Results of the 1944 Queensland state election

Last updated January 24, 2021

Queensland state election, 15 April 1944^[1] Legislative Assembly << 1941–1947 >> Contents Results by electoral district Albert Aubigny Barcoo Baroona Bowen Bremer Brisbane Bulimba Bundaberg Buranda Cairns Carnarvon Carpentaria Charters Towers Cook Cooroora Cunningham Dalby East Toowoomba Enoggera Fassifern Fitzroy Fortitude Valley Gregory Gympie Hamilton Herbert Ipswich Isis Ithaca Kelvin Grove Kennedy Keppel Kurilpa Logan Mackay Maranoa Maree Maryborough Merthyr Mirani Mundingburra Murrumba Nanango Normanby Nundah Oxley Port Curtis Rockhampton Sandgate South Brisbane Stanley The Tableland Toowong Toowoomba Townsville Warrego Warwick West Moreton Wide Bay Windsor Wynnum See also References
Enrolled voters		585,727^[1]
Votes cast		512,767		Turnout	87.54	–2.75
Informal votes		9,352		Informal	1.82	+0.02
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	224,888	44.67	–6.74	37	– 4
	People's Party	124,437	24.72	+9.11	7	+ 3
	Country	88,608	17.60	–3.29	12	– 2
	Communist	12,467	2.48	–0.61	1	+ 1
	Independent Labor	12,154	2.41	+0.67	1	+ 1
	Frank Barnes Labor	9,970	1.98	+0.93	2	+ 1
	Hermit Park Labor	5,521	1.10	+1.10	1	+ 1
	Independent Country	1,654	0.33	–0.45	0	± 0
	Independent	23,716	4.71	+1.29	1	– 1
Total		503,415			62

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1944 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Albert

1944 Queensland state election: Albert ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tom Plunkett	4,842	50.8	-11.6
	Labor	John Rosser	3,037	31.9	-5.7
	Independent Country	Edward Coghlan	1,654	17.3	+17.3
Total formal votes			9,533	99.1	+0.8
Informal votes			84	0.9	-0.8
Turnout			9,617	83.8	-3.5
	Country hold		Swing	-2.9

Aubigny

1944 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jim Sparkes	5,620	68.2	+4.9
	Labor	William Harth	2,614	31.8	-4.9
Total formal votes			8,234	99.2	-0.2
Informal votes			67	0.8	+0.2
Turnout			8,301	88.6	-4.4
	Country hold		Swing	+4.9

Barcoo

1944 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ned Davis	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Baroona

1944 Queensland state election: Baroona
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Power	5,415	55.3	-4.6
	People's Party	Richard Cooper	4,370	44.7	+4.6
Total formal votes			9,785	98.5	+0.9
Informal votes			147	1.5	-0.9
Turnout			9,932	88.0	-1.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.6

Bowen

1944 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Communist	Fred Paterson	3,434	44.4	-2.9
	Labor	Ernest Riordan	2,988	38.6	-14.1
	Country	Bill Hancock	1,310	16.9	+16.9
Total formal votes			7,732	99.0	+2.4
Informal votes			80	1.0	-2.4
Turnout			7,812	87.7	-3.3
	Communist gain from Labor		Swing	+6.2

Bremer

1944 Queensland state election: Bremer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Cooper	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Brisbane

1944 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Johnno Mann	4,774	58.4	+1.0
	People's Party	George Regan	3,396	41.6	+7.1
Total formal votes			8,170	97.6	0.0
Informal votes			200	2.4	0.0
Turnout			8,370	85.4	-1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.0

Bulimba

1944 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	George Marriott	4,577	41.8	+41.8
	People's Party	Geoffrey Ward	3,680	33.6	+3.7
	Labor	Bob Gardner	2,683	24.5	-45.6
Total formal votes			10,940	96.0	-1.4
Informal votes			459	4.0	+1.4
Turnout			11,399	94.8	+1.1
	Independent Labor gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Bundaberg

