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1935 Queensland state election

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Field	Value
election_name	1935 Queensland state election
country	Queensland
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1932 Queensland state election
previous_year	1932
next_election	1938 Queensland state election
next_year	1938
elected_members	Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938
outgoing_members	Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
registered	507,760 3.2%
seats_for_election	All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
election_date	11 May 1935
turnout	470,691 (92.70%)
(0.12 pp)
party1	Labor
colour1	E13940
image1	[[File:William Forgan Smith 1942 (cropped).jpg	170x170px]]
leader1	William Forgan Smith
leader_since1	27 May 1929
leaders_seat1	Mackay
last_election1	33 seats, 49.89%
seats1	46
seat_change1	13
popular_vote1	247,135
percentage1	53.43%
swing1	3.54 pp
party2	CPNP
colour2	008A8A
image2	[[File:Nla.obj-162350456-1 (cropped).jpg	170x170px]]
leader2	Arthur Edward Moore
leader_since2	19 April 1924
leaders_seat2	Aubigny
last_election2	28 seats, 45.21%
seats2	16
seat_change2	12
popular_vote2	156,325
percentage2	33.80%
swing2	11.41 pp
title	Premier
before_election	William Forgan Smith
before_party	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)
after_election	William Forgan Smith
after_party	Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch)

32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority (0.12 pp)

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 May 1935 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a second term after having defeated the Country and Progressive National Party in the 1932 election.

Labor received a significant swing and gained 13 seats. The election took place on new boundaries for the second election in a row.

Key dates

Date	Event
20 March 1935	The new electoral boundaries were proclaimed.
9 April 1935	The Parliament was dissolved.
10 April 1935	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.
17 April 1935	Close of nominations.
11 May 1935	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
21 May 1935	The Forgan Smith Ministry was re-sworn in.
8 June 1935	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
26 August 1935	Parliament resumed for business.

Results

Main article: Results of the 1935 Queensland state election

Party	Primary vote	Seats	Votes	%	Swing (pp)	Seats	Change
		Labor	247,135	53.43	+3.55	46	13
	Country and Progressive National	156,325	33.80	−11.41	16	12
		Social Credit	32,447	7.02	+7.02	0
		Communist	6,101	1.32	+1.09	0
		Women's Political Association	2,898	0.68	+0.68	0
		Independent Labor	1,918	0.42	+0.01	0
		Independents	15,681	3.39	+0.94	0	1
Total	462,505	100.00		62
Invalid/blank votes	8,186	1.74	–0.61	–	–
Turnout	470,691	92.70	–0.12	–	–
Registered voters	507,760	–	–	–	–

Seats changing party representation

This table lists changes in party representation at the 1935 election.

Seat	Incumbent member	Party	Party
Baroona	New seat	Bill Power		Labor
Carnarvon	Edward Costello		CPNP	Paul Hilton
Cook	James Kenny		CPNP	Harold Collins
East Toowoomba	James Annand		CPNP	James Kane
Fassifern	Arnold Wienholt		Independent	Alf Muller
Fitzroy	Jens Peterson		CPNP	Jim Clark
Gympie	Vivian Tozer		CPNP	Thomas Dunstan
Kennedy	Arthur Fadden		CPNP	Cecil Jesson
Logan	Reginald King		CPNP	John Brown
Mirani	Edward Swayne		CPNP	Ted Walsh
Murilla	Godfrey Morgan		CPNP	Seat abolished
Sandgate	Hubert Sizer		CPNP	Roland Hislop
Warwick	George Barnes		CPNP	John Healy
Windsor	Charles Taylor		CPNP	Herbert Williams
Wynnum	James Bayley		CPNP	John Donnelly

Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
The CPNP sitting member for Cook, James Kenny instead contested the seat of Sandgate and lost.
The CPNP sitting member for Kennedy, Arthur Fadden instead contested the seat of Mirani and lost.
The CPNP sitting member for the abolished district of Murilla, Godfrey Morgan contested the seat of Dalby and won.

References

(20 March 1935). "A Proclamation".
{{Gazette QLD. (9 April 1935)
{{Gazette QLD. (10 April 1935)
{{Gazette QLD. (21 May 1935)
{{Gazette QLD. (1 August 1935)
(1974). "Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964". [[Australia National University]] (ANU).

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