Results of the Queensland state election, 1947 (L-Z)
Queensland state election, 3 May 1947[1] | ||||||
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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 | ||||
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1947 Queensland state election for electorates from L to Z.
Results by electoral district
Logan
Queensland state election, 1947: Logan[2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Queensland 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 | ||
Queensland People's Party hold | Swing | +8.0 | |||
Mackay
Queensland state election, 1947: Mackay | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Maranoa | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Maree | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Queensland 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 | ||
Queensland People's Party gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |||
Maryborough
Queensland state election, 1947: Maryborough | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | David Farrell | 6,015 | 55.9 | -44.1 | |
Queensland 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
Queensland state election, 1947: Merthyr | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Bill Moore | 5,865 | 55.4 | +0.7 | |
Queensland 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
Queensland state election, 1947: Mirani | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Mundingburra | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
NQ 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 | ||
NQ Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Murrumba
Queensland state election, 1947: Murrumba | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Nanango | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Normanby | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Nundah | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Frank Roberts | 7,128 | 50.8 | -0.8 | |
Queensland People's Party | Alexander 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
Queensland state election, 1947: Oxley | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Queensland People's Party | Thomas 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 | ||
Queensland People's Party hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
Port Curtis
Queensland state election, 1947: Port Curtis | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | James 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
Queensland state election, 1947: Rockhampton | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | James Larcombe | 5,312 | 50.4 | -15.1 | |
Queensland 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
Queensland state election, 1947: Sandgate | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Queensland 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 | ||
Queensland People's Party hold | Swing | -1.2 | |||
South Brisbane
Queensland state election, 1947: South Brisbane | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Vince Gair | 6,072 | 53.1 | -3.2 | |
Queensland 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
Queensland state election, 1947: Stanley | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: The Tableland | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Toowong | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Queensland 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 | ||
Queensland People's Party hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Toowoomba
Queensland state election, 1947: Toowoomba | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Jack Duggan | 6,878 | 59.8 | -40.2 | |
Queensland 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
Queensland state election, 1947: Townsville | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Warrego | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Warwick | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: West Moreton | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Wide Bay | |||||
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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
Queensland state election, 1947: Windsor | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Queensland 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 | ||
Queensland People's Party hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Wynnum
Queensland state election, 1947: Wynnum | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | William Gunn | 8,163 | 52.7 | +16.1 | |
Queensland 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
- Results of the Queensland state election, 1947 (A-K)
- Queensland state election, 1947
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1947
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947-1950
References
- ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 3 May 1947". Retrieved 30 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.