1944 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Frank Barnes Labor	Frank Barnes	4,180	40.0	-11.1
	Labor	Bernard McLean	3,495	33.4	-15.5
	People's Party	Tom McCracken	2,218	21.2	+21.2
	Independent Labor	Arthur Howe	432	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Alfred Maughan	136	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			10,461	98.3	+0.5
Informal votes			182	1.7	-0.5
Turnout			10,643	88.3	-5.1
	Frank Barnes Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

Buranda

1944 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Hanson	5,569	50.7	-6.2
	People's Party	Robert Roberts	5,417	49.3	+6.2
Total formal votes			10,986	98.9	+1.0
Informal votes			125	1.1	-1.0
Turnout			11,111	88.9	-2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.2

Cairns

1944 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Frank Barnes Labor	Lou Barnes	5,790	65.6	+65.6
	Labor	Daniel Crowley	3,029	34.4	-21.0
Total formal votes			8,819	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			109	1.2	-0.3
Turnout			8,928	79.6	-7.4
	Frank Barnes Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Carnarvon

1944 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Hilton	4,211	56.6	-43.4
	Country	Harold Phillips	3,235	43.4	+43.4
Total formal votes			7,446	95.1
Informal votes			386	4.9
Turnout			7,832	88.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Carpentaria

1944 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Smith	2,969	57.5	+5.7
	Independent Labor	James Boyd	1,834	35.5	-12.7
	Independent	John Carson	208	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Bernard McInerney	155	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			5,166	98.7	+0.1
Informal votes			67	1.3	-0.1
Turnout			5,233	77.0	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.0

Charters Towers

1944 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Jones	4,241	67.5	+4.3
	Independent Labor	Syd Williams	2,344	32.5	-4.3
Total formal votes			6,285	98.2	-0.4
Informal votes			115	1.8	+0.4
Turnout			6,400	81.8	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.3

Cook

1944 Queensland state election: Cook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Collins	3,845	54.6	-2.4
	People's Party	Norman Fitchett	1,999	28.4	+28.4
	Independent Labor	Jack Meehan	1,205	17.1	+17.1
Total formal votes			7,049	98.3	+2.9
Informal votes			119	1.7	-2.9
Turnout			7,168	82.0	-7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.8

Cooroora

1944 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harry Walker	5,486	62.5	-37.5
	Labor	Robert Spencer	3,289	37.5	+37.5
Total formal votes			8,775	99.1
Informal votes			79	0.9
Turnout			8,854	89.0
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Cunningham

1944 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Malcolm McIntyre	5,542	67.2	+47.3
	Labor	John Hilton	2,705	32.8	+0.1
Total formal votes			8,247	97.7	-1.5
Informal votes			192	2.3	+1.5
Turnout			8,439	92.1	0.0
	Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Dalby

1944 Queensland state election: Dalby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Aubrey Slessar	4,688	51.5	-4.5
	Country	Charles Russell	4,409	48.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			9,097	94.4	-4.8
Informal votes			537	5.6	+4.8
Turnout			9,634	88.5	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-4.5

East Toowoomba

1944 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Herbert Yeates	4,854	56.1	+1.9
	Labor	Jim Thorpe	3,560	41.2	-4.6
	Independent	K N Kunkel	230	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			8,644	98.7	+0.6
Informal votes			115	1.3	-0.6
Turnout			8,759	84.7	-8.8
	Country hold		Swing	+3.5

Enoggera

1944 Queensland state election: Enoggera
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Kenneth Morris	5,436	45.3	+2.2
	Independent Labor	George Taylor	3,927	32.7	+32.7
	Labor	James Fraser	2,647	22.0	-28.5
Total formal votes			12,010	97.8	-0.5
Informal votes			267	2.2	+0.5
Turnout			12,277	93.4	0.0
	People's Party gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Fassifern

1944 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Alf Muller	5,984	64.7	-0.7
	Labor	Roy Richards	2,633	29.6	-5.7
	Independent	Cyril Brosnan	275	3.1	+3.1
	Independent	George Masen	166	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			8,891	95.8	-2.0
Informal votes			387	4.2	+2.0
Turnout			9,278	95.3	+2.3
	Country hold		Swing	+4.1

