1935 Queensland state election

1935 Queensland state election

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First party Second party   Leader William Forgan Smith Arthur Edward Moore Party Labor CPNP Leader since 27 May 1929 19 April 1924 Leader's seat Mackay Aubigny Last election 33 seats, 49.89% 28 seats, 45.21% Seats won 46 16 Seat change 13 12 Popular vote 247,135 156,325 Percentage 53.43% 33.80% Swing 3.54 pp 11.41 pp

Premier before election William Forgan Smith Labor Elected Premier William Forgan Smith Labor

Elections were held in the

Legislative Assembly (IRV) – Turnout: 92.70% (CV)^[6]

Party			Primary vote			Seats
			Votes	%	Swing (pp)	Seats	Change
	Labor		247,135	53.43	+3.55	46	13
	Country and Progressive National		156,325	33.80	−11.41	16	12
	Social Credit		32,447	7.02	+7.02	0
	Communist		6,101	1.32	+1.09	0
	Women's Political Association		2,898	0.68	+0.68	0
	Labor		1,918	0.42	+0.01	0
	Independents		15,681	3.39	+0.94	0	1
Total			462,505	100.00		62
Invalid/blank votes			8,186	1.74	–0.61	–	–
Turnout			470,691	92.70	–0.12	–	–
Registered voters			507,760	–	–	–	–

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1935 election.

• Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
• The CPNP sitting member for Cook, James Kenny instead contested the seat of Sandgate and lost.
• The CPNP sitting member for Kennedy, Arthur Fadden instead contested the seat of Mirani and lost.
• The CPNP sitting member for the abolished district of Murilla, Godfrey Morgan contested the seat of Dalby and won.

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1935
• Forgan Smith Ministry

References