Results of the 1932 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 11 June 1932[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1929–1935 >>

Enrolled voters 492,036
Votes cast 456,706 Turnout 92.82% +3.67%
Informal votes 5,144 Informal 1.13% –0.43%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 225,270 49.89% +9.73% 33 +5
  CPNP 204,158 45.21% –9.02% 28 -15
  Queensland Party 7,590 1.68% +1.68% 0 ± 0
  Independent Labor 1,831 0.41% +0.41% 0 ± 0
  Communist 1,057 0.23% –0.45% 0 ± 0
  Lang Labor 587 0.13% +0.13% 0 ± 0
  Independent 11,069 2.45% –2.42% 1 – 1
Total 451,562     62  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1932 Queensland state election.

At the time, the voting system in Queensland was based on contingency voting, which was similar to the modern optional preferential voting system. In electorates with 3 or more candidates, preferences were not distributed if a candidate received more than 50% of the primary vote.

If none received more than 50%, all except the top two candidates were eliminated from the count and their preferences distributed between the two leaders, with the one receiving the most votes declared the winner.

Results by electoral district

Albert

1932 Queensland state election: Albert[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Tom Plunkett 4,920 63.3
Labor Henry Wilson 2,847 36.7
Total formal votes 7,767 99.6
Informal votes 33 0.4
Turnout 7,800 94.2
CPNP hold Swing

Aubigny

1932 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Arthur Moore 4,806 66.7
Labor Benjamin Costin 2,394 33.3
Total formal votes 7,200 99.3
Informal votes 49 0.7
Turnout 7,249 96.4
CPNP hold Swing

Barcoo

1932 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Bulcock unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Bowen

1932 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 3,926 57.1
CPNP Thomas Mann 2,948 42.9
Total formal votes 6,874 98.9
Informal votes 78 1.1
Turnout 6,952 94.8
Labor hold Swing

Bremer

1932 Queensland state election: Bremer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Cooper unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Brisbane

1932 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Funnell 5,479 59.9
CPNP George Mocatta 2,839 31.0
Lang Labor Herbert Carrigan 400 4.4
Independent Marion Steel 180 2.0
Queensland Party William Allen 172 1.9
Total formal votes 9,142 97.1
Informal votes 277 2.9
Turnout 9,419 87.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bulimba

1932 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Copley 5,919 62.8
CPNP Irene Longman 3,320 35.2
Communist Bernie Besant 193 2.0
Total formal votes 9,432 99.1
Informal votes 89 0.9
Turnout 9,521 94.5
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bundaberg

1932 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Barber unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Buranda

1932 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Hanson 5,722 66.0
CPNP Tom Kerr 2,947 34.0
Total formal votes 8,669 98.8
Informal votes 106 1.2
Turnout 8,775 86.1
Labor hold Swing

Cairns

1932 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John O'Keefe 5,354 65.3
CPNP James McDonald 2,850 34.7
Total formal votes 8,204 99.3
Informal votes 60 0.7
Turnout 8,264 94.1
Labor hold Swing

Carnarvon

1932 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Edward Costello 3,214 46.8
Labor Paul Hilton 3,032 44.2
Independent James Ferris 621 9.0
Total formal votes 6,867 99.2
Informal votes 54 0.8
Turnout 6,921 93.8
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Edward Costello 3,547 52.7
Labor Paul Hilton 3,186 47.3
CPNP hold Swing

Carpentaria

1932 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mullan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Charters Towers

1932 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 4,580 63.6
CPNP Herbert Poole 2,621 36.4
Total formal votes 7,201 98.9
Informal votes 81 1.1
Turnout 7,282 91.9
Labor hold Swing

Cook

1932 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP James Kenny 3,742 50.4
Labor William Gardner 3,684 49.6
Total formal votes 7,426 98.7
Informal votes 94 1.3
Turnout 7,520 92.9
CPNP hold Swing

Cooroora

1932 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Harry Walker 4,516 68.4
Labor Roy Reid 2,087 31.6
Total formal votes 6,603 99.3
Informal votes 49 0.7
Turnout 6,652 88.0
CPNP hold Swing

Cunningham

1932 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP William Deacon 4,767 66.8
Labor John Archibald 2,369 33.2
Total formal votes 7,136 99.3
Informal votes 51 0.7
Turnout 7,187 92.3
CPNP hold Swing

Dalby

1932 Queensland state election: Dalby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Jim Sparkes 3,904 53.8
Labor Adolphus Baker 3,349 46.2
Total formal votes 7,253 99.2
Informal votes 56 0.8
Turnout 7,309 93.3
CPNP hold Swing

