Results of the 1950 Queensland state election
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Queensland state election, 29 April 1950[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 688,309[1] | |||||
Votes cast | 636,750 | Turnout | 92.51 | +1.76 | ||
Informal votes | 7,088 | Informal | 1.11 | –0.25 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 295,138 | 46.87 | +3.29 | 42 | + 7 | |
Liberal | 188,331 | 29.91 | +4.18 | 11 | + 2 | |
Country | 121,689 | 19.25 | –0.24 | 20 | + 6 | |
NQ Labor | 7,689 | 1.22 | +0.50 | 1 | ± 0 | |
Ind. Labor | 3,509 | 0.56 | –0.52 | 0 | – 1 | |
Frank Barnes Labor | 2,759 | 0.44 | –3.53 | 0 | – 1 | |
Communist | 2,351 | 0.37 | –0.89 | 0 | – 1 | |
Independent | 8,196 | 1.30 | –2.86 | 1 | + 1 | |
Total | 629,662 | 75 |
This is a list of electoral district results for the 1950 Queensland state election.
Results by electoral district
[edit]Aubigny
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Jim Sparkes | 6,537 | 73.6 | ||
Labor | Christopher Schull | 1,829 | 20.6 | ||
Independent | George Legge | 514 | 5.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,880 | 99.5 | |||
Informal votes | 43 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 8,923 | 93.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Balonne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Taylor | 2,324 | 53.9 | ||
Country | Herbert Dearden | 1,989 | 46.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,313 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 44 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,357 | 87.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Barambah
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | 6,881 | 75.2 | ||
Labor | Donald Christiansen | 2,266 | 24.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,147 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 67 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,214 | 94.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Barcoo
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ned Davis | 2,828 | 68.5 | ||
Country | Arthur Chresby | 1,300 | 31.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,128 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 38 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,166 | 88.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Baroona
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Power | 6,439 | 61.7 | ||
Liberal | Harry Middleton | 3,768 | 36.1 | ||
Communist | Max Julius | 223 | 2.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,430 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 159 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 10,589 | 91.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Belyando
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Foley | 2,619 | 58.9 | ||
Country | Reg Colwell | 1,826 | 41.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,445 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 34 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,479 | 90.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Bremer
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Donald | 6,100 | 65.8 | ||
Liberal | Alan Chambers | 3,170 | 34.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,270 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 63 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,333 | 95.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Brisbane
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Johnno Mann | 5,942 | 58.8 | ||
Liberal | John Herbert | 4,159 | 41.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,101 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 134 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 10,235 | 89.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Bulimba
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Gardner | 4,024 | 35.7 | ||
Liberal | John Hamilton | 3,982 | 35.3 | ||
Independent Labor | George Marriott | 3,266 | 29.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,272 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 138 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 11,410 | 94.3 | |||
Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing |
By-election
[edit]- This by-election was caused by the result of the election being voided by the Court of Disputed Returns. It was held on 14 April 1951.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Gardner | 4,427 | 37.7 | +2.0 | |
Liberal | John Hamilton | 4,323 | 36.8 | +1.5 | |
Independent Labor | George Marriott | 2,990 | 25.5 | -3.5 | |
Total formal votes | 11,740 | 99.2 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 99 | 0.8 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 11,839 | 92.8 | −1.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Bundaberg
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ted Walsh | 4,152 | 44.6 | ||
Frank Barnes Labor | Frank Barnes | 2,759 | 29.6 | ||
Liberal | Frank Row | 2,401 | 25.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,312 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 230 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,542 | 95.5 | |||
Labor gain from Frank Barnes Labor | Swing |
Buranda
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Dick Brown | 5,439 | 53.0 | ||
Liberal | Percy Berry | 4,826 | 47.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,265 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 114 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,379 | 94.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Burdekin
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Arthur Coburn | 3,955 | 52.5 | ||
Labor | Ernest Russell | 3,318 | 44.0 | ||
Communist | Jack Penberthy | 267 | 3.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,540 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 66 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,606 | 91.6 | |||
Independent gain from Labor | Swing |
Cairns
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Crowley | 4,275 | 59.1 | ||
Country | Arthur Farr | 2,964 | 40.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,239 | 98.8 | |||
Informal votes | 88 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 7,327 | 87.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Callide
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Vince Jones | 6,038 | 65.8 | ||
Labor | Patrick Moore | 3,138 | 34.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,176 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 270 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,446 | 94.7 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Carnarvon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Paul Hilton | 4,500 | 50.8 | ||
Country | Sandy Cameron | 4,354 | 49.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,834 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 85 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,919 | 90.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Carpentaria
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Norm Smith | 2,709 | 62.9 | ||
Country | George Keyes | 1,358 | 31.5 | ||
Independent Labor | Merv Pether | 243 | 5.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,310 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 61 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,371 | 80.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Charters Towers
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Arthur Jones | 2,675 | 59.2 | ||
Liberal | George Ellis | 1,643 | 36.4 | ||
NQ Labor | Victor Hay | 201 | 4.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,519 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 124 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,643 | 96.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Chermside
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alex Dewar | 6,910 | 60.1 | ||
