Results of the 1947 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 3 May 1947 [1] Legislative Assembly << 1944–1950 >>
Enrolled voters		697,405
Votes cast		632,909		Turnout	90.75%	+3.21
Informal votes		8,579		Informal	1.36%	–0.46
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	272,103	43.58%	–1.09	35	– 2
	People's Party	160,623	25.73%	+1.01	9	+ 2
	Country	121,689	19.49%	+1.89	14	+ 2
	Frank Barnes Labor	24,781	3.97%	+1.99	1	– 1
	Communist	7,870	1.26%	–1.22	1	± 0
	Ind. Labor	6,727	1.08%	–1.33	1	± 0
	Hermit Park Labor	4,541	0.73%	–0.38	1	± 0
	Ind. Country	2,544	0.41%	+0.08	0	± 0
	Independent	23,452	3.75%	–0.96	0	– 1
Total		624,330			62

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1947 Queensland state election.

Results by electoral district

Albert

1947 Queensland state election: Albert ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Tom Plunkett	8,090	68.6	+17.8
	Labor	John Rosser	3,037	31.4	-0.5
Total formal votes			11,799	98.7	-0.4
Informal votes			159	1.3	+0.4
Turnout			11,958	89.8	+6.0
	Country hold		Swing	+9.1

Aubigny

1947 Queensland state election: Aubigny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Jim Sparkes	6,140	71.5	+3.3
	Labor	John Tomlinson	2,442	28.5	-3.3
Total formal votes			8,582	98.9	-0.3
Informal votes			92	1.1	+0.3
Turnout			8,674	92.4	+3.8
	Country hold		Swing	+3.3

Barcoo

1947 Queensland state election: Barcoo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ned Davis	4,137	66.7	-33.3
	People's Party	James Keehan	1,740	28.1	+28.1
	Frank Barnes Labor	Reginald Parnell	323	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			6,200	97.9
Informal votes			134	2.1
Turnout			6,334	88.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Baroona

1947 Queensland state election: Baroona

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Power	5,810	55.5	+0.2
	People's Party	Kenneth Toombes	3,974	37.9	-6.8
	Communist	Max Julius	449	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Henry Beck	239	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			10,472	98.3	-0.2
Informal votes			178	1.7	+0.2
Turnout			10,650	88.9	+0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Bowen

1947 Queensland state election: Bowen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Communist	Fred Paterson	3,331	39.3	-5.1
	Labor	John Barry	2,584	30.5	-8.1
	Country	George McLean	2,551	30.1	+13.2
Total formal votes			8,466	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			57	0.7	-0.3
Turnout			8,523	93.8	+6.1
	Communist hold		Swing	+2.8

Bremer

1947 Queensland state election: Bremer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Donald	6,715	69.3	-30.7
	People's Party	Henry Davidson	2,974	30.7	+30.7
Total formal votes			9,689	98.8
Informal votes			116	1.2
Turnout			9,805	91.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Brisbane

1947 Queensland state election: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Johnno Mann	4,457	51.0	-7.4
	People's Party	Maurice Mitchell	3,310	37.8	-3.8
	Independent Labor	Charles Coward	981	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			8,748	97.9	+0.3
Informal votes			185	2.1	-0.3
Turnout			8,933	86.9	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.0

Bulimba

1947 Queensland state election: Bulimba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	George Marriott	5,544	42.8	+1.0
	People's Party	Hilda Brotherton	3,828	29.5	-4.1
	Labor	Bob Gardner	3,588	27.7	+3.2
Total formal votes			12,960	98.1	+2.1
Informal votes			244	1.9	-2.1
Turnout			13,204	94.0	-0.8
	Independent Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

Bundaberg

1947 Queensland state election: Bundaberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Frank Barnes Labor	Frank Barnes	4,828	40.4	+0.4
	Labor	Viv Brown	3,940	33.0	-0.4
	People's Party	Geoffrey Boreham	3,185	26.6	+5.4
Total formal votes			11,953	99.4	+1.1
Informal votes			73	0.6	-1.1
Turnout			12,026	91.8	+3.5
	Frank Barnes Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Buranda

1947 Queensland state election: Buranda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dick Brown	6,210	52.9	+2.2
	People's Party	William Scott	5,525	47.1	-2.2
Total formal votes			11,735	98.9	0.0
Informal votes			127	1.1	0.0
Turnout			11,862	92.5	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Cairns

