Results of the 1935 Queensland state election

Queensland state election, 11 May 1935[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 507,760[1]
Votes cast 470,691 Turnout 92.70% –0.12%
Informal votes 8,186 Informal 1.74% +0.61%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 247,135 53.43% +3.55% 46 +13
  CPNP 204,158 33.80% –11.41% 16 –12
  Social Credit 32,447 7.02% +7.02% 0 ± 0
  Communist 6,101 1.32% +1.09% 0 ± 0
  Women's Political Alliance 2,898 0.63% +0.63% 0 ± 0
  Ind. Labor 1,918 0.42% +0.01% 0 ± 0
  Independent 15,681 3.39% +0.94% 0 – 1
Total 510,338     62  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1935 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

1935 Queensland state election: Albert[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Tom Plunkett 4,452 53.5
Social Credit George Gray 3,875 46.5
Total formal votes 8,327 97.1
Informal votes 245 2.9
Turnout 8,572 91.4
CPNP hold Swing

Aubigny

1935 Queensland state election: Aubigny
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Arthur Moore unopposed
CPNP hold Swing

Barcoo

1935 Queensland state election: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Bulcock unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Baroona

1935 Queensland state election: Baroona
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Power 5,835 69.2
Social Credit Julius Streeter 2,600 30.8
Total formal votes 8,435 96.3
Informal votes 320 3.7
Turnout 8,755 89.7
Labor hold Swing

Bowen

1935 Queensland state election: Bowen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Collins 3,943 52.6
CPNP Arthur Bradford 2,205 29.4
Communist Fred Paterson 1,173 15.6
Independent George Kent 181 2.4
Total formal votes 7,502 98.5
Informal votes 113 1.5
Turnout 7,615 93.9
Labor hold Swing

By-elections

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Charles Collins. It was held on 20 June 1936.
1936 Bowen state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ernest Riordan 2,623 36.2 −16.4
Country John Smith 2,294 31.7 +2.3
Communist Fred Paterson 1,755 24.3 +8.7
Social Credit Henry Madden 449 6.2 +6.2
Independent William Morgan 116 1.6 +1.6
Total formal votes 7,237 99.2 +0.7
Informal votes 62 0.8 −0.7
Turnout 7,299 87.8 −6.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ernest Riordan 3,592 59.2
Country John Smith 2,472 40.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bremer

1935 Queensland state election: Bremer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Cooper 7,166 87.5
Communist Geordie Burns 1,026 12.5
Total formal votes 8,192 97.4
Informal votes 220 2.6
Turnout 8,412 94.6
Labor hold Swing

Brisbane

1935 Queensland state election: Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Funnell 5,500 64.4
Independent Labor Henry Shea 1,918 22.5
Social Credit Charles Martin 1,118 13.1
Total formal votes 8,536 97.2
Informal votes 244 2.8
Turnout 8,780 84.3
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Robert Funnell. It was held on 4 April 1936.
1936 Brisbane state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Johnno Mann 4,726 65.5 +1.1
Independent Edwyn Roper 1,720 23.8 +23.8
Social Credit Charles Martin 770 10.7 −2.4
Total formal votes 7,216 98.5 +1.3
Informal votes 113 1.5 −1.3
Turnout 7,329 74.2 −10.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Bulimba

1935 Queensland state election: Bulimba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Copley 6,013 66.8
CPNP Clive Lambourne 2,445 27.1
Communist Donald Parker 546 6.1
Total formal votes 9,004 98.4
Informal votes 149 1.6
Turnout 9,153 95.0
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Bundaberg

1935 Queensland state election: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bernard McLean 4,738 52.4
Social Credit Henry Clegton 3,029 33.5
CPNP Edward Redmond 1,279 14.1
Total formal votes 9,046 99.3
Informal votes 62 0.7
Turnout 9,108 96.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Buranda

1935 Queensland state election: Buranda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Hanson 6,139 64.2
CPNP Charles Edwards 2,570 26.9
Social Credit John Read 860 9.0
Total formal votes 9,569 98.7
Informal votes 126 1.3
Turnout 9,695 93.3
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Cairns

1935 Queensland state election: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John O'Keefe 5,285 69.3
Social Credit John Clayton 1,910 25.1
Independent Alan Tucker 429 5.6
Total formal votes 7,624 98.1
Informal votes 147 1.9
Turnout 7,771 90.2
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Carnarvon

1935 Queensland state election: Carnarvon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Hilton 4,157 52.8
CPNP Edward Costello 3,110 39.5
Social Credit Ernest Hall 605 7.7
Total formal votes 7,872 99.2
Informal votes 62 0.8
Turnout 7,934 91.9
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Carpentaria

1935 Queensland state election: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Mullan unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Charters Towers

