1941 Queensland state election
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All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 634,986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 537,247 (84.61%)[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections were held in the
Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith
was seeking a fourth term in office.
Key dates
Date | Event |
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26 February 1941 | The Parliament was dissolved.[1] |
27 February 1941 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[2] |
7 March 1941 | Close of nominations. |
29 March 1941 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
16 April 1941 | The Forgan Smith Ministry was re-sworn in.[3]
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26 April 1941 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
Results
Party | Primary vote | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | Swing (pp) | Seats | Change | |||||
Labor
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267,216 | 49.74 | +2.57 | 41 | 2 | ||||
Country
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108,604[b] | 20.21 | –2.44 | 14[b] | |||||
United Australia | 81,109[c] | 15.10 | +1.13 | 4 | |||||
Independent Socialist | 10,561 | 1.97 | +1.97 | 0 | |||||
Independent Democrat | 10,406 | 1.94 | +1.94 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Protestant Labour
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9,038 | 1.68 | –7.07 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Andrew Fisher Labor | 5,476 | 1.02 | +1.02 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Communist | 5,383 | 1.00 | –0.60 | 0 | |||||
Independent | 21,844 | 4.07 | +3.43 | 0 | |||||
Total | 537,247[a] | 100.00 | 62 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 10,803 | 2.11 | +0.80 | — | |||||
Turnout | 537,247[a] | 84.61 | –7.9 | — | |||||
Registered voters | 634,986 | — | — |
Seats changing party representation
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1941 election.
Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||
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Bundaberg | Bernard McLean | Labor | Frank Barnes | Andrew Fisher Labor | ||
Cunningham | William Deacon | Country | William Deacon | Independent Country | ||
Gregory | Charles Brown | Independent | George Devries | Labor | ||
Hamilton | Hugh Russell | United Australia | Bruce Pie | Independent Democrat | ||
Kelvin Grove | George Morris | Independent | Bert Turner | Labor | ||
Maree | William King | Labor | Louis Luckins | United Australia | ||
Sandgate | Roland Hislop | Labor | Eric Decker | Country | ||
Toowong | Harry Massey | Independent UAP | Harry Massey | United Australia | ||
Windsor | Herbert Williams | Labor | Harry Moorhouse | Independent Democrat |
- The incumbent member for Gregory, Charles Brown won this seat from Labor at the 1939 by-election.
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1938–1941
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1941–1944
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1941
- Forgan Smith Ministry
Notes
- ^ a b c Does not include the electorates of Carnarvon, Cooroora, Fitzroy, Townsville and Warrego, all of whom were not contested.
- ^ a b Includes votes for one candidate for Cunningham (William Deacon) whom was an Independent Country candidate.
- ^ Includes one candidate whom ran as an Independent-UAP (Kelvin Grove).
References
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 26 February 1941. p. 156:659.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 27 February 1941. p. 156:661.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 16 April 1941. p. 156:1401.
- Australia National University(ANU). pp. 192–202.