
Informal votes1131.4-0.1
Turnout 8,21794.7-0.3
Country hold Swing +6.6

Ithaca

1938 Queensland state election: Ithaca
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ned Hanlon 5,14549.9-50.1
Protestant Labor George Webb3,44833.4+33.4
United Australia Kenneth Morris 1,72716.7+16.7
Total formal votes10,32099.1
Informal votes970.9
Turnout 10,41794.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ned Hanlon 5,22652.3-47.7
Protestant Labor George Webb4,77047.7+47.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Kelvin Grove

1938 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Waters 4,37542.5-27.2
Protestant Labor George Morris 3,68435.8+35.8
United Australia Edgar Ralph2,22921.7-8.6
Total formal votes10,22899.5+1.1
Informal votes510.5-1.1
Turnout 10,33995.3+1.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Protestant Labor George Morris 4,77951.6+51.6
Labor Frank Waters 4,47948.4-21.3
Protestant Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Kennedy

1938 Queensland state election: Kennedy
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 5,49263.8-0.1
Country James Kennedy3,12036.2+0.1
Total formal votes8,61297.9+1.1
Informal votes1832.1-1.1
Turnout 8,79590.1-1.4
Labor hold Swing -0.1

Keppel

1938 Queensland state election: Keppel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country David Daniel 4,39154.2+4.8
Social Credit John Harding2,48430.7+13.1
Independent John Salmon1,22715.1+15.1
Total formal votes8,10298.7-0.1
Informal votes1251.3+0.1
Turnout 8,22792.3-3.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Kurilpa

1938 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Kerry Copley 4,54546.8-17.1
United Australia John Pringle2,43725.5-5.7
Protestant Labor Joseph Moore2,31324.0+24.0
Communist Alec MacDonald4264.4+4.4
Total formal votes9,72198.6+0.3
Informal votes1331.4-0.3
Turnout 9,85491.3-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kerry Copley 4,96056.1
United Australia John Pringle3,88043.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Logan

1938 Queensland state election: Logan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Brown 5,32049.6-11.4
United Australia Allan Trotter3,45132.2-6.8
Protestant Labor John Becconsall1,74616.3+16.3
Independent Mary DeMattos2092.0+2.0
Total formal votes10,72698.3+0.2
Informal votes1821.7-0.2
Turnout 10,90894.2-0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Brown 4,67155.8-5.2
United Australia Allan Trotter4,49444.2+5.2
Labor hold Swing -5.2

Mackay

1938 Queensland state election: Mackay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William Forgan Smith 7,15380.6+9.0
Social Credit John Neville1,71719.4+12.2
Total formal votes8,87097.3-1.4
Informal votes2422.7+1.4
Turnout 9,11289.70.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maranoa

1938 Queensland state election: Maranoa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Conroy 4,47660.0-10.5
Country Royland Hembrow2,98640.0+40.0
Total formal votes7,46295.9-1.4
Informal votes3214.1+1.4
Turnout 7,78388.4+2.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maree

1938 Queensland state election: Maree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor William King 5,20153.3-16.6
United Australia William Carter 3,83039.2+9.1
Social Credit Charles Martin7277.5+7.5
Total formal votes9,75898.7+1.4
Informal votes1281.3-1.4
Turnout 9,88694.4+0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maryborough

1938 Queensland state election: Maryborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Farrell 5,64561.2-29.2
United Australia Harold Reed2,75129.8+29.8
Social Credit Noel Bromiley8349.0+9.0
Total formal votes9,23099.5+2.0
Informal votes500.5-2.0
Turnout 9,28094.7-0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Merthyr

1938 Queensland state election: Merthyr
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Keogh 4,80149.3-17.2
United Australia Edmund Cuppaidge2,90329.8-3.7
Protestant Labor Frederick Brown2,04220.9+20.9
Total formal votes9,74699.0+0.7
Informal votes971.0-0.7
Turnout 9,84390.9-0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Keogh 4,98253.8-12.7
United Australia Edmund Cuppaidge4,27246.2+12.7
Labor hold Swing -12.7

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of James Keogh. It was held on 9 November 1940.
1940 Merthyr state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Moore 4,83957.5+8.2
United Australia Patrick Kerwin 3,57442.5+12.7
Total formal votes8,413
Informal votes
Turnout
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Mirani