Fitzroy

1944 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	4,832	51.4	-48.6
	People's Party	Harry Weir	4,563	48.6	+48.6
Total formal votes			9,395	99.0
Informal votes			93	1.0
Turnout			9,488	84.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Fortitude Valley

1944 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Samuel Brassington	5,582	60.5	+4.0
	People's Party	Annie Tipper	3,646	39.5	-4.0
Total formal votes			9,228	98.6	+0.6
Informal votes			135	1.4	-0.6
Turnout			9,363	88.2	-2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

Gregory

1944 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Gympie

1944 Queensland state election: Gympie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	3,197	47.8	-4.6
	People's Party	Niels Damm	2,923	43.7	+13.7
	Independent	William Ebrington	572	8.5	+8.5
Total formal votes			6,692	99.5	0.0
Informal votes			33	0.5	0.0
Turnout			6,725	88.0	-5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.4

Hamilton

1944 Queensland state election: Hamilton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	John Chandler	7,916	75.2	+39.0
	Labor	John Dixon	2,614	24.8	+24.8
Total formal votes			10,530	98.8	+0.8
Informal votes			125	1.2	-0.8
Turnout			10,655	88.4	-3.1
	People's Party hold		Swing	N/A

Herbert

1944 Queensland state election: Herbert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Theodore	4,331	57.1	+0.9
	Communist	Les Sullivan	3,261	42.9	+42.9
Total formal votes			7,592	96.9	-1.3
Informal votes			166	1.8	+1.3
Turnout			7,834	86.0	-5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich

1944 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Gledson	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Isis

1944 Queensland state election: Isis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Brand	4,901	64.5	+5.4
	Labor	Frank Eastaughffe	2,694	35.5	-5.4
Total formal votes			7,595	96.0	-1.8
Informal votes			318	4.0	+1.8
Turnout			7,913	92.8	-2.7
	Country hold		Swing	+5.4

Ithaca

1944 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ned Hanlon	6,305	54.0	-2.9
	People's Party	Reg Groom	5,162	44.2	+44.2
	Independent	Jack McCallum	208	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			11,675	98.9	+0.3
Informal votes			132	1.1	-0.3
Turnout			11,807	91.7	-1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Kelvin Grove

1944 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Turner	6,011	53.1	+2.4
	People's Party	Andrew Muir	5,309	46.9	+46.9
Total formal votes			11,320	98.7	0.0
Informal votes			147	1.3	0.0
Turnout			11,467	90.5	-1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Kennedy

1944 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cecil Jesson	4,297	50.7	-7.0
	Communist	John Clubley	2,220	26.2	+15.3
	People's Party	Aubrey Jurd	1,954	23.1	+23.1
Total formal votes			8,471	97.9	-0.3
Informal votes			180	2.1	+0.3
Turnout			8,651	82.3	-6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Keppel

1944 Queensland state election: Keppel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Walter Ingram	3,184	40.1	+1.6
	Country	Frank Saunders	2,466	31.0	-22.0
	Independent	John Harding	2,292	28.9	+28.9
Total formal votes			7,942	95.0	-3.9
Informal votes			420	5.0	+3.9
Turnout			8,362	90.1	+0.1
	Labor gain from Country		Swing	+14.3

Kurilpa

1944 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kerry Copley	5,504	53.5	+5.1
	People's Party	Norman Brandon	4,780	46.5	0.0
Total formal votes			10,284	98.7	+0.3
Informal votes			135	1.3	-0.3
Turnout			10,419	85.0	-0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Logan

1944 Queensland state election: Logan ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Thomas Hiley	7,434	52.7	+7.7
	Labor	John Brown	6,680	47.3	-7.7
Total formal votes			14,114	98.8	+0.7
Informal votes			165	1.2	-0.7
Turnout			14,279	89.1	-2.7
	People's Party gain from Labor		Swing	+7.7

