1956 Queensland state election
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Elections were held in the
Labor government was seeking its ninth continuous term in office since the 1932 election; it would be Vince Gair
's second election as Premier.
Labor would not win another election in the state until 1989.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 17 April 1956 | The Parliament was dissolved.[1] |
| 17 April 1956 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[2] |
| 27 April 1956 | Close of nominations. |
| 19 May 1956 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 26 May 1956 | Polling day in the seat of Warrego, delayed due to absence of the presiding officer.[3] |
| 28 May 1956 | The Gair Ministry was re-sworn in.[4]
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| 2 June 1956 | Polling day in the seat of Tablelands, delayed due to floods.[3] |
| 30 June 1956 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 31 July 1956 | Parliament resumed for business.[5] |
Results
|
Queensland state election, 19 May 1956[6] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 712,508[1] | |||||
| Votes cast | 662,680 | Turnout | 93.01 | –0.79 | ||
| Informal votes | 8,006 | Informal | 1.21 | –0.07 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 335,311 | 51.22 | –1.99 | 49 | – 1 | |
| Liberal | 164,116 | 25.07 | +3.77 | 8 | ± 0 | |
| Country | 126,183 | 19.27 | +0.53 | 16 | + 1 | |
| NQ Labor | 8,625 | 1.32 | +0.22 | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Communist | 1,332 | 0.20 | –0.45 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent Labor | 414 | 0.06 | –0.08 | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 18,693 | 2.86 | –0.26 | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 654,674 | 75 | ||||
- 1 775,258 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 6 seats representing 62,750 enrolled voters were unopposed: three Country seats (28,062 voters), two Liberal seats (23,119 voters) and one Labor seat (11,569 voters).
Seats changing party representation
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1956 election.
| Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie | Paddy Whyte | Labor | Nev Hewitt | Country | ||
Aftermath
This was to be Labor's last successful election until the
Liberal coalition led by Frank Nicklin
.
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1953–1956
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1956–1957
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1956
- Gair Ministry
References
- ^ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 17 April 1956. p. 191:1397.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 17 April 1956. p. 191:1399.
- ^ a b "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 31 July 1956. p. 192:1408..
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 28 May 1956. p. 192:612.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 21 June 1956. p. 192:1011.
- ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 19 May 1956". Retrieved 25 January 2010.