East Toowoomba

1932 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Robert Roberts 4,005 49.3
Labor James Strohfeld 3,347 41.2
Independent Frank Common 773 9.5
Total formal votes 8,125 99.0
Informal votes 79 1.0
Turnout 8,204 94.6
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Robert Roberts 4,337 55.4
Labor James Strohfeld 3,485 44.6
CPNP hold Swing

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Robert Roberts. It was held on 18 August 1934.
1934 East Toowoomba state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP James Annand 4,227 51.0 +1.7
Labor James Kane 4,055 49.0 +7.8
Total formal votes 8,282
Informal votes
Turnout
CPNP hold Swing −4.4

Enoggera

1932 Queensland state election: Enoggera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Taylor 4,576 52.2
CPNP Jim Kerr 4,184 47.8
Total formal votes 8,760 99.0
Informal votes 92 1.0
Turnout 8,852 95.2
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Fassifern

1932 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Arnold Wienholt unopposed
Independent gain from CPNP Swing

Fitzroy

1932 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Jens Peterson 3,685 49.8
Labor Thomas Maher 3,413 46.2
Queensland Party Robert Hartley 254 3.4
Independent Clarence Wain 40 0.5
Total formal votes 7,392 99.1
Informal votes 69 0.9
Turnout 7,461 95.4
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Jens Peterson 3,763 52.1
Labor Thomas Maher 3,452 47.8
CPNP hold Swing

Fortitude Valley

1932 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Wilson 6,417 69.2
CPNP John McLennan 2,851 30.8
Total formal votes 9,268 98.6
Informal votes 128 1.4
Turnout 9,396 90.3
Labor hold Swing

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Thomas Wilson. It was held on 15 July 1933.
1933 Fortitude Valley state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Brassington 6,247 66.2 −3.0
Independent Country John McLennan 1,903 20.2 +20.2
Industrial Labor Charles McLarry 557 6.0 +6.0
Independent Daniel Miller 379 4.0 +4.0
Independent Labor Albert Thompson 350 3.7 +3.7
Total formal votes 9,436
Informal votes
Turnout
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gregory

1932 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Pollock unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gympie

1932 Queensland state election: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Vivian Tozer 4,116 51.5
Labor Thomas Dunstan 3,869 48.5
Total formal votes 7,985 99.5
Informal votes 36 0.5
Turnout 8,021 94.1
CPNP hold Swing

Hamilton

1932 Queensland state election: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Hugh Russell 5,202 58.9
Labor Alfred Jones 3,533 40.0
Queensland Party James Trotter 100 1.1
Total formal votes 8,835 99.1
Informal votes 76 0.9
Turnout 8,911 87.5
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Herbert

1932 Queensland state election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Pease 4,573 66.5
CPNP Clarence Page 2,307 33.5
Total formal votes 6,880 98.1
Informal votes 134 1.9
Turnout 7,014 90.3
Labor hold Swing

Ipswich

1932 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Gledson 5,081 59.3
CPNP James Walker 3,492 40.7
Total formal votes 8,573 99.1
Informal votes 74 0.9
Turnout 8,647 95.8
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Isis

1932 Queensland state election: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP William Brand 3,868 56.2
Labor Albert Jones 2,569 37.3
Queensland Party John Murray 442 6.4
Total formal votes 6,879 99.0
Informal votes 71 1.0
Turnout 6,950 95.7
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Ithaca

1932 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ned Hanlon 5,497 59.6
CPNP Thomas Thatcher 3,722 40.4
Total formal votes 9,219 99.3
Informal votes 69 0.7
Turnout 9,288 93.9
Labor hold Swing

Kelvin Grove

1932 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Waters 5,305 56.7
CPNP Richard Hill 3,647 38.9
Queensland Party Andrew Knox 337 3.6
Communist Keith Richards 76 0.8
Total formal votes 9,365 99.4
Informal votes 55 0.6
Turnout 9,420 94.1
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Kennedy

1932 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Arthur Fadden 3,747 50.6
Labor Patrick Hayes 3,653 49.4
Total formal votes 7,400 98.4
Informal votes 119 1.6
Turnout 7,519 92.2
CPNP gain from Labor Swing

Keppel

1932 Queensland state election: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Owen Daniel 3,839 51.6
Labor William Clayton 3,653 48.4
Total formal votes 7,443 98.8
Informal votes 92 1.2
Turnout 7,535 95.6
CPNP hold Swing

Kurilpa

1932 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kerry Copley 5,177 56.5
CPNP James Fry 3,826 41.8
Independent Hans Bang 157 1.7
Total formal votes 9,160 97.2
Informal votes 263 2.8
Turnout 9,423 92.4
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Logan

