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1920 Queensland state election

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FieldValue
election_name1920 Queensland state election
countryQueensland
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1918 Queensland state election
previous_year1918
next_election1923 Queensland state election
next_year1923
seats_for_electionAll 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
turnout79.93 ( 0.34 pp)
election_date
image1[[File:Ted Theodore 1931.jpg170x170px]]
leader1Ted Theodore
leader_since1
party1Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
leaders_seat1Chillagoe
popular_vote1168,455
percentage147.77%
swing15.91
last_election148 seats, 53.68%
seats_before147
seats138
seat_change19
image2[[File:William Vowles - Queensland politician.jpg170x170px]]
leader2William Vowles
leader_since228 January 1920
party2Country
leaders_seat2Dalby
popular_vote260,170
percentage217.06%
swing217.06
last_election2Did not contest
seats_before211
seats218
seat_change27
image4[[File:Walter Barnes - Qld politician.jpg170x170px]]
leader4Walter Barnes
leader_since428 July 1920
party4National Party (Queensland, 1917)
leaders_seat4Bulimba
popular_vote490,730
percentage425.73%
swing418.89
last_election422 seats, 44.62%
seats_before411
seats413
seat_change42
image5
leader5Edward Swayne
leader_since5—
party5Northern Country Party
leaders_seat5Mirani
popular_vote520,246
percentage55.74%
swing5New party
last_election5Did not exist
seats_before51
seats53
seat_change52
titlePremier
before_electionTed Theodore
before_partyAustralian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
after_electionTed Theodore
after_partyAustralian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)

37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 9 October 1920 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was re-elected to its third term in office, having been in power since the 1915 election. It was Ted Theodore's first election as premier, following his election in 1919 to succeed T. J. Ryan as Labor leader.

During the previous term, the Queensland Country Party, had re-emerged from the National bloc, taking half of the Country Party's parliamentary seats with it. A Labor member, Alfred James, switched to the party, and the Maranoa by-election in 1919 saw them gain a seat at the expense of Labor. An additional party, the Northern Country Party, also formed during this time to represent the interests of North Queensland farmers and canegrowers. To avoid three-cornered contests with Labor, the three parties agreed upon a division of seats between themselves.

Key dates

DateEvent
10 September 1920The Parliament was dissolved.
10 September 1920Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
18 September 1920Close of nominations.
9 October 1920Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
12 November 1920The Theodore Ministry was reconstituted.
15 November 1920The writ was returned and the results formally declared.

Results

| turnout % = 79.93 | informal % = 1.01 |votes % = 47.77 |votes % = 25.73 |votes % = 17.06 |votes % = 5.74 |votes % = 1.72 |votes % = 1.20 |votes % = 0.79 |}

: 462,218 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 2 Country Party seats (Cooroora and Cunningham), 1 United Party seat (Albert) and 1 Labor seat (Mitchell) were unopposed.

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1920 election.

Party changes before election

The following seats changed party representation before the election due to the split of the National party.

SeatIncumbent memberFormer partyNew party
AlbertJohn AppelNational Party
AubignyArthur MooreNational Party
BurnettBernard CorserNational Party
CoorooraHarry WalkerNational Party
DalbyWilliam VowlesNational Party
DraytonWilliam BebbingtonNational Party
FassifernErnest BellNational Party
LoganAlfred JamesLabor Party
MiraniEdward SwayneNational Party
MurillaGodfrey MorganNational Party
MurrumbaRichard WarrenNational Party
NanangoRobert HodgeNational Party

Seats changing hands at election

SeatIncumbent memberPartyNew memberParty
BurrumAlbert WhitfordLaborWilliam Brand
CarnarvonDonald GunnNationalEdward Costello
CunninghamFrancis GraysonIndependentWilliam Deacon
EnoggeraWilliam LloydLaborJim Kerr
KennedyJames O'SullivanLaborJohn Jones
LoganAlfred JamesCountryReginald King
MaranoaThomas SpencerCountryCharles Conroy
MerthyrPeter McLachlanLaborPeter MacGregor
MusgraveThomas ArmfieldLaborHenry Cattermull
NanangoRobert HodgeCountryJim Edwards
PittsworthPercy BayleyIndependentCecil Roberts
Port CurtisGeorge CarterLaborJohn Fletcher
StanleyHenry SomersetNationalFrederick Nott
TownsvilleDaniel RyanLaborWilliam Green
Wide BayAndrew ThompsonLaborHarry Clayton
  • Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
  • Sitting Country member for Maranoa, Thomas Spencer won this seat from Labor at the 1919 by-election.

References

References

  1. (10 September 1920). "A Proclamation".
  2. {{Gazette QLD. (10 September 1920)
  3. Australian Government and Politics Database. (1976). "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 12 May 1923". Australian National University.
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