Mackay

1944 Queensland state election: Mackay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Graham	5,086	58.1	-9.4
	People's Party	Ernie Evans	3,676	41.9	+41.9
Total formal votes			8,762	98.9	+0.7
Informal votes			96	1.1	-0.7
Turnout			8,858	82.2	-6.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Maranoa

1944 Queensland state election: Maranoa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Taylor	3,832	56.2	-3.0
	Country	Henry Crothers	2,987	43.8	+3.0
Total formal votes			6,819	98.3	+0.1
Informal votes			116	1.7	-0.1
Turnout			6,935	81.6	-0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.0

Maree

1944 Queensland state election: Maree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Louis Luckins	5,294	53.3	+53.3
	Labor	Jack McNulty	4,631	46.7	-3.1
Total formal votes			9,925	98.5	+2.0
Informal votes			152	1.5	-2.0
Turnout			10,077	85.7	-6.1
	Independent gain from People's Party		Swing	N/A

Maryborough

1944 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Farrell	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Merthyr

1944 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Moore	5,322	54.7	-3.7
	People's Party	Leonard King	4,400	45.3	+3.7
Total formal votes			9,722	98.1	-0.2
Informal votes			184	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			9,906	88.7	-5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.7

Mirani

1944 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Walsh	3,769	47.6	-11.3
	Country	Anthony Coyne	2,576	32.5	-8.6
	Independent	John Mulherin	1,581	19.9	+19.9
Total formal votes			7,926	98.8	-0.2
Informal votes			96	1.2	+0.2
Turnout			8,022	84.5	-3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Mundingburra

1944 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Hermit Park Labor	Tom Aikens	3,658	35.6	+35.6
	Labor	Lionel Tomlins	2,930	28.5	-27.8
	Independent	Arthur Coburn	2,753	26.8	+26.8
	People's Party	Harry Pass	763	7.4	+7.4
	Independent Labor	Lionel Parsons	179	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			10,283	99.2	+1.6
Informal votes			83	0.8	-1.6
Turnout			10,366	87.2	-3.7
	Hermit Park Labor gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Murrumba

1944 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	unopposed
	Country hold		Swing

Nanango

1944 Queensland state election: Nanango
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jim Edwards	4,319	50.1	+5.0
	Labor	Daniel Carroll	3,120	36.2	-4.6
	Independent	George Anderson	1,176	13.7	-0.4
Total formal votes			8,615	99.1	-0.3
Informal votes			75	0.9	+0.3
Turnout			8,690	86.2	-4.8
	Country hold		Swing	+5.5

Normanby

1944 Queensland state election: Normanby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Foley	4,029	54.6	-3.6
	Country	George Hamilton	3,346	45.4	+45.4
Total formal votes			7,375	98.7	-0.4
Informal votes			94	1.3	+0.4
Turnout			7,469	84.7	-0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Nundah

1944 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Hayes	5,862	51.6	-1.7
	People's Party	William Cunningham	5,493	48.4	+1.7
Total formal votes			11,355	98.9	+0.5
Informal votes			125	1.1	-0.5
Turnout			11,480	90.4	-3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Oxley

1944 Queensland state election: Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Tom Kerr	6,696	57.2	-4.3
	Labor	Felix Dittmer	5,013	42.8	+4.3
Total formal votes			11,709	97.1	-1.0
Informal votes			352	2.9	+1.0
Turnout			12,061	91.1	-1.0
	People's Party hold		Swing	-4.3

Port Curtis

1944 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tommy Williams	5,761	59.3	-5.0
	Country	Samuel Halpin	3,955	40.7	+5.0
Total formal votes			9,716	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			103	1.1	0.0
Turnout			9,819	87.4	-3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Rockhampton

1944 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Larcombe	6,361	65.5	-7.4
	Country	Jack O'Shanesey	3,345	34.5	+34.5
Total formal votes			9,706	97.6	+1.7
Informal votes			236	2.4	-1.7
Turnout			9,942	86.5	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Sandgate