1932 Queensland state election: Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Reginald King 4,301 50.1
Labor Joe Cranitch 4,087 47.6
Independent Labor Patrick Coffey 191 2.2
Total formal votes 8,579 99.0
Informal votes 84 1.0
Turnout 8,663 94.7
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Mackay

1932 Queensland state election: Mackay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Forgan Smith 4,535 61.4
CPNP Alexander Mackay 2,670 36.1
Independent Arthur Williams 183 2.5
Total formal votes 7,388 98.7
Informal votes 99 1.3
Turnout 7,487 88.1
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Maranoa

1932 Queensland state election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Conroy 4,148 62.2
CPNP Ernest Thomas 2,360 35.4
Queensland Party Daniel O'Brien 164 2.5
Total formal votes 6,672 99.0
Informal votes 70 1.0
Turnout 6,742 90.2
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Maree

1932 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William King 5,025 54.6
CPNP Louis Luckins 3,891 42.2
Queensland Party John Perry 163 1.8
Social Credit Hugh Phair 133 1.4
Total formal votes 9,212 99.1
Informal votes 82 0.9
Turnout 9,294 93.2
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Maryborough

1932 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Stopford 4,862 58.7
CPNP John Blackley 2,748 33.2
Independent Alan Price 425 5.1
Communist Harold McElligott 243 2.9
Total formal votes 8,278 97.2
Informal votes 235 2.8
Turnout 8,513 96.1
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Merthyr

1932 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Keogh 4,780 51.6
CPNP Patrick Kerwin 4,293 46.4
Lang Labor Kenneth McDonald 187 2.0
Total formal votes 9,259 99.4
Informal votes 54 0.6
Turnout 9,313 84.0
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Mirani

1932 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Edward Swayne 3,083 45.7
Labor Alexander Gardner 2,958 43.8
Queensland Party Peter McCowan 711 10.5
Total formal votes 6,752 99.2
Informal votes 56 0.8
Turnout 6,808 92.1
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Edward Swayne 3,549 53.6
Labor Alexander Gardner 3,076 46.4
CPNP hold Swing

Mundingburra

1932 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dash 4,921 66.9
CPNP John Garbutt 2,434 33.1
Total formal votes 7,355 99.2
Informal votes 58 0.8
Turnout 7,413 94.4
Labor hold Swing

Murilla

1932 Queensland state election: Murilla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Godfrey Morgan 3,898 58.6
Labor Samuel Brassington 2,753 41.4
Total formal votes 6,651 98.7
Informal votes 90 1.3
Turnout 6,741 94.1
CPNP hold Swing

Murrumba

1932 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Frank Nicklin 4,206 61.1
Labor David Moorcroft 2,271 33.0
Queensland Party William Bradley 410 5.9
Total formal votes 6,887 98.7
Informal votes 88 1.3
Turnout 6,975 93.3
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Nanango

1932 Queensland state election: Nanango
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Jim Edwards 4,162 56.3
Labor Thomas Reordan 2,442 33.0
Independent G.W. Young 791 10.7
Total formal votes 7,395 99.5
Informal votes 40 0.5
Turnout 7,435 94.5
CPNP hold Swing

Normanby

1932 Queensland state election: Normanby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley 4,183 59.9
CPNP Thomas O'Brien 2,805 40.1
Total formal votes 6,988 98.9
Informal votes 80 1.1
Turnout 7,068 93.2
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Nundah

1932 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Hayes 4,493 51.2
CPNP William Kelso 3,933 44.8
Independent Jack MacDonald 358 4.1
Total formal votes 8,784 99.4
Informal votes 56 0.6
Turnout 8,840 94.0
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Oxley

1932 Queensland state election: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Thomas Nimmo 5,294 56.9
Labor James MacArthur 4,005 43.1
Total formal votes 9,2999 98.6
Informal votes 132 1.4
Turnout 9,431 94.3
CPNP hold Swing

Port Curtis

1932 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tommy Williams 3,805 51.2
CPNP Frank Butler 3,625 48.8
Total formal votes 7,430 99.5
Informal votes 39 0.5
Turnout 7,469 94.9
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Rockhampton

1932 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 5,331 60.7
Independent Thomas Dunlop 2,346 26.7
Independent Joseph Conachan 1,101 12.5
Total formal votes 8,778 99.0
Informal votes 92 1.0
Turnout 8,870 93.2
Labor gain from Independent Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Sandgate

