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Candidates of the 1957 Queensland state election

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The 1957 Queensland state election was held on 3 August 1957.

Since the previous election in 1956, the Labor Party had split, with all but one of the ministry and a number of supporters forming the separate Queensland Labor Party.

By-elections

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Retiring Members

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  • Note: Gregory QLP MLA George Devries nominated for re-election, but died before polling day; the election for Gregory was thus postponed.

Country

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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 QLP candidate Other candidates
Aubigny Country Jim Sparkes (CP)
Balonne Labor John Taylor Eddie Beardmore (CP) Henry Bunton
Barambah Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen (CP) Thomas O'Neill
Barcoo Labor Ned Davis Raymond Paynter (CP) Stanley Barry
Baroona Labor Norman Buchan Robert Thomasson (Lib) Bill Power
Belyando Labor John Williams Clarence Whyte (CP) Tom Foley
Bremer Labor Jim Donald George Groth (Lib) Frank Corbutt
Brisbane Labor Johnno Mann Roger Moore (Lib) Daniel Casey
Bulimba Labor Jack Houston Bill Lickiss (Lib) Bob Gardner
Bundaberg Labor William Elson-Green Thomas Pulsford (CP) Ted Walsh
Buranda Labor Dick Brown Keith Hooper (Lib) Michael Lyons John Handasyde (Ind)
Burdekin Independent John Grafton Oliver Andersen Arthur Coburn (Ind)
Cairns Labor Watty Wallace Clement Cummings (CP) James Bidner
Callide Country Vince Jones (CP)
Carnarvon Labor Douglas Gow Fred Rogers (CP) Paul Hilton
Carpentaria Labor Alec Inch William Aplin (CP) Norm Smith
Charters Towers Labor Robert Davies Kieth Siemon (Lib) Arthur Jones
Chermside Liberal Leslie Sampson Alex Dewar (Lib) John Parry
Clayfield Liberal Harold Taylor (Lib) James Ryan (Ind)
Condamine Labor William Eggington Stewart Keys (CP) Les Diplock
Cook Labor Seymour Chataway Carlisle Wordsworth (CP) Bunny Adair
Cooroora Country Ralph Smith David Low (CP)
Coorparoo Liberal Bernard Ouston Thomas Hiley (Lib)
Cunningham Country Alan Fletcher (CP) Leslie Ott (Ind)
Darlington Country Charles Knoll Leslie Harrison (CP) Henry Longfield (Ind)
Michael Smith (Ind)
Fassifern Country Alf Muller (CP) Kenneth Rawle
Fitzroy Labor Jim Clark Gordon Dunn (Lib) John Norton
Flinders Labor Frank Forde Bill Longeran (CP) Bob Katter Charles Corney (Ind)
Fortitude Valley Labor Jack Egerton Bob Windsor (Lib) Mick Brosnan
Gregory Labor unknown Wally Rae (CP) George Devries (died)
Jack Duggan K Smith
Haughton Labor Vivien Owens William Clayton (CP) Colin McCathie
Hinchinbrook Labor Cecil Jesson John Row (CP) John Argaet Francis Curro (Ind)
Ipswich Labor Ivor Marsden Wylie Gibbs (Lib) Robert Johnstone
Isis Country Jack Pizzey (CP) Edward McDonnell
Ithaca Labor Pat Hanlon Alan Edwards (Lib) Anthony Machin
Kedron Labor Eric Lloyd Joseph Harris (Lib) Clive Uhr
Kelvin Grove Labor Bert Turner Douglas Tooth (Lib) John Dawson
Keppel Labor Merv Thackeray Tom Griffith (Lib) Viv Cooper Rex Pilbeam (Ind)
Kurilpa Labor Myles Kane Peter Connolly (Lib) Tom Moores George Fry (Ind)
Landsborough Country Frank Nicklin (CP)
Lockyer Liberal Gordon Chalk (Lib) Jim Dwyer (Ind)
Mackay Labor Fred Graham William Field (Lib) Joseph Griffin
Mackenzie Country William James Nev Hewitt (CP) J T Cook
Marodian Country William Weir James Heading (CP)
Maryborough Labor Horace Davies James Dunn (CP) Clement Gott
Merthyr Labor Tom Campbell Sam Ramsden (Lib) Bill Moore
Mirani Country James Chataway Ernie Evans (CP) Waller O'Grady
Mount Coot-tha Liberal Desmond Raven Kenneth Morris (Lib) John Lynch
Mount Gravatt Labor Felix Dittmer Graham Hart (Lib) Charles Edwards Harold Boone (Ind)
Mourilyan Labor Peter Byrne Edmund Webb (CP) Alfred Drew Cecil Evans (Ind)
Mulgrave Labor Leslie Trembath Bob Watson (CP) Charles English
Mundingburra NQ Labor Jim Mahony Tom Aikens* (NQLP)
G F Evans (Ind)
Murrumba Country Bertram Krause David Nicholson (CP) Michael Ryan
Nash Labor George Hooper Max Hodges (CP) Greg Kehoe
Norman Labor Bill Baxter George Regan (Lib) Norman Tacey
North Toowoomba Labor Les Wood Herbert Yeates (Lib) Francis Bowdler
Nundah Labor Dudley Ryder William Knox (Lib) Jim Hadley
Port Curtis Labor Jim Burrows Colin Wilson (CP) Samuel Andrewartha
Rockhampton Labor James Fraser James Marshall (Lib) Mick Gardner Thomas Kelly (Ind)
Rex Pilbeam (Ind)
Roma Labor William Hay William Ewan (CP) Alfred Dohring James Clarke (Ind)
Sandgate Labor Harry Dean Thomas Ahearn (Lib) Herbert Robinson
Sherwood Liberal Doug Sherrington John Herbert (Lib) Harry Wright
Somerset Labor Evan Marginson Harold Richter (CP) Alexander Skinner
South Brisbane Labor Tom Doyle William Henry (Lib) Vince Gair
Southport Country William Bedford Eric Gaven (CP)
Tablelands Labor Sidney Tullipan Tom Gilmore (CP) Harold Collins
Toowong Liberal Alan Munro (Lib)
Toowoomba Labor Jack Duggan Mervyn Anderson (Lib) T D McCawley Vera Lacaze (Ind)
Townsville Labor George Keyatta Roy Pope (Lib) Lionel Tomlins
Warrego Labor John Dufficy Arnold White (CP) John Glynn
Warwick Country Otto Madsen (CP) George Wilkinson
Whitsunday Country Ralph Staples Lloyd Roberts (CP) Bernard Lewis
Windsor Labor Kenneth Kemshead Ray Smith (Lib) Tom Rasey
Wynnum Labor Bill Gunn Peter McAdam (Lib) James Pendergast William St George-Grambauer (Ind)
Yeronga Liberal Roy Dent Winston Noble (Lib) William Quaill

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.