1935 Queensland state election: Charters Towers
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Wellington 4,443 64.5
Independent Frederick Thornleigh 2,020 29.3
Independent Alexander Hunter 425 6.2
Total formal votes 6,888 99.0
Informal votes 70 1.0
Turnout 6,958 90.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Cook

1935 Queensland state election: Cook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Collins 4,051 53.7
CPNP Ernest Atherton 1,965 26.0
Social Credit Richard Boorman 1,528 20.3
Total formal votes 7,544 98.4
Informal votes 122 1.6
Turnout 7,666 90.7
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Cooroora

1935 Queensland state election: Cooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Harry Walker 5,700 66.6
Women's Political Alliance Nora Solly 2,898 33.4
Total formal votes 8,688 98.1
Informal votes 165 1.9
Turnout 8,853 93.7
CPNP hold Swing

Cunningham

1935 Queensland state election: Cunningham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP William Deacon unopposed
CPNP hold Swing

Dalby

1935 Queensland state election: Dalby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Godfrey Morgan 4,373 51.8
Labor George Wilkes 4,061 48.2
Total formal votes 8,434 99.0
Informal votes 84 1.0
Turnout 8,518 93.1
CPNP hold Swing

East Toowoomba

1935 Queensland state election: East Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Kane 4,400 54.4
CPNP James Annand 3,696 45.6
Total formal votes 8,096 98.5
Informal votes 123 1.5
Turnout 8,219 92.5
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Enoggera

1935 Queensland state election: Enoggera
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Taylor 6,383 69.0
CPNP Richard Hill 2,862 31.0
Total formal votes 9,245 98.4
Informal votes 151 1.6
Turnout 9,396 93.9
Labor hold Swing

Fassifern

1935 Queensland state election: Fassifern
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Alf Muller 5,515 62.1
Labor James Ryan 3,368 37.9
Total formal votes 8,883 98.9
Informal votes 100 1.1
Turnout 8,983 94.4
CPNP hold Swing

Fitzroy

1935 Queensland state election: Fitzroy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jim Clark 5,587 63.3
CPNP Albert Pearson 3,233 36.7
Total formal votes 8,820 98.5
Informal votes 133 1.5
Turnout 8,953 94.3
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Fortitude Valley

1935 Queensland state election: Fortitude Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Samuel Brassington 6,481 72.3
CPNP Nicholas Lockyer 2,248 25.1
Communist Mick Ryan 230 2.6
Total formal votes 8,959 98.9
Informal votes 101 1.1
Turnout 9,060 93.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Gregory

1935 Queensland state election: Gregory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Pollock unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gympie

1935 Queensland state election: Gympie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Dunstan 4,105 56.7
CPNP Vivian Tozer 3,138 43.3
Total formal votes 7,243 99.1
Informal votes 68 0.9
Turnout 7,311 94.2
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Hamilton

1935 Queensland state election: Hamilton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Hugh Russell 5,647 65.8
Labor John Moir 2,936 34.2
Total formal votes 8,583 98.5
Informal votes 134 1.5
Turnout 8,717 90.0
CPNP hold Swing

Herbert

1935 Queensland state election: Herbert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Pease 5,590 63.7
Independent Roy Sherrington 1,661 18.9
Communist Jack Henry 1,520 17.3
Total formal votes 8,771 98.2
Informal votes 158 1.8
Turnout 8,929 88.1
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Ipswich

1935 Queensland state election: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor David Gledson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Isis

1935 Queensland state election: Isis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP William Brand 4,817 58.1
Labor Dudley Ryder 3,472 41.9
Total formal votes 8,289 98.5
Informal votes 123 1.5
Turnout 8,412 95.0
CPNP hold Swing

Ithaca

1935 Queensland state election: Ithaca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ned Hanlon unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Kelvin Grove

1935 Queensland state election: Kelvin Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Waters 6,417 69.7
CPNP Benjamin White 2,784 30.3
Total formal votes 9,201 98.4
Informal votes 151 1.6
Turnout 9,352 93.8
Labor hold Swing

Kennedy

1935 Queensland state election: Kennedy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Cecil Jesson 5,160 63.9
CPNP John Jackson 2,920 36.1
Total formal votes 8,080 96.8
Informal votes 267 3.2
Turnout 8,347 91.5
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Keppel

1935 Queensland state election: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Owen Daniel 3,913 49.4
Labor Albert Pascoe 2,622 33.1
Social Credit John Harding 1,392 17.6
Total formal votes 7,927 98.8
Informal votes 95 1.2
Turnout 8,022 95.3
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP Owen Daniel 4,195 59.0
Labor Albert Pascoe 2,918 41.0
CPNP hold Swing