1938 Queensland state election: Mirani
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ted Walsh 4,33748.8-0.1
Country James Wilkie3,60140.5-6.0
Social Credit Edwin Hill95210.7+6.1
Total formal votes8,89099.0-0.1
Informal votes891.0+0.1
Turnout 8,97991.9-1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Walsh 4,50754.8+3.4
Country James Wilkie3,72345.2-3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Mundingburra

1938 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Dash 4,77350.3-17.1
Country Francis Hughes2,12822.4-2.2
Protestant Labor Lionel Parsons1,73318.3+18.3
Communist Doug Olive8569.0+9.0
Total formal votes9,49098.6+0.2
Informal votes1301.4-0.2
Turnout 9,62093.0-1.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Murrumba

1938 Queensland state election: Murrumba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Frank Nicklin 4,93052.9-10.9
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols2,73329.4+29.4
Labor George Watson1,64817.7+17.7
Total formal votes9,31198.7+1.5
Informal votes1181.3-1.5
Turnout 9,42995.1+0.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Nanango

1938 Queensland state election: Nanango
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Jim Edwards 3,71942.6-21.1
Ind. Social Credit Henry Madden2,52429.0+29.0
Labor Horace Davies 2,47628.4+28.4
Total formal votes8,71999.3+1.4
Informal votes630.7-1.4
Turnout 8,78294.6+2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Jim Edwards 4,07957.9-5.8
Ind. Social Credit Henry Madden2,96342.1+42.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Normanby

1938 Queensland state election: Normanby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Foley 4,05253.8-14.2
Country Harry Brake2,78136.9+36.9
Social Credit Albert Webb6939.2-22.8
Total formal votes7,52698.8+2.3
Informal votes941.2-2.3
Turnout 7,62088.5-1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nundah

1938 Queensland state election: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Hayes 5,01448.4-18.1
Protestant Labor Thomas Denovan2,70726.1+26.1
United Australia William Kelso 2,64425.5-8.0
Total formal votes10,36599.0+0.1
Informal votes1011.0-0.1
Turnout 10,46695.9+2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Hayes 5,16753.2-13.3
Protestant Labor Thomas Denovan4,54446.8+46.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Oxley

1938 Queensland state election: Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Australia Thomas Nimmo 6,31660.3+6.9
Labor Wilhelm Thieme4,15339.7-6.9
Total formal votes10,46998.5+1.1
Informal votes1551.5-1.1
Turnout 10,62494.0+0.1
United Australia hold Swing +6.9

Port Curtis

1938 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tommy Williams 5,45257.1+2.1
Country James Heading 4,10242.9+11.3
Total formal votes9,55498.9+1.9
Informal votes1081.1-1.9
Turnout 9,66293.2-2.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rockhampton

1938 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Larcombe 5,93960.9-11.5
Country Thomas Parris2,73228.0+28.0
Social Credit Vivian Pugh1,08611.1-16.5
Total formal votes9,75799.2+1.0
Informal votes800.8-1.0
Turnout 9,83791.8-0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sandgate

1938 Queensland state election: Sandgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Roland Hislop 4,51545.4-9.6
United Australia James Fry 3,84938.7-6.3
Protestant Labor Richard Vane-Millbank1,23712.5+12.5
Social Credit Leonard Jones3363.4+3.4
Total formal votes9,93798.8+0.3
Informal votes1161.2-0.3
Turnout 10,05395.5+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Roland Hislop 4,80152.3-2.7
United Australia James Fry 4,38647.7+2.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7

South Brisbane

1938 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Vince Gair 5,10549.8-17.8
United Australia William Kingwell3,13530.6-1.8
Protestant Labor James McCann2,01619.7+19.7
Total formal votes10,25699.1+2.0
Informal votes970.9-2.0
Turnout 10,35393.1+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vince Gair 5,29555.4-12.2
United Australia William Kingwell4,26044.6+12.2
Labor hold Swing -12.2

Stanley

1938 Queensland state election: Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Duncan MacDonald 5,34462.2-1.8
Labor Frank Gillies3,25137.8+1.8
Total formal votes8,59599.0-0.1
Informal votes881.0+0.1
Turnout 8,68395.4-0.2
Country hold Swing -1.8

