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Candidates of the 1923 Queensland state election

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The 1923 Queensland state election was held on 12 May 1923.

The National Party had reconstituted itself as the Queensland United Party since the previous election. The Northern Country Party had merged with the Country Party, but both its MPs had joined the United Party; seats won by the Northern Country Party in 1920 are listed below as United-held.

By-elections

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Retiring Members

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No MLAs retired at this election.

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 Country John Appel (QUP)
Aubigny Country Charles Gould Arthur Moore (CP)
Balonne Labor Edward Land Richard Nates (CP)
Barcoo Labor Frank Bulcock
Bowen Labor Charles Collins Frank Ferguson (QUP)
Bremer Labor Frank Cooper Andrew Wright (QUP) John Budd (Ind)
Brisbane Labor Mick Kirwan James Crawford (QUP)
Bulimba United Harry Wright Duncan Watson (QUP) Thomas Andrews (Ind)
Bundaberg Labor George Barber Henry Cattermull (CP)
Buranda Labor John Huxham Charles Edwards (QUP)
Burke Labor Darby Riordan Campbell Murray (QUP)
Burnett Country William McMahon Bernard Corser (CP) Fred Saidy (Ind)
Burrum Country Montague Parker William Brand (CP)
Cairns Labor William McCormack William Griffin (QUP)
Carnarvon Country Thomas Brown Edward Costello (CP)
Charters Towers Labor William Wellington Frank Wood (QUP)
Chillagoe Labor Ted Theodore Ernest Atherton (QUP) Thomas Taylor (Ind)
Cook Labor Henry Ryan Thomas Kilpatrick (QUP)
Cooroora Country Harry Walker (CP)
Cunningham Country Denis Hannay William Deacon (CP) Cecil Roberts (Ind CP)
Dalby Country Hugh McAnally William Vowles (CP) N C Hooper (Ind CP)
Eacham Labor William Gillies
East Toowoomba United Thomas Armfield Robert Roberts (QUP)
Enoggera United John Valentine Jim Kerr (QUP)
Fassifern United Ernest Bell (QUP) John Hardcastle (Ind)
Fitzroy Labor Harry Hartley Hugh Grant (QUP)
Flinders Labor John Mullan Leonard Nicolson (QUP)
Fortitude Valley Labor Thomas Wilson Edwin Fowles (QUP)
Gregory Labor George Pollock Fergus McMaster (QUP)
Gympie Labor Thomas Dunstan Henry Cowie (CP)
Herbert Labor Percy Pease John McNamee (QUP)
Ipswich Labor David Gledson James Bottomley (QUP)
Ithaca Labor John Gilday Robert Archibald (QUP)
Kelvin Grove Labor William Lloyd John Tait (QUP)
Kennedy United Harry Bruce John Clegg (QUP)
Keppel Labor James Larcombe Roderick Haylock (QUP)
Kurilpa United William Dobinson James Fry (QUP)
Leichhardt Labor Tom Foley Charles Kingston (QUP)
Lockyer Country Albert Kluck George Logan (CP) William Drayton Armstrong (Ind)
Logan United Thomas Jones Reginald King (QUP)
Mackay Labor William Forgan Smith Lewis Nott (QUP)
Maranoa Labor Charles Conroy Frederick Duncombe (Ind CP)
Maree Labor William Bertram John Hetherington (QUP)
Maryborough Labor David Weir John Hatton (QUP)
Merthyr United Peter McLachlan Peter MacGregor (QUP)
Mirani Country Henry Turner Edward Swayne (CP)
Mitchell Labor John Payne L M Lyons (QUP)
Mount Morgan Labor James Stopford Frederick McCarthy (QUP)
Mundingburra Labor John Dash William Swales (QUP)
Murilla Country Robert Collins Godfrey Morgan (CP)
Murrumba United David Moorcroft Richard Warren (QUP)
Nanango Country Robert Webster Jim Edwards (CP) Robert Hodge (Ind CP)
Normanby Labor Robert Lyle Jens Peterson (QUP)
Nundah United James McCabe William Kelso (QUP) Thomas Shaw (Ind)
Oxley United William Ridings Cecil Elphinstone (QUP)
Paddington Labor Alfred Jones George Tedman (QUP)
Port Curtis United George Carter John Fletcher (QUP) James Murray (Ind)
Queenton Labor Vern Winstanley John Jones (QUP)
Rockhampton Labor George Farrell Thomas Lanigan (QUP)
Rosewood Labor William Cooper William Bebbington (CP)
Sandgate United Hubert Sizer (QUP) Thomas Coaldrake (Ind)
South Brisbane Labor Myles Ferricks John Kessell (QUP) Charles Gabbert (Ind)
Stanley Country Frederick Nott (CP) Henry Somerset (Ind)
Toombul United Andrew Petrie (QUP) Charles Jenkinson (Ind)
Toowong United Robert Easton James Maxwell (QUP)
Toowoomba Labor Frank Brennan William Peak (QUP) Albert Godsall (Ind)
Townsville United Maurice Hynes William Green (QUP)
Warrego Labor Harry Coyne Thomas Lonsdale (Ind)
Warwick United George Campbell George Barnes (QUP)
Wide Bay Country Harry Clayton (CP)
Windsor United Sidney Cook Charles Taylor (QUP)
Wynnum United John McLaughlin Walter Barnes (QUP)

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.