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of Owen Daniel. It was contested and won by his son, David Daniel. It was held on 4 April 1936.
1936 Keppel state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP David Daniel 3,495 44.8 −4.6
Labor Albert Pascoe 2,417 31.0 −2.9
Social Credit John Harding 1,897 24.3 +6.7
Total formal votes 7,809 98.3 −0.5
Informal votes 135 1.7 +0.5
Turnout 7,944 89.5 −5.8
Two-party-preferred result
CPNP David Daniel 3,525 58.7 −0.3
Labor Albert Pascoe 2,477 41.3 +0.3
CPNP hold Swing −0.3

Kurilpa

1935 Queensland state election: Kurilpa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kerry Copley 5,831 63.9
CPNP Frederick Cross 2,848 31.2
Independent Charles Drew 452 4.9
Total formal votes 9,131 98.3
Informal votes 155 1.7
Turnout 9,286 91.9
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Logan

1935 Queensland state election: Logan[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Brown 5,640 61.0
CPNP Reginald King 3,601 39.0
Total formal votes 9,241 98.1
Informal votes 183 1.9
Turnout 9,424 94.4
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Mackay

1935 Queensland state election: Mackay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Forgan Smith 6,144 71.6
CPNP William Ferguson 1,826 21.3
Social Credit Arthur Williams 614 7.1
Total formal votes 8,579 98.7
Informal votes 114 1.3
Turnout 8,698 89.7
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Maranoa

1935 Queensland state election: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Charles Conroy 5,148 70.5
Social Credit Herman Brus 2,158 29.5
Total formal votes 7,306 97.3
Informal votes 205 2.7
Turnout 7,511 86.3
Labor hold Swing

Maree

1935 Queensland state election: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William King 6,400 69.9
CPNP David Miller 2,763 30.1
Total formal votes 9,163 97.3
Informal votes 253 2.7
Turnout 9,416 93.8
Labor hold Swing

Maryborough

1935 Queensland state election: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Stopford 7,644 90.4
Communist Harold McElligott 811 9.6
Total formal votes 8,455 97.5
Informal votes 219 2.5
Turnout 8,674 95.3
Labor hold Swing

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the death of James Stopford. It was held on 27 February 1937.
1937 Maryborough state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor William Demaine 5,743 71.8 −18.6
Social Credit Noel Bromiley 1,563 19.5 +19.5
Communist Harold McElligott 692 8.7 −0.9
Total formal votes 7,998
Informal votes
Turnout
Labor hold Swing N/A

Merthyr

1935 Queensland state election: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Keogh 6,035 66.5
CPNP William Stevens 3,046 33.5
Total formal votes 9,081 98.3
Informal votes 155 1.7
Turnout 9,236 91.5
Labor hold Swing

Mirani

1935 Queensland state election: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ted Walsh 4,161 48.9
CPNP Arthur Fadden 3,951 46.5
Social Credit Philip Kirwan 392 4.6
Total formal votes 8,504 99.1
Informal votes 77 0.9
Turnout 8,581 92.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Walsh 4,216 51.4
CPNP Arthur Fadden 3,992 48.6
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Mundingburra

1935 Queensland state election: Mundingburra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Dash 6,054 67.4
CPNP Francis Hughes 2,210 24.6
Communist Albert Robinson 720 8.0
Total formal votes 8,984 98.4
Informal votes 148 1.6
Turnout 9,132 94.8
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Murrumba

1935 Queensland state election: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Frank Nicklin 5,373 63.8
Independent Alfred Langdon 3,049 36.2
Total formal votes 8,422 97.2
Informal votes 238 2.8
Turnout 8,660 94.7
CPNP hold Swing

Nanango

1935 Queensland state election: Nanango
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Jim Edwards 5,168 63.7
Independent Andrew Knox 2,948 36.3
Total formal votes 8,116 97.9
Informal votes 172 2.1
Turnout 8,288 92.1
CPNP hold Swing

Normanby

1935 Queensland state election: Normanby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tom Foley 4,580 68.0
Social Credit Albert Webb 2,155 32.0
Total formal votes 6,735 96.5
Informal votes 247 3.5
Turnout 6,982 89.8
Labor hold Swing

Nundah

1935 Queensland state election: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Hayes 6,066 66.5
CPNP Alfred Thompson 3,059 33.5
Total formal votes 9,125 98.9
Informal votes 102 1.1
Turnout 9,227 93.8
Labor hold Swing

Oxley

1935 Queensland state election: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Thomas Nimmo 5,051 53.4
Labor Wilhelm Thieme 4,408 46.6
Total formal votes 9,459 97.4
Informal votes 253 2.6
Turnout 9,712 93.9
CPNP hold Swing

