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Candidates of the 1920 Queensland state election

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This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1920 state election in Queensland, Australia.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 National Party MPs. Four parties – the National, Country, Northern Country and National Labor parties – operated as a coalition in this election.

By-elections

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Retiring members

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Labor

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Nationalist

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Independent

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Candidates

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

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Other candidates
Albert National Richard Holden John Appel (CP)
Aubigny National William Brady Arthur Moore (CP)
Balonne Labor Edward Land Richard Nantes (CP)
Barcoo Labor Frank Bulcock James Cullen (NCP)
Bowen Labor Charles Collins John Leahy (NCP)
Bremer Labor Frank Cooper Alfred Stephenson (Nat) Albert Welsby (Indust)
Brisbane Labor Mick Kirwan Patrick Currie (Nat)
Bulimba National George Marriott Walter Barnes (Nat)
Bundaberg Labor George Barber John Forgan (CP)
Buranda Labor John Huxham Alfred Faulkner (Nat)
Burke Labor Darby Riordan John Williamson (NCP)
Burnett National Francis Hill Bernard Corser (CP)
Burrum Labor Albert Whitford William Brand (CP)
Cairns Labor William McCormack Charles Hives (NCP)
Carnarvon National Alfred Jones Edward Costello (CP)
Charters Towers Labor William Wellington David Guthrie (NCP)
Chillagoe Labor Ted Theodore John Egerton (NCP)
Cook Labor Henry Ryan Frederick Craig (NCP)
Cooroora National Harry Walker (CP)
Cunningham Independent William Deacon (CP)
Dalby National James Connolly William Vowles (CP)
Drayton National Lister Hopkins William Bebbington (CP)
Eacham Labor William Gillies James McCarthy (Ind CP)
East Toowoomba National John Mattingley Robert Roberts (Nat)
Enoggera Labor William Lloyd Jim Kerr (Nat)
Fassifern National Jack Quinlan Ernest Bell (CP)
Fitzroy Labor Harry Hartley Frederick Lodge (Nat)
Flinders Labor John Mullan Eric Huntley (NCP)
Fortitude Valley Labor Thomas Wilson James Forde (NLP)
Gregory Labor George Pollock Robert Nowland (NCP)
Gympie Labor Thomas Dunstan James MacDonnell (Nat)
Herbert Labor Percy Pease Hedley Gelston (NCP)
Ipswich Labor David Gledson James Bottomley (Nat)
Ithaca Labor John Gilday John Morton (NLP)
Kennedy Labor James O'Sullivan John Jones (NCP)
Keppel Labor James Larcombe Robert Hartley (Nat)
Kurilpa National John Pringle James Fry (Nat)
Leichhardt Labor Tom Foley Charles Kingston (CP)
Lockyer Labor Cuthbert Butler George Logan (CP)
Logan Labor Dick Brown Alfred James (CP)
Reginald King* (Nat)
Mackay Labor William Forgan Smith James McLaren (NCP) Charles Clarke (Ind CP)
Maranoa National Charles Conroy Thomas Spencer (CP)
Maree Labor William Bertram Field Evans Smith (Nat)
Maryborough Labor David Weir James Hatton (Nat)
Merthyr Labor Peter McLachlan Peter MacGregor (Nat)
Mirani National Maurice Hynes Edward Swayne (NCP)
Mitchell Labor John Payne
Mount Morgan Labor James Stopford Frederick McCarthy (Nat)
Mundingburra Labor John Dash John Clegg (NCP)
Murilla National Jack MacGinley Godfrey Morgan (CP)
Murrumba National John Forde George Pritchard (Nat)
Richard Warren* (CP)
Musgrave Labor Thomas Armfield Henry Cattermull (CP)
Nanango National Robert Wallace Robert Hodge (CP) Jim Edwards (Ind CP)
Normanby Labor Jens Peterson Alexander Cameron (Nat)
Nundah National George Robbins Hubert Sizer (Nat)
Oxley National John Reid Cecil Elphinstone (Nat)
Paddington Labor John Fihelly Norm McFadden (NLP)
Pittsworth Independent Cecil Roberts (CP) Percy Bayley (Ind)
Port Curtis Labor George Carter John Fletcher (Nat)
Queenton Labor Vern Winstanley Herbert Hall (Nat)
Rockhampton Labor Frank Forde Theodore Kingel (Nat)
Rosewood Labor William Cooper Arthur Ogg (CP)
South Brisbane Labor Myles Ferricks James Davey (Nat)
Stanley National William Delaney Frederick Nott (CP) Duncan Watson (Ind)
Toombul National John Watkins Andrew Petrie (Nat)
Toowong National William McCosker James Maxwell (Nat)
Toowoomba Labor Frank Brennan James Tolmie (Nat) Alexander Dark (Ind)
Townsville Labor Daniel Ryan William Green (NCP)
Warrego Labor Harry Coyne Herbert Yeates (CP)
Warwick National Donald Beatson George Barnes (Nat)
Wide Bay Labor Andrew Thompson Harry Clayton (CP)
Windsor National Herbert McPhail Charles Taylor (Nat)

See also

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References

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  • 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.