Queensland state election, 1935

Queensland state election, 1935

11 May 1935

All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland   First party Second party   Leader William Forgan Smith Arthur Edward Moore Party Labor CPNP Leader since 27 May 1929 19 April 1924 Leader's seat Mackay Aubigny Last election 33 seats 28 seats Seats won 46 seats 16 seats Seat change 13 12 Percentage 53.43% 33.80% Swing 3.55 11.41

Premier before election William Forgan Smith Labor Elected Premier William Forgan Smith Labor

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.[1]
9 April 1935	The Parliament was dissolved.[2]
10 April 1935	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[3]
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.[4]
8 June 1935	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
26 August 1935	Parliament resumed for business.[5]

Results

The election saw a swing to Labor from the 1932 election.

Queensland state election, 11 May 1935[6] Legislative Assembly << 1932 — 1938 >>
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

¹ 575,288 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 8 seats (12.9% of the total) were uncontested—6 Labor seats (2 less than in 1932) representing 49,621 enrolled voters and two CPNP seats representing 17,907 enrolled voters.

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1935
• Forgan Smith Ministry

References

1. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 20 March 1935. p. 144:1127.
2. Queensland Government Gazette. 9 April 1935. p. 144:1313. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. Queensland Government Gazette. 10 April 1935. p. 144:1713. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Queensland Government Gazette. 21 May 1935. p. 144:2133–2134. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. Queensland Government Gazette. 1 August 1935. p. 145:381. Missing or empty |title= (help)
6. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 11 May 1935". Retrieved 23 December 2009.