Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1944

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1944 Queensland state election. The election was held on 15 April 1944.

The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier Frank Cooper, the Country Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Frank Nicklin, and the Queensland People's Party, led by John Beals Chandler.

By-elections

Retiring Members

Labor

Country

Candidates

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Country candidate QPP candidate Other party candidate(s) Independent candidate(s)
   
Albert Country John Rosser Thomas Plunkett Jr. Edward Coghlan (Ind. Country)
Aubigny Country William Harth Walter Sparkes
Barcoo Labor Edward Davis
Baroona Labor William Power Richard Cooper
Bowen Labor Ernest Riordan Bill Hancock Fred Paterson (Communist)
Bremer Labor Frank Cooper
Brisbane Labor John Henry Mann George Regan
Bulimba Ind. Labor Robert Gardner Geoffrey Ward George Marriott (Ind. Labor)
Bundaberg Ind. Labor Bernard McLean Tom McCracken Frank Barnes (Ind. Labor)
Buranda Labor Edward Hanson Hector Annat
Cairns Ind. Labor Daniel Crowley Lou Barnes (Ind. Labor)
Carnarvon Labor Paul Hilton Harold Phillips
Carpentaria Labor Alfred Smith James Boyd (Ind. Labor)
John Carson
Bernard McInerney
Charters Towers Labor Arthur Jones Syd Williams (Ind. Labor)
Cook Labor Harold Collins Norman Fitchett Jack Meehan (Ind. Labor)
Cooroora Country Robert Spencer Harry Walker
Cunningham Ind. Country John Hilton Malcolm McIntyre
Dalby Labor Aubrey Slessar Charles Russell
East Toowoomba Country Jim Thorpe Herbert Yeates
Enoggera Ind. Labor James Fraser Kenneth Morris George Taylor (Ind. Labor)
Fassifern Country Roy Richards Adolf Muller Cyril Brosnan
George Masen (Ind. Dem.)
Fitzroy Labor James Clark Harry Weir
Fortitude Valley Labor Samuel Brassington Annie Tipper
Gregory Labor George Devries
Gympie Labor Thomas Dunstan Niels Damm William Ebrington
Hamilton QPP John Dixon John Beals Chandler
Herbert Labor Stephen Theodore Les Sullivan (Communist)
Ipswich Labor David Gledson
Isis Country Frank Eastaughffe William Brand
Ithaca Labor Ned Hanlon Reg Groom Jack McCallum
Kelvin Grove Labor John Albert Turner Andrew Muir
Kennedy Labor Cecil Jesson Aubrey Jurd John Clubley (Communist)
Keppel Country Walter Ingram Frank Saunders John Harding
Kurilpa Labor Patrick Copley Norman Brandon
Logan Labor John Brown Thomas Hiley
Mackay Labor Fred Graham Ernie Evans
Maranoa Labor John Taylor Henry Crothers
Maree Independent Jack McNulty Louis Luckins
Maryborough Labor David Farrell
Merthyr Labor Bill Moore Leonard King
Mirani Labor Ted Walsh Anthony Coyne John Mulherin
Mundingburra Labor Lionel Tomlins Harry Pass Tom Aikens (Hermit Park) Lionel Parsons (Ind. Labor)
Arthur Coburn
Murrumba Country Frank Nicklin
Nanango Country Daniel Carroll James Edwards George Anderson
Normanby Labor Tom Foley George Hamilton
Nundah Labor John Hayes William Cunningham
Oxley QPP Felix Dittmer Thomas Kerr
Port Curtis Labor Thomas Williams Samuel Halpin
Rockhampton Labor James Larcombe Jack O'Shanesy
Sandgate Country Erle Weitemeyer Eric Decker
South Brisbane Labor Vince Gair Robert Lincoln
Stanley Country Arthur Lee Duncan MacDonald
The Tableland Labor Harry Bruce Percy Kidd Frank Falls (Communist) Jim Burton
Toowong Independent Charles Wanstall Harold Jiear (ASAA) Harry Massey
Tom Laws
Toowoomba Labor Jack Duggan
Townsville Labor George Keyatta Athena Deane Ernest O'Brien (Hermit Park)
Warrego Labor Harry O'Shea William Addison
Warwick Labor John Healy Richard Matthews
West Moreton Country John Dalton Ted Maher
Wide Bay Country Tom Thorpe Ernest Clayton
Windsor Ind. Democrat William Hoy Arthur Bruce Pie Harry Moorhouse (Ind. Democrat)
Wynnum Independent William Gunn William Kempson Joseph Bailes (Communist) William Dart

See also

References

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