1932 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Hubert Sizer 4,711 50.8
Labor Herbert McPhail 4,194 45.2
Queensland Party Benjamin White 374 4.0
Total formal votes 9,279 99.2
Informal votes 76 0.8
Turnout 9,355 94.7
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

South Brisbane

1932 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Gair 4,737 52.2
CPNP Neil MacGroarty 3,972 43.8
Queensland Party Joseph Clancy 364 4.0
Total formal votes 9,073 98.0
Informal votes 182 2.0
Turnout 9,255 94.7
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Stanley

1932 Queensland state election: Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Ernest Grimstone 3,984 56.0
Labor Francis Staunton 2,278 32.0
Independent Ernest Cannell 834 12.9
Total formal votes 7,096 99.4
Informal votes 44 0.6
Turnout 7,140 95.6
CPNP hold Swing

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Ernest Grimstone. It was held on 9 December 1933.
1933 Stanley state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Roy Bell 4,336 68.3 +12.3
Independent Alfred Langdon 2,013 31.7 +31.7
Total formal votes 6,349 97.3 −2.1
Informal votes 177 2.7 +2.1
Turnout 6,526 83.0 −12.6
CPNP hold Swing N/A

The Tableland

1932 Queensland state election: The Tableland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Bruce 3,664 52.1
CPNP Ernest Atherton 3,375 47.9
Total formal votes 7,039 98.2
Informal votes 126 1.8
Turnout 7,165 93.4
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Toowong

1932 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP James Maxwell 5,354 58.9
Labor Edward Turner 3,105 34.2
Queensland Party James Trotter 428 4.7
Independent Charles Graves 196 2.2
Total formal votes 9,083 99.3
Informal votes 61 0.7
Turnout 9,144 94.0
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Toowoomba

1932 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Evan Llewelyn 4,456 52.4
CPNP James Annand 8,568 43.3
Communist Fred Paterson 359 4.2
Total formal votes 8,499 99.2
Turnout 8,568 92.8
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Townsville

1932 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Hynes 5,686 73.0
Independent John Burns 1,990 25.5
Communist Douglas Price 114 1.5
Total formal votes 7,790 98.8
Informal votes 92 1.2
Turnout 7,882 92.0
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Warrego

1932 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Randolph Bedford 3,171 55.3
CPNP John Fletcher 1,870 32.6
Independent Labor John Kerr 689 12.0
Total formal votes 5,730 98.9
Informal votes 63 1.1
Turnout 5,793 85.6
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Warwick

1932 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP George Barnes 3,865 51.7
Labor John Healy 3,399 45.5
Queensland Party Alice Chambers 209 2.8
Total formal votes 7,473 99.4
Informal votes 43 0.6
Turnout 7,516 96.1
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

West Moreton

1932 Queensland state election: West Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Ted Maher 3,723 52.0
Labor Lorenz Krebs 2,349 32.8
Queensland Party Christy Littman 684 9.6
Independent William Cooper 400 5.6
Total formal votes 7,156 99.2
Informal votes 56 0.8
Turnout 7,212 95.5
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Wide Bay

1932 Queensland state election: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Harry Clayton 4,214 62.4
Labor John Brown 2,535 37.6
Total formal votes 6,749 97.4
Informal votes 180 2.6
Turnout 6,929 93.7
CPNP hold Swing

Windsor

1932 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Charles Taylor 4,291 46.7
Labor Ernest Manchester 3,395 37.0
Independent Labor Donald MacKenzie 951 10.4
Independent Francis Corbett 541 5.9
Total formal votes 9,178 99.1
Informal votes 83 0.9
Turnout 9,261 88.6
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Charles Taylor 4,522 54.0
Labor Ernest Manchester 3,852 46.0
CPNP hold Swing

Wynnum

1932 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Walter Barnes 4,224 49.5
Labor John Donnelly 3,658 42.9
Queensland Party William Argaet 651 7.6
Total formal votes 8,533 99.3
Informal votes 60 0.7
Turnout 8,593 93.1
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Walter Barnes 4,684 53.8
Labor John Donnelly 3,761 46.2
CPNP hold Swing

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Walter Barnes. It was held on 29 April 1933.
1933 Wynnum state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP James Bayley 4,170 46.3 −3.2
Labor John Donnelly 4,096 45.5 +2.6
Queensland Party William Argaet 505 6.3 −1.3
Communist Bert Hurworth 167 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 8,998 98.9 −0.4
Informal votes 101 1.1 +0.4
Turnout 9,099
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP James Bayley 4,385 50.9 −2.9
Labor John Donnelly 4,236 49.1 +2.9
CPNP hold Swing −2.9

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 11 June 1932". Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. ^ 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.