1947 Queensland state election
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Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 3 May 1947 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
The election was the first that the
Labor government had contested under Premier Ned Hanlon
, who had been in office for 14 months by the time of the poll.
The election resulted in Labor receiving a sixth term in office. It was the first Queensland election at which all seats were contested by at least two candidates.
Key dates
Date | Event |
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21 March 1947 | The Parliament was dissolved.[2] |
24 March 1947 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[3] |
31 March 1947 | Close of nominations. |
3 May 1947 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
15 May 1947 | The Hanlon Ministry was re-sworn in.[4]
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24 May 1947 | Polling day in the seat of Gregory.[5] |
30 May 1947 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
2 June 1947 | Polling day in the seat of Cook.[5] |
5 August 1947 | Parliament resumed for business.[6] |
Results
Party | Primary vote | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | Swing (pp) | Seats | Change | |||||
Labor
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272,203 | 43.00 | –3.23 | 35 | 4 | ||||
Country
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129,158[b] | 20.40 | +3.12 | 14 | 3 | ||||
People's Party
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160,623 | 25.38 | +1.09 | 9 | 2 | ||||
Frank Barnes Labor | 21,823 | 3.45 | +2.63 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Communist | 7,870 | 1.24 | –1.19 | 1 | |||||
Independent Labor
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6,727 | 1.06 | +1.06 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Hermit Park Labor | 4,541 | 0.72 | –0.36 | 1 | |||||
King O'Malley Labor
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3,061 | 0.48 | –0.65 | 0 | |||||
Co-operative Democrat | 702[c] | 0.11 | +0.08 | 0 | |||||
Independent | 17,722 | 2.80 | –1.82 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 632,909 | 100.00 | 62 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 8,579 | 1.4 | –0.42 | — | |||||
Turnout | 632,909 | 90.75 | +12.58 | — | |||||
Registered voters | 697,405 | — | — |
Seats changing party representation
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1947 election.
Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||
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Cairns | Lou Barnes | Frank Barnes Labor | Thomas Crowley | Labor | ||
Dalby | Aubrey Slessar | Labor | Charles Russell | Country | ||
East Toowoomba | Les Wood | Labor | Gordon Chalk | People's Party | ||
Maree | Louis Luckins | Independent | Louis Luckins | People's Party | ||
Mirani | Ted Walsh | Labor | Ernie Evans | Country | ||
Warwick | John Healy | Labor | Otto Madsen | Country |
- Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
- East Toowoomba was held by the Country Party at the previous election. It was won by Labor at the 1946 by-election.
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1947
- Hanlon Ministry
Notes
References
- ^ "Labour Wins East Toowoomba". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 23, 107. 4 March 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 2 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 21 March 1947. p. 168:879.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 24 March 1947. p. 168:925.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 15 May 1947. p. 168:1511–1512.
- ^ a b "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 26 July 1947. p. 169:206..
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 3 July 1947. p. 169:15.
- Australia National University(ANU).