Labor | James Macarthur | 4,585 | 39.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,495 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 150 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 11,645 | 94.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Clayfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Harold Taylor | 7,459 | 74.6 | ||
Labor | Edmund Roberts | 2,539 | 25.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,998 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 70 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 10,068 | 91.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Condamine
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Eric Allpass | 5,800 | 62.1 | ||
Labor | Michael Lyons | 3,546 | 37.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,346 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 57 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,403 | 90.9 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Cook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Carlisle Wordsworth | 3,811 | 50.8 | ||
Labor | Jim Tully | 3,690 | 49.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,501 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 80 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,581 | 88.2 | |||
Country gain from Labor | Swing |
Cooroora
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | David Low | 6,390 | 72.6 | ||
Labor | Geoffrey Arnell | 2,411 | 27.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,801 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 73 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,874 | 92.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Coorparoo
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Hiley | 6,899 | 63.0 | ||
Labor | Erle Wettemeyer | 4,047 | 37.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,946 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 115 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 11,061 | 93.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Cunningham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Malcolm McIntyre | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Darlington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Tom Plunkett | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Fassifern
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Alf Muller | 6,788 | 76.2 | ||
Labor | Thomas Lythgo | 2,125 | 23.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,913 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 63 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,976 | 93.9 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Fitzroy
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Clark | 5,377 | 61.9 | ||
Liberal | Hugh Douglas | 3,313 | 38.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,690 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 84 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,774 | 93.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Flinders
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ernest Riordan | 1,907 | 47.5 | ||
Country | Gordon Stuart | 1,610 | 40.1 | ||
NQ Labor | Victor Casey | 291 | 7.3 | ||
Independent | William Hall | 207 | 5.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,015 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 58 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,073 | 84.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Fortitude Valley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Samuel Brassington | 5,853 | 57.6 | ||
Liberal | Gladstone Walker | 3,989 | 39.3 | ||
Communist | Albert Graham | 315 | 3.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,157 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 162 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 10,319 | 92.2 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
By-election
[edit]- This by-election was caused by the death of Samuel Brassington. It was held on 18 November 1950.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Mick Brosnan | 7,508 | 92.5 | +34.9 | |
Communist | Albert Graham | 610 | 7.5 | +4.4 | |
Total formal votes | 8,118 | 94.1 | −4.3 | ||
Informal votes | 508 | 5.9 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 8,626 | ||||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Gregory
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Devries | 2,594 | 64.1 | ||
Country | Gordon Lee | 1,450 | 35.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,044 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 29 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,073 | 86.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Haughton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Colin McCathie | 3,492 | 46.9 | ||
Liberal | Bill Longeran | 2,349 | 31.5 | ||
NQ Labor | Ernest O'Brien | 1,463 | 19.6 | ||
Communist | Gwendoline Phelan | 143 | 1.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,447 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 151 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,598 | 93.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Hinchinbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Cecil Jesson | 4,005 | 55.9 | ||
Liberal | Charles Mylrea | 3,158 | 44.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,163 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 141 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,304 | 90.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Ipswich
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ivor Marsden | 5,778 | 64.0 | ||
Liberal | Ralph Sherrington | 3,249 | 36.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,027 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 87 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,114 | 95.3 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Isis
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Jack Pizzey | 5,539 | 61.9 | ||
Labor | Frank Eastaughffe | 3,412 | 38.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,951 | 97.1 | |||
Informal votes | 269 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 9,220 | 95.0 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Ithaca
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Ned Hanlon | 6,380 | 60.7 | ||
Liberal | Charles Keen | 4,137 | 39.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,517 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 118 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,635 | 94.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
By-election
[edit]- This by-election was caused by the death of Ned Hanlon. It was held on 5 April 1952.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Leonard Eastment | 5,658 | 62.2 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | Douglas Lowndes | 3,241 | 35.6 | -3.7 | |
Communist | Edwin Bacon | 194 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Total formal votes | 9,093 | 99.1 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 80 | 0.9 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,173 | ||||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Kedron
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bruce Pie | 6,329 | 52.0 | ||
Labor | Jim Hadley | 5,830 | 48.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,159 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 101 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 12,260 | 94.9 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
By-election
[edit]- This by-election was caused by the resignation of Bruce Pie. It was held on 14 March 1951.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Eric Lloyd | 6,601 | 51.6 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | James Robertson | 6,185 | 48.4 | -3.6 | |