The Tableland

1938 Queensland state election: The Tableland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harry Bruce 5,11057.8-8.6
Country Henry Bonar2,70930.6+4.3
Communist Les Sullivan1,02511.6+4.3
Total formal votes8,84498.2-0.6
Informal votes1661.8+0.6
Turnout 9,01089.4+1.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Toowong

1938 Queensland state election: Toowong
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent UAP Harry Massey 3,13731.9+31.9
Labor John O'Shea2,56126.0-13.1
United Australia Nicholas Lockyer2,49925.4-27.1
Protestant Labor Joseph West1,63916.7+16.7
Total formal votes9,83698.7+0.1
Informal votes1251.3-0.1
Turnout 9,96194.90.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent UAP Harry Massey 5,26466.2
Labor John O'Shea2,69033.8
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Toowoomba

1938 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Duggan 5,18952.5-6.3
Country Leslie Boyce3,37334.1+2.1
Protestant Labor James Neil1,33113.4+13.4
Total formal votes9,89398.4-0.6
Informal votes1641.6+0.6
Turnout 10,05791.7+1.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Townsville

1938 Queensland state election: Townsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice Hynes 4,37950.0-27.0
Protestant Labor Alfred Loveridge2,37827.2+27.2
Country Spenser Hopkins1,44516.5-6.5
Communist Albert Robinson5486.3+6.3
Total formal votes8,75099.2+0.9
Informal votes660.8-0.9
Turnout 8,81689.5+1.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Maurice Hynes. It was held on 27 May 1939.
1939 Townsville state by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Keyatta 4,03345.4-4.6
Protestant Labor George Webb2,04723.0-4.2
Communist Fred Paterson 1,50917.0+10.7
Country Russell Skerman1,29714.6-1.9
Total formal votes8,886
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Keyatta 4,74765.5
Protestant Labor George Webb2,50134.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warrego

1938 Queensland state election: Warrego
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Randolph Bedford 4,67069.7-30.3
Country Charles Russell 2,02730.3+30.3
Total formal votes6,69799.2
Informal votes510.8
Turnout 6,74880.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warwick

1938 Queensland state election: Warwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Healy 4,69352.8+7.0
Country Edward Costello 4,19647.2+5.5
Total formal votes8,88999.2-0.2
Informal votes680.8+0.2
Turnout 8,95793.0-1.3
Labor hold Swing +2.6

West Moreton

1938 Queensland state election: West Moreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Ted Maher 5,62367.9-0.2
Social Credit James Kidman2,29627.7+27.7
Communist Jim Slater3594.3+4.3
Total formal votes8,27898.8-0.2
Informal votes1011.2+0.2
Turnout 8,37996.6+0.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Wide Bay

1938 Queensland state election: Wide Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Harry Clayton 4,17349.3-6.3
Social Credit John Rex2,59730.7-13.7
Labor Benjamin Telfer1,69920.1+20.1
Total formal votes8,46998.6-0.2
Informal votes1161.4+0.2
Turnout 8,58596.2+2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Harry Clayton 4,29759.9+4.3
Social Credit John Rex2,87140.1-4.3
Country hold Swing +4.3

Windsor

1938 Queensland state election: Windsor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Herbert Williams 4,59246.2-11.3
United Australia Edward Simpson3,52135.3-7.2
Protestant Labor Cecil Maxwell1,29113.0+13.0
Independent Labor Henry Bond5465.5+5.5
Total formal votes9,95098.8+0.3
Informal votes1241.2-0.3
Turnout 10,07494.6+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Williams 4,88054.7-2.8
United Australia Edward Simpson4,04245.3+2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Wynnum

1938 Queensland state election: Wynnum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Donnelly 4,04136.5-14.0
United Australia Bill Dart 3,68733.3-1.4
Protestant Labor Samuel Greene2,29020.7+20.7
Social Credit Thomas Ebbage1,0509.5-5.3
Total formal votes11,06898.60.0
Informal votes1541.40.0
Turnout 11,22294.0-0.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia Bill Dart 4,67152.1
Labor John Donnelly 4,29847.9
United Australia gain from Labor Swing N/A

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 11 May 1935" . Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN   0-7081-0301-4.
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