Queensland state election, 1947

Queensland state election, 1947
Queensland
3 May 1947
All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ned Hanlon Frank Nicklin
Party Labor Country/QPP coalition
Leader since 7 March 1946 21 May 1941
Leader's seat Ithaca Murrumba
Last election 37 seats 19 seats
Seats won 35 seats 23 seats
Seat change Decrease2 Increase4
Percentage 43.58% 45.22%
Swing Decrease1.09 Increase2.90
Premier before election

Ned Hanlon
Labor

 Elected Premier

Ned Hanlon
Labor

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 3 May 1947 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.

The election was the first that the Labor government had contested under Premier Ned Hanlon, who had been in office for 14 months by the time of the poll.

The election resulted in Labor receiving a sixth term in office. It was the first Queensland election at which all seats were contested by at least two candidates.

Key dates

Date Event
21 March 1947 The Parliament was dissolved.[1]
24 March 1947 Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[2]
31 March 1947 Close of nominations.
3 May 1947 Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
15 May 1947 The Hanlon Ministry was re-sworn in.[3]
24 May 1947 Polling day in the seat of Gregory.[4]
30 May 1947 The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
2 June 1947 Polling day in the seat of Cook.[4]
5 August 1947 Parliament resumed for business.[5]

Results

Queensland state election, 3 May 1947[6]
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
  Queensland 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  

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 21 March 1947. p. 168:879.
  2. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette. 24 March 1947. p. 168:925. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette. 15 May 1947. p. 168:1511–1512. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 26 July 1947. p. 169:206..
  5. ↑ Queensland Government Gazette. 3 July 1947. p. 169:15. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 3 May 1947". Retrieved 30 December 2009.