1947 Queensland state election: Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Crowley	4,246	40.0	+5.6
	Country	Ian MacKinnon	3,307	31.2	+31.2
	Frank Barnes Labor	Lou Barnes	3,061	28.8	-36.8
Total formal votes			10,614	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			100	0.9	-0.3
Turnout			10,714	82.5	+2.9
	Labor gain from Frank Barnes Labor		Swing	N/A

Carnarvon

1947 Queensland state election: Carnarvon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Hilton	4,380	52.7	-3.9
	Country	Harold Phillips	3,930	47.3	+3.9
Total formal votes			8,310	99.1	+4.0
Informal votes			77	0.9	-4.0
Turnout			8,387	87.8	-0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.9

Carpentaria

1947 Queensland state election: Carpentaria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Norm Smith	3,650	70.2	+12.7
	Independent	Walter Grant	1,549	29.8	+29.8
Total formal votes			5,199	94.7	-4.0
Informal votes			290	5.3	+4.0
Turnout			5,489	83.3	+6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Charters Towers

1947 Queensland state election: Charters Towers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Arthur Jones	3,947	63.2	-4.3
	Country	Reg Smith	1,459	23.3	+23.3
	Independent	George Carbis	843	13.5	+13.5
Total formal votes			6,249	99.1	+0.9
Informal votes			55	0.9	-0.9
Turnout			6,304	91.0	+9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Cook

1947 Queensland state election: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Collins	4,388	55.7	+1.1
	Country	Charles Griffin	3,485	44.3	+44.3
Total formal votes			7,873	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			125	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			7,998	88.9	+6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.1

Cooroora

1947 Queensland state election: Cooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	David Low	3,069	31.4	-31.1
	Frank Barnes Labor	Bill Gresham	2,693	27.6	+27.6
	Labor	Robert Spencer	2,217	22.7	-14.8
	Independent Country	William Low	1,791	18.3	+18.3
Total formal votes			9,770	98.6	-0.5
Informal votes			142	1.4	+0.5
Turnout			9,912	92.3	+3.3
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Cunningham

1947 Queensland state election: Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Malcolm McIntyre	6,099	72.3	+5.1
	Labor	John Hilton	2,336	27.7	-5.1
Total formal votes			8,435	99.1	+1.4
Informal votes			80	0.9	-1.4
Turnout			8,515	91.9	-0.2
	Country hold		Swing	+5.1

Dalby

1947 Queensland state election: Dalby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Charles Russell	5,736	59.1	+10.6
	Labor	George Wilkes	3,977	40.9	-10.6
Total formal votes			9,713	98.8	+4.4
Informal votes			122	1.2	-4.4
Turnout			9,835	89.3	+0.8
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+10.6

East Toowoomba

1947 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Gordon Chalk	5,015	51.8	+51.8
	Labor	Les Wood	4,669	48.2	+7.0
Total formal votes			9,684	98.5	-0.2
Informal votes			145	1.5	+0.2
Turnout			9,829	87.6	+2.9
	People's Party gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Enoggera

1947 Queensland state election: Enoggera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Kenneth Morris	7,988	57.5	+12.2
	Labor	Mark Scanlan	5,911	42.5	+20.5
Total formal votes			13,899	98.8	+1.0
Informal votes			169	1.2	-1.0
Turnout			14,068	93.0	-0.4
	People's Party hold		Swing	N/A

Fassifern

1947 Queensland state election: Fassifern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Alf Muller	6,690	71.6	+6.2
	Labor	Tom Thorpe	2,653	28.4	-1.2
Total formal votes			9,343	96.9	+1.1
Informal votes			301	3.1	-1.1
Turnout			9,644	92.8	-2.5
	Country hold		Swing	+2.8

Fitzroy

1947 Queensland state election: Fitzroy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Clark	5,538	54.7	+3.3
	People's Party	Harry Weir	4,437	43.8	-4.8
	Frank Barnes Labor	Gordon Loukes	103	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	John Wharton	51	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			10,129	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			67	0.7	-0.3
Turnout			10,196	93.5	+9.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.1

Fortitude Valley

1947 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Samuel Brassington	5,968	59.8	-0.7
	People's Party	William Brenan	3,554	35.6	-3.9
	Independent	Andrew Knox	463	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			9,985	98.2	-0.4
Informal votes			185	1.8	+0.4
Turnout			10,170	90.0	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Gregory

1947 Queensland state election: Gregory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Devries	3,335	59.6	-40.4
	Country	Gordon Lee	2,264	40.4	+40.4
Total formal votes			5,599	98.9
Informal votes			60	1.1
Turnout			5,659	81.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Gympie

