Results of the Queensland state election, 1941 (L-Z)

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Queensland state election, 29 March 1941 [1]
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Enrolled voters586,147 [1]
Votes cast529,247 Turnout 90.29–2.22
Informal votes9,520Informal1.80+0.49
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 267,20651.41+4.2441– 3
  Country 108,60420.90–1.7514+ 1
  United Australia 81,10915.61+1.644± 0
 Independent Socialist [2] 16,0443.09+1.490± 0
 Independent Democrat10,4062.00+2.002+ 2
  Protestant Labor 9,0381.74–7.010– 1
 Independent Labor QLD5,4761.05+1.051+ 1
  Independent 21,8444.20+3.560± 0
Total519,727  62 

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1941 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.

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.

Contingent vote

The contingent vote is an electoral system used to elect a single winner. It is a variation of instant-runoff voting, in which the voter ranks the candidates in order of preference.

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

Logan

Queensland state election, 1941: Logan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor John Brown 6,84855.0+5.4
United Australia Albert Pro-Copis5,60245.0+12.8
Total formal votes12,45098.1-0.2
Informal votes2401.9+0.2
Turnout 12,69091.8-2.4
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1941: Mackay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor William Forgan Smith 6,43667.5-13.1
Independent John Mulherin3,10332.5+32.5
Total formal votes9,53998.2+0.9
Informal votes1701.8-0.9
Turnout 9,70988.7-1.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the resignation of William Forgan Smith. It was held on 20 March 1943.
William Forgan Smith Queensland Premier

William Forgan Smith was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of the state of Queensland from 1932 to 1942. He came to dominate politics in the state during the 1930s, and his populism, firm leadership, defence of states' rights and interest in state development make him something of an archetypal Queensland Premier. He represented the Labor Party.

Mackay state by-election, 1943
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Fred Graham 3,09138.8-28.7
Country Ian Wood 2,46430.9+30.9
Independent John Mulherin2,08526.2-6.3
Independent Peter Punzell3224.0+4.0
Total formal votes7,96299.4+1.2
Informal votes440.6-1.2
Turnout 8,006
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maranoa

Queensland state election, 1941: Maranoa
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Charles Conroy 4,30159.2-0.8
Country Leslie Brown2,96140.8+0.8
Total formal votes7,26298.2+2.3
Informal votes1361.8-2.3
Turnout 7,39881.7-6.7
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Maree

Queensland state election, 1941: Maree
PartyCandidateVotes%±
United Australia Louis Luckins 4,70250.2+11.0
Labor William King 4,66249.8-3.5
Total formal votes9,36496.5-2.2
Informal votes3383.5+2.2
Turnout 9,70291.8-2.6
United Australia gain from Labor Swing +7.8

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1941: Maryborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor David Farrell 5,71759.1-2.1
Protestant Labor Robert McDowell3,95940.9+40.9
Total formal votes9,67699.1-0.4
Informal votes910.9+0.4
Turnout 9,76792.9-1.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1941: Merthyr
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Bill Moore 5,30258.4+9.1
United Australia Samuel Glassey3,78041.6+11.8
Total formal votes9,08298.3-0.7
Informal votes1581.7+0.7
Turnout 9,24093.7+2.8
Labor hold Swing +4.6

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1941: Mirani
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Ted Walsh 5,25458.9+10.1
Country Alexander Kippen3,66541.1+0.6
Total formal votes8,91999.00.0
Informal votes861.00.0
Turnout 9,00588.0-3.9
Labor hold Swing +4.1

Mundingburra

Queensland state election, 1941: Mundingburra
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor John Dash 5,62356.3+6.0
Protestant Labor Lionel Parsons2,73527.4+9.1
Independent Socialist Doug Olive1,62416.3+7.3
Total formal votes9,98297.6-1.0
Informal votes2432.4+1.0
Turnout 10,22590.9-2.1
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1941: Murrumba
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Frank Nicklin 6,84170.9+18.0
Labor George Watson2,81029.1+11.4
Total formal votes9,65198.3-0.4
Informal votes1691.7+0.4
Turnout 9,82090.3-4.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Nanango

Queensland state election, 1941: Nanango
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Jim Edwards 4,05245.1+2.5
Labor Cecil Tracey3,66840.8+12.4
Independent George Anderson1,27114.1+14.1
Total formal votes8,99199.4+0.1
Informal votes550.6-0.1
Turnout 9,04691.0-3.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Jim Edwards 4,56952.6-5.3
Labor Cecil Tracey4,12047.4+47.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Normanby

Queensland state election, 1941: Normanby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Tom Foley 4,54458.2+4.4
Independent George Hamilton3,26441.8+41.8
Total formal votes7,80899.1+0.3
Informal votes690.9-0.3
Turnout 7,87785.5-3.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1941: Nundah
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor John Hayes 5,67253.3+13.6
United Australia William Cook4,97246.7+21.2
Total formal votes10,64498.4-0.6
Informal votes1751.6+0.6
Turnout 10,81993.5-2.4
Labor hold Swing +0.1

Oxley

Queensland state election, 1941: Oxley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
United Australia Thomas Nimmo 6,52461.5+1.2
Labor Henry Herbert4,07938.5-1.2
Total formal votes10,60398.1-0.4
Informal votes2061.9+0.4
Turnout 10,80992.1-1.4
United Australia hold Swing +1.2

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Thomas Nimmo. It was held on 17 April 1943.