Total formal votes | 12,786 | 99.0 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 127 | 1.0 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,913 | 91.2 | −3.7 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.6 |
Kelvin Grove
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bert Turner | 5,785 | 56.2 | ||
Liberal | James Gibson | 4,515 | 43.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,300 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 106 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 10,406 | 94.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Keppel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Walter Ingram | 5,251 | 56.1 | ||
Country | Harry Beak | 4,112 | 43.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,363 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 70 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 9,433 | 94.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
By-election
[edit]- This by-election was caused by the death of Walter Ingram. It was held on 25 October 1952.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Viv Cooper | 5,272 | 53.0 | -3.1 | |
Country | Alfred Ganter | 4,454 | 44.8 | +0.9 | |
Independent Labor | Thomas Kelly | 222 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Total formal votes | 9,948 | 99.5 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 51 | 0.5 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 9,999 | 87.2 | −6.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Kurilpa
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Moores | 5,999 | 57.4 | ||
Liberal | John Aboud | 4,444 | 42.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,443 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 157 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 10,600 | 93.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Landsborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Frank Nicklin | unopposed | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Lockyer
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gordon Chalk | 5,564 | 63.2 | ||
Labor | Andrew Crilly | 2,219 | 25.2 | ||
Independent | Tom Ford | 1,019 | 11.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,802 | 99.6 | |||
Informal votes | 31 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 8,833 | 93.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mackay
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Graham | 4,129 | 55.0 | ||
Liberal | Noel Weder | 3,383 | 45.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,512 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 58 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,570 | 92.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Mackenzie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Paddy Whyte | 2,184 | 51.3 | ||
Country | William Holmes | 2,076 | 48.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,260 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 54 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,314 | 89.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Marodian
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | James Heading | 6,209 | 69.8 | ||
Labor | Thomas Williams | 2,686 | 30.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,895 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 53 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 8,948 | 90.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Maryborough
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | David Farrell | 6,397 | 65.5 | ||
Liberal | Robert Hunter | 3,377 | 34.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,774 | 98.0 | |||
Informal votes | 203 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,977 | 96.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Merthyr
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Moore | 5,948 | 56.0 | ||
Liberal | Albert Rees | 4,669 | 44.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,617 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 134 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 10,751 | 93.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Mirani
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Ernie Evans | 4,709 | 63.0 | ||
Labor | Matthew O'Neill | 2,764 | 37.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,473 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 52 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,525 | 92.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Mount Coot-tha
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Kenneth Morris | 7,032 | 60.1 | ||
Labor | Bryan Hurley | 4,668 | 39.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,700 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 117 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 11,817 | 93.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Mount Gravatt
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Felix Dittmer | 6,702 | 52.3 | ||
Liberal | Edward Knoblanch | 5,890 | 46.0 | ||
Independent | Donald Orr | 215 | 1.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 12,807 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 186 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 12,993 | 92.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Mourilyan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Peter Byrne | 3,168 | 43.5 | ||
Country | Andrew Laurie | 2,812 | 38.6 | ||
NQ Labor | William Batchelor | 1,028 | 14.1 | ||
Communist | Les Sullivan | 271 | 3.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,279 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 60 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 7,339 | 91.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Mulgrave
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Bob Watson | 3,559 | 48.8 | ||
Labor | Charles English | 3,208 | 44.0 | ||
NQ Labor | George Groth | 345 | 4.7 | ||
Communist | Frank Falls | 175 | 2.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,287 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 84 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 7,371 | 90.9 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Mundingburra
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NQ Labor | Tom Aikens | 3,348 | 42.6 | ||
Liberal | William Brackin | 2,664 | 33.7 | ||
Labor | Jim Mahony | 1,889 | 23.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,901 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 105 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 8,006 | 92.3 | |||
NQ Labor hold | Swing |
Murrumba
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | David Nicholson | 6,680 | 65.1 | ||
Labor | Eric Lloyd | 3,579 | 34.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,259 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 111 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,370 | 93.2 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Nash
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Thomas Dunstan | 4,584 | 50.1 | ||
Liberal | Ronald Witham | 4,559 | 49.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,143 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 52 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 9,195 | 94.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Norman
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Louis Luckins | 5,593 | 51.2 | ||
Labor | Edward Falk | 5,339 | 48.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,932 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 121 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 11,053 | 93.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
North Toowoomba
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Les Wood | 4,992 | 54.4 | ||
Liberal | Ralph Weppner | 4,178 | 45.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,170 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 70 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,240 | 89.0 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Nundah