1947 Queensland state election: Gympie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	3,116	41.7	-6.1
	People's Party	Ronald Witham	3,054	40.8	-2.9
	Frank Barnes Labor	Ray Smith	875	11.7	+11.7
	Independent	Eric Grice	437	5.8	+5.8
Total formal votes			7,482	99.6	+0.1
Informal votes			28	0.4	-0.1
Turnout			7,510	92.5	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.7

Hamilton

1947 Queensland state election: Hamilton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Harold Taylor	8,370	73.7	-1.5
	Labor	Vic Bartlett	2,981	26.3	+1.5
Total formal votes			11,351	98.8	0.0
Informal votes			134	1.2	0.0
Turnout			11,485	91.9	+3.5
	People's Party hold		Swing	-1.5

Herbert

1947 Queensland state election: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Stephen Theodore	4,308	48.0	-9.1
	Country	Carlisle Wordsworth	2,728	30.4	+30.4
	Communist	Les Sullivan	1,936	21.6	-21.3
Total formal votes			8,972	98.8	+1.9
Informal votes			112	1.2	-1.9
Turnout			9,084	88.6	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Ipswich

1947 Queensland state election: Ipswich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Gledson	7,039	61.9	-38.1
	People's Party	Harry Shapcott	4,326	38.1	+38.1
Total formal votes			11,365	98.9
Informal votes			123	1.1
Turnout			11,488	91.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the death of David Gledson. It was held on 10 September 1949.

1949 Ipswich state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ivor Marsden	6,021	53.3	-8.6
	Liberal	Selwyn Stephenson	4,906	43.4	+5.3
	Communist	Edmund Crisp	364	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			11,311	99.4	+0.5
Informal votes			73	0.6	-0.5
Turnout			11,384	92.8	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Isis

1947 Queensland state election: Isis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	William Brand	5,239	68.3	+3.8
	Labor	Samuel Round	2,426	31.7	-3.8
Total formal votes			7,665	96.9	+0.9
Informal votes			241	3.1	-0.9
Turnout			7,906	95.6	+2.8
	Country hold		Swing	+3.8

Ithaca

1947 Queensland state election: Ithaca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ned Hanlon	7,263	57.5	+3.5
	People's Party	Frank Roberts	5,377	42.5	-1.7
Total formal votes			12,640	98.6	-0.3
Informal votes			181	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			12,821	92.3	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Kelvin Grove

1947 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bert Turner	6,264	50.5	-2.6
	People's Party	Kenneth Fielding	6,133	49.5	+2.6
Total formal votes			12,397	97.8	-0.9
Informal votes			147	1.3	+0.9
Turnout			12,675	93.0	+2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.6

Kennedy

1947 Queensland state election: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cecil Jesson	4,331	44.8	-5.9
	People's Party	Robert Johnston	4,079	42.2	+19.1
	Communist	John Clubley	1,264	13.1	-13.1
Total formal votes			9,674	98.2	+0.3
Informal votes			178	1.8	-0.3
Turnout			9,852	85.7	+3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Keppel

1947 Queensland state election: Keppel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Walter Ingram	3,593	41.2	+1.1
	Country	John Reid	3,422	39.2	+8.2
	Frank Barnes Labor	John Harding	1,717	19.7	+19.7
Total formal votes			8,732	98.9	+3.9
Informal votes			93	1.1	-3.9
Turnout			8,825	91.4	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.2

Kurilpa

1947 Queensland state election: Kurilpa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kerry Copley	5,489	51.6	-1.9
	People's Party	Doug Berry	5,144	48.4	+1.9
Total formal votes			10,633	98.4	-0.3
Informal votes			172	1.6	+0.3
Turnout			10,805	90.0	+5.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.9

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the death of Kerry Copley. It was held on 10 September 1949.

1949 Kurilpa state by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Moores	5,197	53.6	+2.0
	Liberal	Norman Brandon	4,274	44.0	-4.4
	Communist	James Slater	232	2.4	+2.4
Total formal votes			9,703	98.6	+0.2
Informal votes			135	1.4	-0.2
Turnout			9,838	87.3	-2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Logan

1947 Queensland state election: Logan ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Thomas Hiley	10,034	60.7	+8.0
	Labor	Ferdinand Scholl	6,589	39.3	-8.0
Total formal votes			16,523	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			145	0.9	-0.3
Turnout			16,668	93.3	+4.2
	People's Party hold		Swing	+8.0

Mackay

1947 Queensland state election: Mackay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Graham	6,289	60.8	+2.7
	Country	Jack Broughton	4,047	39.2	-2.7
Total formal votes			10,336	99.2	+0.3
Informal votes			87	0.8	-0.3
Turnout			10,423	86.7	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Maranoa

