Results of the Queensland state election, 1944 (L-Z)

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Queensland state election, 15 April 1944 [1]
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Enrolled voters585,727 [1]
Votes cast512,767 Turnout 87.54–2.75
Informal votes9,352Informal1.82+0.02
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 224,88844.67–6.7437– 4
  People's Party 124,43724.72+9.117+ 3
  Country 88,60817.60–3.2912– 2
  Communist 12,4672.48–0.611+ 1
  Independent Labor 12,1542.41+0.671+ 1
  Frank Barnes Labor 9,9701.98+0.932+ 1
  Hermit Park Labor 5,5211.10+1.101+ 1
  Independent Country 1,6540.33–0.450± 0
  Independent 23,7164.71+1.291– 1
Total503,415  62 

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1944 Queensland state election for electorates from L to Z.

This is a list of current and former electoral divisions for the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, the state legislature for Queensland, Australia.

Results by electoral district

Logan

Queensland state election, 1944: Logan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People's Party Thomas Hiley 7,43452.7+7.7
Labor John Brown 6,68047.3-7.7
Total formal votes14,11498.8+0.7
Informal votes1651.2-0.7
Turnout 14,27989.1-2.7
People's Party gain from Labor Swing +7.7

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1944: Mackay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Fred Graham 5,08658.1-9.4
People's Party Ernie Evans 3,67641.9+41.9
Total formal votes8,76298.9+0.7
Informal votes961.1-0.7
Turnout 8,85882.2-6.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maranoa

Queensland state election, 1944: Maranoa
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor John Taylor 3,83256.2-3.0
Country Henry Crothers2,98743.8+3.0
Total formal votes6,81998.3+0.1
Informal votes1161.7-0.1
Turnout 6,93581.6-0.1
Labor hold Swing -3.0

Maree

Queensland state election, 1944: Maree
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Louis Luckins 5,29453.3+53.3
Labor Jack McNulty4,63146.7-3.1
Total formal votes9,92598.5+2.0
Informal votes1521.5-2.0
Turnout 10,07785.7-6.1
Independent gain from People's Party Swing N/A

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1944: Maryborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor David Farrell unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1944: Merthyr
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Bill Moore 5,32254.7-3.7
People's Party Leonard King4,40045.3+3.7
Total formal votes9,72298.1-0.2
Informal votes1841.9+0.2
Turnout 9,90688.7-5.0
Labor hold Swing -3.7

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1944: Mirani
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Ted Walsh 3,76947.6-11.3
Country Anthony Coyne2,57632.5-8.6
Independent John Mulherin1,58119.9+19.9
Total formal votes7,92698.8-0.2
Informal votes961.2+0.2
Turnout 8,02284.5-3.5
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Mundingburra

Queensland state election, 1944: Mundingburra
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Hermit Park Labor Tom Aikens 3,65835.6+35.6
Labor Lionel Tomlins2,93028.5-27.8
Independent Arthur Coburn 2,75326.8+26.8
People's Party Harry Pass7637.4+7.4
Independent Labor Lionel Parsons1791.7+1.7
Total formal votes10,28399.2+1.6
Informal votes830.8-1.6
Turnout 10,36687.2-3.7
Hermit Park Labor gain from Labor Swing N/A

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1944: Murrumba
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Frank Nicklin unopposed
Country hold Swing

Nanango

Queensland state election, 1944: Nanango
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Jim Edwards 4,31950.1+5.0
Labor Daniel Carroll3,12036.2-4.6
Independent George Anderson1,17613.7-0.4
Total formal votes8,61599.1-0.3
Informal votes750.9+0.3
Turnout 8,69086.2-4.8
Country hold Swing +5.5

Normanby

Queensland state election, 1944: Normanby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Tom Foley 4,02954.6-3.6
Country George Hamilton3,34645.4+45.4
Total formal votes7,37598.7-0.4
Informal votes941.3+0.4
Turnout 7,46984.7-0.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1944: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor John Hayes 5,86251.6-1.7
People's Party William Cunningham5,49348.4+1.7
Total formal votes11,35598.9+0.5
Informal votes1251.1-0.5
Turnout 11,48090.4-3.1
Labor hold Swing -1.7

Oxley

Queensland state election, 1944: Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People's Party Tom Kerr 6,69657.2-4.3
Labor Felix Dittmer 5,01342.8+4.3
Total formal votes11,70997.1-1.0
Informal votes3522.9+1.0
Turnout 12,06191.1-1.0
People's Party hold Swing -4.3