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Roberts | 5,624 | 52.3 | ||
Liberal | William Cook | 5,122 | 47.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,746 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 123 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,869 | 93.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Port Curtis
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jim Burrows | 5,296 | 57.8 | ||
Liberal | Harold Jensen | 3,871 | 42.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,167 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 70 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,237 | 94.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Rockhampton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Larcombe | 4,709 | 51.3 | ||
Liberal | Ron Diamond | 4,464 | 48.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,173 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 90 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 9,263 | 92.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Roma
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | William Ewan | 2,631 | 53.3 | ||
Labor | James Kane | 2,308 | 46.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,939 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 54 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,993 | 93.7 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Sandgate
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eric Decker | 6,193 | 54.0 | ||
Labor | Herbert Robinson | 5,273 | 46.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,466 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 168 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 11,634 | 94.3 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sherwood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Tom Kerr | 6,765 | 58.4 | ||
Labor | Robert Mansfield | 4,813 | 41.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,578 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 96 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 11,674 | 93.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Somerset
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Duncan MacDonald | 5,113 | 57.7 | ||
Labor | John Perrett | 3,740 | 42.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,853 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 72 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,925 | 93.5 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
South Brisbane
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Vince Gair | 5,651 | 56.5 | ||
Liberal | Allan McLeod | 4,347 | 43.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,998 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 115 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 10,113 | 91.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Southport
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Eric Gaven | 4,768 | 49.0 | ||
Labor | Edgar Hill | 2,800 | 28.8 | ||
Independent | William Elson-Green | 2,167 | 22.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 9,735 | 99.6 | |||
Informal votes | 36 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 9,771 | 91.0 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Tablelands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Harold Collins | 4,033 | 53.6 | ||
Country | John Gargan | 2,992 | 39.8 | ||
NQ Labor | Tom Mackey | 496 | 6.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,521 | 99.3 | |||
Informal votes | 50 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 7,571 | 89.9 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Toowong
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alan Munro | 7,101 | 67.0 | ||
Labor | Frank Venables | 3,494 | 33.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,595 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 94 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 10,689 | 93.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Toowoomba
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Jack Duggan | 4,858 | 55.7 | ||
Liberal | Ralph Knight | 3,870 | 44.3 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,739 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 78 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 8,817 | 90.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Townsville
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | George Keyatta | 3,699 | 51.6 | ||
Liberal | John Taaffe | 2,753 | 38.4 | ||
NQ Labor | Pat Rooney | 517 | 7.2 | ||
Independent | Robert Baker | 198 | 2.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,167 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 99 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,266 | 86.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Warrego
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Harry O'Shea | 2,829 | 65.0 | ||
Country | Ernest Parr | 1,522 | 35.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,351 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 56 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,407 | 86.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
By-election
[edit]- This by-election was caused by the death of Harry O'Shea. It was held on 3 March 1951.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John Dufficy | 2,223 | 70.1 | +5.1 | |
Country | Victor Boettcher | 850 | 26.8 | -8.2 | |
Independent | John Sullivan | 96 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 3,169 | 99.4 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 18 | 0.6 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,187 | ||||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Warwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Otto Madsen | 5,965 | 68.4 | ||
Labor | Terry Keane | 2,758 | 31.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 8,723 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 67 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,790 | 93.4 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Whitsunday
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Lloyd Roberts | 3,416 | 45.3 | ||
Labor | John Casey | 2,748 | 36.5 | ||
Communist | Fred Paterson | 957 | 12.7 | ||
Independent | Michael McColl | 411 | 5.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 7,532 | 99.0 | |||
Informal votes | 76 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,608 | 91.6 | |||
Country hold | Swing |
Windsor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Tom Rasey | 5,213 | 50.1 | ||
Liberal | Alexander Devene | 5,184 | 49.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 10,397 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 94 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 10,491 | 93.6 | |||
Labor gain from Liberal | Swing |
Wynnum
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bill Gunn | 7,103 | 61.0 | ||
Liberal | Bill Dart | 4,548 | 39.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,651 | 99.1 | |||
Informal votes | 105 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 11,756 | 95.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Yeronga
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Winston Noble | 6,504 | 58.8 | ||
Labor | Thomas Doyle | 4,550 | 41.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 11,054 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 164 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 11,218 | 93.6 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]- 1950 Queensland state election
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1950
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1950-1953
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 April 1950". Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.