1947 Queensland state election: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Taylor	4,319	59.9	+3.7
	Country	Finlay Skinner	2,896	40.1	-3.7
Total formal votes			7,215	98.6	+0.3
Informal votes			104	1.4	-0.3
Turnout			7,319	86.3	+4.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Maree

1947 Queensland state election: Maree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Louis Luckins	5,326	50.6	+50.6
	Labor	Leslie Brown	5,204	49.4	+2.7
Total formal votes			10,530	98.8	+0.3
Informal votes			124	1.2	-0.3
Turnout			10,654	92.5	+6.8
	People's Party gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Maryborough

1947 Queensland state election: Maryborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Farrell	6,015	55.9	-44.1
	People's Party	Frank Lawrence	2,555	23.8	+23.8
	Frank Barnes Labor	Mary De Mattos	2,184	20.3	+20.3
Total formal votes			10,764	98.4
Informal votes			161	1.6
Turnout			10,925	91.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Merthyr

1947 Queensland state election: Merthyr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Moore	5,865	55.4	+0.7
	People's Party	Bert Frost	4,726	44.6	-0.7
Total formal votes			10,591	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			183	1.7	-0.2
Turnout			10,774	90.2	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Mirani

1947 Queensland state election: Mirani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ernie Evans	4,865	58.1	+25.6
	Labor	Ted Walsh	3,511	41.9	-5.7
Total formal votes			8,376	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			83	1.0	-0.2
Turnout			8,459	90.6	+6.1
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+17.5

Mundingburra

1947 Queensland state election: Mundingburra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Hermit Park Labor	Tom Aikens	4,541	39.6	+4.0
	Independent	Arthur Coburn	4,296	37.5	+10.7
	Labor	George Parker	2,630	22.9	-5.6
Total formal votes			11,467	99.4	+0.2
Informal votes			67	0.6	-0.2
Turnout			11,534	90.9	+3.7
	Hermit Park Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Murrumba

1947 Queensland state election: Murrumba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Frank Nicklin	10,334	75.9	-24.1
	Independent	Samuel Halpin	3,273	24.1	+24.1
Total formal votes			13,607	98.2
Informal votes			249	1.8
Turnout			13,856	91.0
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Nanango

1947 Queensland state election: Nanango

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Joh Bjelke-Petersen	3,733	42.0	-8.1
	Frank Barnes Labor	Phil Cameron	2,164	24.4	+24.4
	Labor	Daniel Carroll	2,028	22.8	-13.4
	Independent Country	Cliff Edwards	753	8.5	+8.5
	Independent Labor	Samuel Andrewartha	202	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			8,880	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			82	0.9	0.0
Turnout			8,962	93.1	+6.9
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Normanby

1947 Queensland state election: Normanby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Foley	3,733	48.4	-6.2
	Country	Bill Rundle	2,990	38.7	-6.7
	Frank Barnes Labor	Cecil Chandler	998	12.9	+12.9
Total formal votes			7,721	99.0	+0.3
Informal votes			80	1.0	-0.3
Turnout			7,801	91.9	+7.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Nundah

1947 Queensland state election: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Roberts	7,128	50.8	-0.8
	People's Party	Alex Dewar	6,893	49.2	+0.8
Total formal votes			14,021	98.8	-0.1
Informal votes			165	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			14,186	93.4	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.8

Oxley

1947 Queensland state election: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Tom Kerr	8,409	59.6	+2.4
	Labor	William Wood	5,699	40.4	-2.4
Total formal votes			14,108	97.8	+0.7
Informal votes			314	2.2	-0.7
Turnout			14,422	93.9	+2.9
	People's Party hold		Swing	+2.4

Port Curtis

1947 Queensland state election: Port Curtis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jim Burrows	4,199	41.4	-17.9
	Country	William McGreever	3,871	38.2	-2.5
	Frank Barnes Labor	Peter Neilson	1,520	15.0	+15.0
	Independent	Alec Paterson	432	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	John Daly	120	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			10,142	99.2	+0.3
Informal votes			85	0.8	-0.3
Turnout			10,227	92.5	+5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.3

Rockhampton

1947 Queensland state election: Rockhampton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Larcombe	5,312	50.4	-15.1
	People's Party	Arthur Gordon	2,981	28.3	+28.3
	Independent	Edwin Price	1,193	11.3	+11.3
	Frank Barnes Labor	Arthur Webb	1,060	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			10,546	99.3	+1.7
Informal votes			74	0.7	-1.7
Turnout			10,620	92.9	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.4