Thomas Nimmo was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Oxley state by-election, 1943
PartyCandidateVotes%±
United Australia Tom Kerr 4,98850.6-10.9
Labor Felix Dittmer 3,97540.4+1.9
Independent Nora Solly8899.0+9.0
Total formal votes9,85298.9+0.8
Informal votes1091.1-0.8
Turnout 9,96176.5-15.6
United Australia hold Swing N/A

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1941: Port Curtis
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Tommy Williams 6,67764.3+7.1
Country Geoffrey Nichols3,70935.7-7.1
Total formal votes10,38698.90.0
Informal votes1141.10.0
Turnout 10,50090.8-2.4
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1941: Rockhampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor James Larcombe 6,92072.9+12.0
Independent Socialist Robert Nicholls2,57527.1+27.1
Total formal votes9,49595.9-3.3
Informal votes4014.1+3.3
Turnout 9,89688.4-3.4
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1941: Sandgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Roland Hislop 3,96938.7-6.7
Country Eric Decker 3,93637.4+37.4
United Australia James Fry 2,45723.9-14.8
Total formal votes10,29297.8-1.0
Informal votes2312.2+1.0
Turnout 10,49393.1-2.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Eric Decker 4,91554.5+54.5
Labor Roland Hislop 4,10545.5-6.8
Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1941: South Brisbane
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Vince Gair 5,74056.7+6.9
United Australia Daniel Rowley4,39343.3+12.7
Total formal votes10,13397.5-1.6
Informal votes2562.5+1.6
Turnout 10,38988.2-4.9
Labor hold Swing +1.3

Stanley

Queensland state election, 1941: Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Duncan MacDonald 5,23959.7-2.5
Labor Jim Hogan3,53940.3+2.5
Total formal votes8,77899.1+0.1
Informal votes820.9-0.1
Turnout 8,86092.3-3.1
Country hold Swing -2.5

The Tableland

Queensland state election, 1941: The Tableland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Harry Bruce 5,04258.5+0.7
Country Robert Griffiths2,80632.5+1.9
Independent Socialist Jim Slater7769.0-2.6
Total formal votes8,62498.8+0.6
Informal votes1051.2-0.6
Turnout 8,72987.3-2.1
Labor hold Swing -1.2
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1941: Toowong
PartyCandidateVotes%±
United Australia Harry Massey 6,40363.8+38.4
Labor Tom Laws3,63236.2+10.2
Total formal votes10,03798.4-0.3
Informal votes1581.6+0.3
Turnout 10,19593.1-1.8
United Australia gain from Independent UAP Swing N/A
  • Massey was elected as an Independent at the previous election.

Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1941: Toowoomba
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Jack Duggan 6,60467.7+15.2
Country John Leahy3,14632.3-1.8
Total formal votes9,75098.2-0.2
Informal votes1751.8+0.2
Turnout 9,92594.7+3.0
Labor hold Swing +7.1

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1941: Townsville
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor George Keyatta unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1941: Warrego
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Randolph Bedford unopposed
Labor hold Swing

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Randolph Bedford. It was held on 30 August 1941.
Randolph Bedford Australian politician

Randolph Bedford was an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer and Queensland state politician.

Warrego state by-election, 1941
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Harry O'Shea 3,42655.6-44.4
Independent C.V.W. Watson2,18735.5+35.5
Independent Oswald Allen5478.9+8.9
Total formal votes6,16099.1
Informal votes540.9
Turnout 6,21475.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1941: Warwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor John Healy 4,76655.0+2.2
Country Richard Matthews3,89945.0-2.2
Total formal votes8,66599.1-0.1
Informal votes810.9+0.1
Turnout 8,74691.3-1.7
Labor hold Swing +2.2

West Moreton

Queensland state election, 1941: West Moreton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Ted Maher 5,52565.4-2.5
Labor Fred Howman2,92334.6+34.6
Total formal votes8,44899.3+0.5
Informal votes570.7-0.5
Turnout 8,50593.7-2.9
Country hold Swing N/A

Wide Bay

Queensland state election, 1941: Wide Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Country Harry Clayton 5,05756.8+7.5
Labor Thomas Thorpe3,84443.2+23.1
Total formal votes8,90198.5-0.1
Informal votes1311.5+0.1
Turnout 9,03292.4-3.8
Country hold Swing N/A

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1941: Windsor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labor Herbert Williams 4,49144.6-1.6
Independent Harry Moorhouse 4,18541.5+41.5
United Australia Neil O'Sullivan 1,40113.9-21.4
Total formal votes10,07798.6-0.2
Informal votes1381.4+0.2
Turnout 10,21592.8-1.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Harry Moorhouse 4,64750.3+50.3
Labor Herbert Williams 4,59049.7-5.0
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1941: Wynnum
PartyCandidateVotes%±
United Australia Bill Dart 5,69851.2+17.9
Labor William Laracy4,50640.5+4.0
Independent Socialist Joseph Bailes9308.3+8.3
Total formal votes11,13498.0-0.6
Informal votes2222.0+0.6
Turnout 11,35691.5-2.5
United Australia hold Swing +3.7
  • Preferences were not distributed.

See also

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References

  1. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 March 1941" . 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.