1944 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Eric Decker	6,613	59.5	+35.6
	Labor	Erle Wettemeyer	4,501	40.5	+1.8
Total formal votes			11,114	98.7	+0.9
Informal votes			141	1.3	-0.9
Turnout			11,255	90.2	-2.9
	People's Party gain from Country		Swing	N/A

South Brisbane

1944 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vince Gair	5,940	56.3	-0.4
	People's Party	Robert Lincoln	4,611	43.7	+0.4
Total formal votes			10,551	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			263	2.4	-0.1
Turnout			10,814	82.8	-5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.4

Stanley

1944 Queensland state election: Stanley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Duncan MacDonald	5,247	64.2	+4.5
	Labor	Arthur Lee	2,924	35.8	-4.5
Total formal votes			8,171	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			66	0.8	-0.1
Turnout			8,237	91.2	-1.1
	Country hold		Swing	+4.5

The Tableland

1944 Queensland state election: The Tableland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Bruce	3,447	47.0	-11.5
	People's Party	Percy Kidd	1,923	26.2	+26.2
	Communist	Frank Falls	1,706	23.3	+14.3
	Independent	Jim Burton	255	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			7,331	98.3	-0.5
Informal votes			124	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			7,455	83.4	-3.9
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Toowong

1944 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Charles Wanstall	6,047	56.6	-7.2
	Independent	Tom Laws	2,437	22.3	+22.3
	Independent	Harry Massey	1,881	17.6	+17.6
	Independent	Harold Jiear	325	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			10,690	98.5	+0.1
Informal votes			166	1.5	-0.1
Turnout			10,856	91.1	-2.0
	People's Party hold		Swing	N/A

Toowoomba

1944 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Duggan	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Townsville

1944 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Keyatta	5,583	62.9	-37.1
	Hermit Park Labor	Ernest O'Brien	1,863	21.0	+21.0
	People's Party	Athena Deane	1,425	16.1	+16.1
Total formal votes			8,871	98.5
Informal votes			132	1.5
Turnout			9,003	81.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Warrego

1944 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry O'Shea	4,107	69.6	-30.4
	Country	William Addison	1,797	30.4	+30.4
Total formal votes			5,904	97.4
Informal votes			157	2.6
Turnout			6,061	81.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Warwick

1944 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Healy	4,656	54.4	-0.6
	People's Party	Richard Matthews	3,901	45.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			8,557	96.7	-2.4
Informal votes			296	3.3	+2.4
Turnout			8,853	90.2	-1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.6

West Moreton

1944 Queensland state election: West Moreton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ted Maher	6,120	74.6	+9.2
	Labor	John Dalton	2,082	25.4	-9.2
Total formal votes			8,202	99.3	0.0
Informal votes			59	0.7	0.0
Turnout			8,261	91.3	-2.4
	Country hold		Swing	+9.2

Wide Bay

1944 Queensland state election: Wide Bay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Harry Clayton	4,780	57.1	+0.3
	Labor	Tom Thorpe	3,586	42.9	-0.3
Total formal votes			8,366	98.4	-0.1
Informal votes			140	1.6	+0.1
Turnout			8,506	87.6	-4.8
	Country hold		Swing	+0.3

Windsor

1944 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Bruce Pie	5,353	51.2	+37.3
	Labor	William Hoy	4,266	40.8	-3.8
	Independent	Harry Moorhouse	833	8.0	-33.5
Total formal votes			10,452	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			106	1.0	-0.4
Turnout			10,558	89.9	-2.9
	People's Party gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Wynnum

1944 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Gunn	4,457	36.6	-3.9
	People's Party	William Kempson	3,333	27.3	-23.9
	Independent	Bill Dart	2,549	20.9	+20.9
	Communist	Joseph Bailes	1,846	15.2	+6.8
Total formal votes			12,185	98.8	+0.8
Informal votes			148	1.2	-0.8
Turnout			12,333	91.7	+0.2
	Labor gain from People's Party		Swing	+13.0

References

↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 15 April 1944" . Retrieved 20 December 2009.
↑ 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.
↑ 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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[1] Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 15 April 1944" . Retrieved 20 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.

[3] 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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