Sandgate

1947 Queensland state election: Sandgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Eric Decker	7,904	58.3	-1.2
	Labor	Ron McAuliffe	5,664	41.7	+1.2
Total formal votes			13,568	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			160	1.2	-0.1
Turnout			13,728	93.5	+3.3
	People's Party hold		Swing	-1.2

South Brisbane

1947 Queensland state election: South Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vince Gair	6,072	53.1	-3.2
	People's Party	Winston Noble	5,369	46.9	+3.2
Total formal votes			11,441	98.0	+0.4
Informal votes			234	2.0	-0.4
Turnout			11,675	91.8	+9.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.2

Stanley

1947 Queensland state election: Stanley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Duncan MacDonald	4,894	58.9	-5.3
	Independent	John Hatton	1,863	22.4	+22.4
	Independent	William Walters	1,549	18.7	+18.7
Total formal votes			8,306	99.1	-0.1
Informal votes			75	0.9	+0.1
Turnout			8,381	92.7	+1.5
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

The Tableland

1947 Queensland state election: The Tableland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry Bruce	3,781	49.6	+2.6
	Country	Herbert Trackson	2,955	38.7	+38.7
	Communist	Frank Falls	890	11.7	-11.6
Total formal votes			7,626	98.8	+0.5
Informal votes			96	1.2	-0.5
Turnout			7,722	89.8	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.1

Toowong

1947 Queensland state election: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Charles Wanstall	8,375	70.2	+13.6
	Labor	Frank Venables	3,549	29.8	+29.8
Total formal votes			11,924	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			136	1.1	-0.4
Turnout			12,060	91.9	+0.8
	People's Party hold		Swing	N/A

Toowoomba

1947 Queensland state election: Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Duggan	6,878	59.8	-40.2
	People's Party	Victor Boettecher	4,623	40.2	+40.2
Total formal votes			11,501	98.1
Informal votes			225	1.9
Turnout			11,726	86.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Townsville

1947 Queensland state election: Townsville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Keyatta	6,306	67.8	+4.9
	Country	Fred Feather	2,997	32.2	+32.2
Total formal votes			9,303	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			128	1.4	-0.1
Turnout			9,431	84.4	+2.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Warrego

1947 Queensland state election: Warrego

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harry O'Shea	3,029	49.3	-20.3
	Country	Robert King	2,320	37.7	+7.3
	Independent	Cyril Healy	797	13.0	+13.0
Total formal votes			6,146	98.8	+1.4
Informal votes			72	1.2	-1.4
Turnout			6,128	85.2	+3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-13.0

Warwick

1947 Queensland state election: Warwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Otto Madsen	4,657	51.7	+6.1
	Labor	John Healy	4,347	48.3	-6.1
Total formal votes			9,004	99.2	+2.5
Informal votes			72	0.8	-2.5
Turnout			9,076	89.7	-0.5
	Country gain from Labor		Swing	+6.1

West Moreton

1947 Queensland state election: West Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Ted Maher	6,893	81.1	+6.5
	Labor	Jack Ryan	1,607	18.9	-6.5
Total formal votes			8,500	99.1	-0.2
Informal votes			75	0.9	+0.2
Turnout			8,575	92.8	+1.5
	Country hold		Swing	+6.5

Wide Bay

1947 Queensland state election: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	James Heading	4,953	55.0	-2.1
	Frank Barnes Labor	N F Spence	2,150	23.9	+23.9
	Labor	George Stockwell	1,903	21.1	-21.8
Total formal votes			9,006	99.1	+0.7
Informal votes			80	0.9	-0.7
Turnout			9,086	90.3	+2.7
	Country hold		Swing	N/A

Windsor

1947 Queensland state election: Windsor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Party	Bruce Pie	6,618	58.1	+6.9
	Labor	Erle Wettemeyer	4,766	41.9	+1.1
Total formal votes			11,384	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			109	1.0	0.0
Turnout			11,493	92.4	+2.5
	People's Party hold		Swing	+2.5

Wynnum

1947 Queensland state election: Wynnum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Gunn	8,163	52.7	+16.1
	People's Party	Syd Ewart	4,797	31.0	+3.7
	Independent	Albert Barrett	1,319	8.5	+8.5
	Frank Barnes Labor	Thomas Ebbage	1,208	7.8	+7.8
Total formal votes			15,550	98.2	-0.6
Informal votes			218	1.8	+0.6
Turnout			15,768	92.8	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.8

See also

• 1947 Queensland state election
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1947
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947-1950

References

1. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 3 May 1947" . Retrieved 30 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.