Port Curtis

1935 Queensland state election: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Tommy Williams 4,800 55.0
CPNP Robert Boyd 2,759 31.6
Social Credit William Gresham 1,172 13.4
Total formal votes 8,731 97.0
Informal votes 269 3.0
Turnout 9,000 95.9
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Rockhampton

1935 Queensland state election: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Larcombe 6,517 72.4
Social Credit Vivian Pugh 2,481 27.6
Total formal votes 8,998 98.2
Informal votes 169 1.8
Turnout 9,167 92.1
Labor hold Swing

Sandgate

1935 Queensland state election: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Roland Hislop 4,920 55.0
CPNP James Kenny 4,029 45.0
Total formal votes 8,949 98.5
Informal votes 137 1.5
Turnout 9,086 94.9
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

South Brisbane

1935 Queensland state election: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Vince Gair 6,405 67.6
CPNP Robert Paine 3,065 32.4
Total formal votes 9,470 97.1
Informal votes 287 2.9
Turnout 9,757 92.8
Labor hold Swing

Stanley

1935 Queensland state election: Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Roy Bell 5,376 64.0
Labor Francis Staunton 3,025 36.0
Total formal votes 8,401 99.1
Informal votes 73 0.9
Turnout 8,474 95.6
CPNP hold Swing

The Tableland

1935 Queensland state election: The Tableland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Bruce 5,907 66.4
CPNP Robert Clarke 2,338 26.3
Communist Jim Slater 651 7.3
Total formal votes 8,896 98.8
Informal votes 108 1.2
Turnout 9,004 88.3
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Toowong

1935 Queensland state election: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP James Maxwell 4,781 52.5
Labor Edward Turner 3,558 39.1
Social Credit Charles Hallick 766 8.4
Total formal votes 9,105 98.6
Informal votes 129 1.4
Turnout 9,234 94.9
CPNP hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Toowoomba

1935 Queensland state election: Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Evan Llewelyn 5,227 58.8
CPNP Les Boyce 2,848 32.0
Social Credit Denis Hannay 671 7.6
Communist Claude Jones 144 1.6
Total formal votes 8,890 99.0
Informal votes 87 1.0
Turnout 8,977 90.6
Labor hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the resignation of Evan Llewelyn. It was held on 14 December 1935.
1935 Toowoomba state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Duggan 4,552 54.7 −4.1
CPNP John Robinson 1,674 20.1 −11.9
Independent Leslie Boyce 1,354 16.3 +16.3
Social Credit Denis Hannay 747 9.0 +1.4
Total formal votes 8,327 99.3 +0.3
Informal votes 59 0.7 −0.3
Turnout 8,386 86.9 −3.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Townsville

1935 Queensland state election: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Hynes 6,459 77.0
CPNP Percy Davids 1,935 23.0
Total formal votes 8,394 98.3
Informal votes 146 1.7
Turnout 8,540 88.0
Labor hold Swing

Warrego

1935 Queensland state election: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Randolph Bedford unopposed
Labor hold Swing

By-election

  • This by-election was caused by the resignation of Randolph Bedford who attempted to enter Federal politics. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the seat of Maranoa, but succeeded in retaining his old seat in the State Assembly afterward.
1937 Warrego state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Randolph Bedford unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Warwick

1935 Queensland state election: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Healy 4,096 45.8
CPNP Daniel Connolly 3,736 41.7
Independent Herbert Dight 1,119 12.5
Total formal votes 8,951 99.4
Informal votes 57 0.6
Turnout 9,008 94.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Healy 4,247 50.2
CPNP Daniel Connolly 4,215 49.8
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

West Moreton

1935 Queensland state election: West Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Ted Maher 5,702 68.0
Independent Charles Jamieson 2,677 32.0
Total formal votes 8,379 99.0
Informal votes 87 1.0
Turnout 8,466 96.2
CPNP hold Swing

Wide Bay

1935 Queensland state election: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPNP Harry Clayton 4,578 55.6
Social Credit John Rex 3,655 44.4
Total formal votes 8,233 98.8
Informal votes 98 1.2
Turnout 8,331 93.7
CPNP hold Swing

Windsor

1935 Queensland state election: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Williams 5,253 57.5
CPNP Charles Taylor 3,886 42.5
Total formal votes 9,139 98.5
Informal votes 141 1.5
Turnout 9,280 94.4
Labor gain from CPNP Swing

Wynnum

1935 Queensland state election: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Donnelly 5,005 50.5
CPNP James Bayley 3,434 34.7
Social Credit Joanna Helbach 1,466 14.8
Total formal votes 9,905 98.6
Informal votes 144 1.4
Turnout 10,049 94.8
Labor gain from CPNP Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 11 May 1935". Retrieved 23 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.
  3. ^ 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.