1920_Queensland_state_election

1920 Queensland state election

1920 Queensland state election

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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 seeking its third term in office since the 1915 election. It was Premier Ted Theodore's first election.

Quick Facts All 72 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 37 Assembly seats were needed for a majority, Turnout ...

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.

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Results

See also: Results of the Queensland state election, 1920

Queensland state election, 9 October 1920[3]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1918–1923 >>

Enrolled voters 445,681[1]
Votes cast 356,226 Turnout 79.93 –0.34
Informal votes 3,600 Informal 1.01 –0.17
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 168,455 47.77 –5.91 38 – 8
  National 90,730 25.73 –18.89 13 – 9
  Country 60,170 17.06 +17.06 18 + 18
  Northern Country 20,246 5.74 +5.74 3 + 3
  Independent Country 6,055 1.72 +1.72 0 ± 0
  National Labor 4,216 1.20 +1.20 0 ± 0
  Independent 2,794 0.79 –0.90 0 – 2
Total 352,666     72  
1 462,218 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.

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Seats changing hands at election

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  • 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.

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References

  1. [1]
    "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 10 September 1920. p. 115:923.
  2. [2]
    "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 10 September 1920. p. 115:925.
  3. [3]
    Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 12 May 1923". Retrieved 5 March 2010. Party data is from Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890–1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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