Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1920

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1920 Queensland state election. The election was held on 9 October 1920.

Since the previous election in 1918, the Country Party had formed, and had been joined by many sitting Nationalist Party MPs. Four parties – the Nationalist, Country, Northern Country and National Labor parties – operated as a coalition in this election.

By-elections

• On 20 December 1919, Frank Bulcock (Labor) was elected to succeed T. J. Ryan (Labor), who had resigned on 14 October 1919, as the member for Barcoo.
• On 20 December 1919, Tom Foley (Labor) was elected to succeed Herbert Hardacre (Labor), who had resigned on 14 October 1919, as the member for Leichhardt.
• On 20 December 1919, Thomas Spencer (Nationalist) was elected to succeed John McEwan Hunter (Labor), who had died on 22 October 1919, as the member for Maranoa.
• On 10 April 1920, Percy Pease (Labor) was elected to succeed William Lennon (Labor), who had resigned on 16 January 1920, as the member for Herbert.

Retiring Members

• Note: Mundingburra Labor MLA Thomas Foley had died prior to the election; no by-election was held.

Labor

• Edgar Free MLA (South Brisbane)

Nationalist

• Donald Gunn MLA (Carnarvon)
• Edward Macartney MLA (Toowong)
• Henry Somerset MLA (Stanley)

Independent

• Francis Grayson MLA (Cunningham)

Candidates

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

See also

• Queensland state election, 1923
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1918–1920
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1920–1923
• List of political parties in Australia

References

• 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.