Results of the Queensland state election, 1947 (L-Z)

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
  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]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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.