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1923 Queensland state election

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FieldValue
election_name1923 Queensland state election
countryQueensland
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1920 Queensland state election
previous_year1920
next_election1926 Queensland state election
next_year1926
seats_for_electionAll 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
turnout82.23 ( 2.30 pp)
election_date
image1[[File:Ted Theodore 1931.jpg170x170px]]
leader1Ted Theodore
leader_since1
party1Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
leaders_seat1Chillagoe
popular_vote1175,659
percentage148.13%
swing10.38
last_election138 seats, 47.77%
seats143
seat_change15
image2UP
leader2No leader
party2United Party
popular_vote2131,810
percentage236.12%
colour287CEEB
swing210.39
last_election2New party
seats216
seat_change23
image3[[File:William Vowles - Queensland politician.jpg170x170px]]
leader3William Vowles
leader_since328 January 1920
party3Country
leaders_seat3Dalby
popular_vote339,534
percentage310.83%
swing34.16
last_election318 seats, 17.06%
seats313
seat_change34
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 12 May 1923 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its fourth continuous term in office since the 1915 election; it would be Premier Ted Theodore's second election.

Key dates

DateEvent
13 April 1923The Parliament was dissolved.
13 April 1923Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
20 April 1923Close of nominations.
12 May 1923Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
23 June 1923The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
2 July 1923The Theodore Ministry was reconstituted.
10 July 1923Parliament resumed for business.

Results

| turnout % = 82.23 | informal % = 1.17 |votes % = 48.13 |votes % = 36.12 |votes % = 10.83 |votes % = 1.30 |votes % = 3.62 |votes % =
|}

: 475,957 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 2 Country Party seats (Cooroora and Wide Bay), 1 United Party seat (Albert) and 1 Labor seat (Barcoo) were unopposed.

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1923 election.

SeatIncumbent memberPartyNew memberParty
AlbertJohn AppelCountryJohn Appel
BulimbaWalter BarnesUnitedHarry Wright
DraytonWilliam BebbingtonCountrySeat abolished
Kelvin GroveNew seatWilliam Lloyd
KennedyJohn JonesUnitedHarry Bruce
MerthyrPeter MacGregorUnitedPeter McLachlan
MusgraveHenry CattermullCountrySeat abolished
NanangoJim EdwardsIndependent CountryJim Edwards
NormanbyJens PetersonLaborJens Peterson
PittsworthCecil RobertsIndependent CountrySeat abolished
Port CurtisJohn FletcherUnitedGeorge Carter
SandgateNew seatHubert Sizer
TownsvilleWilliam GreenUnitedMaurice Hynes
WynnumNew seatWalter Barnes
  • Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
  • The United party member for Bulimba, Walter Barnes instead contested the new seat of Wynnum and won.
  • The Country party member for the abolished seat of Drayton, William Bebbington instead contested the seat of Rosewood and lost.
  • The United party member for the Kennedy, John Jones instead contested the seat of Queenton and lost.
  • The Country party member for the abolished seat of Musgrave, Henry Cattermull instead contested the seat of Bundaberg and lost.
  • The Independent Country party member for the abolished seat of Pittsworth, Cecil Roberts instead contested the seat of Cunningham and lost.

References

References

  1. (13 April 1923). "A Proclamation".
  2. {{Gazette QLD. (13 April 1923)
  3. {{Gazette QLD. (2 July 1923)
  4. {{Gazette QLD. (14 June 1923)
  5. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 12 May 1923".
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