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1944: Port Curtis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Tommy Williams 5,76159.3-5.0
Country Samuel Halpin3,95540.7+5.0
Total formal votes9,71698.90.0
Informal votes1031.10.0
Turnout 9,81987.4-3.4
Labor hold Swing -5.0

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1944: Rockhampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor James Larcombe 6,36165.5-7.4
Country Jack O'Shanesey3,34534.5+34.5
Total formal votes9,70697.6+1.7
Informal votes2362.4-1.7
Turnout 9,94286.5-1.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1944: Sandgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People's Party Eric Decker 6,61359.5+35.6
Labor Erle Wettemeyer4,50140.5+1.8
Total formal votes11,11498.7+0.9
Informal votes1411.3-0.9
Turnout 11,25590.2-2.9
People's Party gain from Country Swing N/A

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1944: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Vince Gair 5,94056.3-0.4
People's Party Robert Lincoln4,61143.7+0.4
Total formal votes10,55197.6+0.1
Informal votes2632.4-0.1
Turnout 10,81482.8-5.4
Labor hold Swing -0.4

Stanley

Queensland state election, 1944: Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Duncan MacDonald 5,24764.2+4.5
Labor Arthur Lee2,92435.8-4.5
Total formal votes8,17199.2+0.1
Informal votes660.8-0.1
Turnout 8,23791.2-1.1
Country hold Swing +4.5

The Tableland

Queensland state election, 1944: The Tableland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Harry Bruce 3,44747.0-11.5
People's Party Percy Kidd1,92326.2+26.2
Communist Frank Falls1,70623.3+14.3
Independent Jim Burton2553.5+3.5
Total formal votes7,33198.3-0.5
Informal votes1241.7+0.5
Turnout 7,45583.4-3.9
Labor hold Swing 0.0

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1944: Toowong
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People's Party Charles Wanstall 6,04756.6-7.2
Independent Tom Laws2,43722.3+22.3
Independent Harry Massey 1,88117.6+17.6
Independent Harold Jiear3253.0+3.0
Total formal votes10,69098.5+0.1
Informal votes1661.5-0.1
Turnout 10,85691.1-2.0
People's Party hold Swing N/A

Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1944: Toowoomba
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Jack Duggan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1944: Townsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor George Keyatta 5,58362.9-37.1
Hermit Park Labor Ernest O'Brien1,86321.0+21.0
People's Party Athena Deane1,42516.1+16.1
Total formal votes8,87198.5
Informal votes1321.5
Turnout 9,00381.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1944: Warrego
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Harry O'Shea 4,10769.6-30.4
Country William Addison1,79730.4+30.4
Total formal votes5,90497.4
Informal votes1572.6
Turnout 6,06181.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1944: Warwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor John Healy 4,65654.4-0.6
People's Party Richard Matthews3,90145.6+0.6
Total formal votes8,55796.7-2.4
Informal votes2963.3+2.4
Turnout 8,85390.2-1.1
Labor hold Swing -0.6

West Moreton

Queensland state election, 1944: West Moreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Ted Maher 6,12074.6+9.2
Labor John Dalton2,08225.4-9.2
Total formal votes8,20299.30.0
Informal votes590.70.0
Turnout 8,26191.3-2.4
Country hold Swing +9.2

Wide Bay

Queensland state election, 1944: Wide Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Harry Clayton 4,78057.1+0.3
Labor Tom Thorpe3,58642.9-0.3
Total formal votes8,36698.4-0.1
Informal votes1401.6+0.1
Turnout 8,50687.6-4.8
Country hold Swing +0.3

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1944: Windsor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People's Party Bruce Pie 5,35351.2+37.3
Labor William Hoy4,26640.8-3.8
Independent Harry Moorhouse 8338.0-33.5
Total formal votes10,45299.0+0.4
Informal votes1061.0-0.4
Turnout 10,55889.9-2.9
People's Party gain from Independent Swing N/A

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1944: Wynnum
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Bill Gunn 4,45736.6-3.9
People's Party William Kempson3,33327.3-23.9
Independent Bill Dart 2,54920.9+20.9
Communist Joseph Bailes1,84615.2+6.8
Total formal votes12,18598.8+0.8
Informal votes1481.2-0.8
Turnout 12,33391.7+0.2
Labor gain from People's Party Swing +13.0

See also

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References

  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.
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