Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1950
This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1950 Queensland state election. The election was held on 29 April 1950.
The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier Ned Hanlon, the Country Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Frank Nicklin, and the Liberal Party.
A major redistribution preceded the election, with the Assembly growing from 62 to 75 members.
By-elections
- On 10 September 1949, Ivor Marsden (Labor) was elected to succeed David Gledson (Labor), who had died on 14 May 1949, as the member for Ipswich.
- On 10 September 1949, Thomas Moores (Labor) was elected to succeed Patrick Copley (Labor), who had died on 18 July 1949, as the member for Kurilpa.
Retiring Members
Labor
Country
Liberal
Candidates
The candidates for the 1950 election are listed below.[1] Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Country candidate | Liberal candidate | Other party candidate(s) | Independent candidate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubigny | Country | Christopher Schull | Walter Sparkes | George Legge | ||
| Balonne | Labor | John Taylor | Herbert Dearden | |||
| Barambah | Country | Donald Christiansen | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | |||
| Barcoo | Labor | Edward Davis | Arthur Chresby | |||
| Baroona | Labor | William Power | Harry Middleton | Max Julius (Communist) | ||
| Belyando | Labor | Tom Foley | Reg Colwell | |||
| Bremer | Labor | Jim Donald | Alan Chambers | |||
| Brisbane | Labor | John Henry Mann | John Herbert | |||
| Bulimba | Ind. Labor | Robert Gardner | John Hamilton | George Marriott (Ind. Labor) | ||
| Bundaberg | Frank Barnes Labor | Ted Walsh | Frank Row | Frank Barnes (Frank Barnes Labor) | ||
| Buranda | Labor | Richard Kidston Brown | Percy Berry | |||
| Burdekin | Ernest Russell | Jack Penberthy (Communist) | Arthur Coburn | |||
| Cairns | Labor | Thomas Crowley | Arthur Farr | |||
| Callide | Patrick Moore | Vincent Jones | ||||
| Carnarvon | Labor | Paul Hilton | Sandy Cameron | |||
| Carpentaria | Labor | Alfred Smith | George Keyes | Merv Pether (Ind. Labor) | ||
| Charters Towers | Labor | Arthur Jones | George Ellis | Victor Hay (NQLP) | ||
| Chermside | James Macarthur | Alex Dewar | ||||
| Clayfield | Liberal | Edmund Roberts | Harold Taylor | |||
| Condamine | Labor | Michael Lyons | Frederick Allpass | |||
| Cook | Labor | Jim Tully | Carlisle Wordsworth | |||
| Cooroora | Country | Geoffrey Arnell | David Low | |||
| Coorparoo | Liberal | Erle Weitemeyer | Thomas Hiley | |||
| Cunningham | Country | Malcolm McIntyre | ||||
| Darlington | Country | Thomas Plunkett Jr. | ||||
| Fassifern | Country | Thomas Lythgo | Adolf Muller | |||
| Fitzroy | Labor | James Clark | Hugh Douglas | |||
| Flinders | Ernest Riordan | Gordon Stuart | Victor Casey (NQLP) | William Hall | ||
| Fortitude Valley | Labor | Samuel Brassington | Gladstone Walker | Albert Graham (Communist) | ||
| Gregory | Labor | George Devries | Gordon Lee | |||
| Haughton | Colin McCathie | Bill Lonergan | Ernest O'Brien (NQLP) Gwendoline Phelan (Communist) | |||
| Hinchinbrook | Labor | Cecil Jesson | Charles Mylrea | |||
| Ipswich | Labor | Ivor Marsden | Ralph Sherrington | |||
| Isis | Country | Frank Eastaughffe | Jack Pizzey | |||
| Ithaca | Labor | Ned Hanlon | Charles Keen | |||
| Kedron | Liberal | James Hadley | Arthur Bruce Pie | |||
| Kelvin Grove | Labor | John Albert Turner | James Gibson | |||
| Keppel | Labor | Walter Ingram | Harry Beak | |||
| Kurilpa | Labor | Thomas Moores | John Aboud | |||
| Landsborough | Country | Frank Nicklin | ||||
| Lockyer | Andrew Crilly | Gordon Chalk | Tom Ford | |||
| Mackay | Labor | Fred Graham | Noel Weder | |||
| Mackenzie | Patrick Whyte | William Holmes | ||||
| Marodian | Country | Thomas Lewis Williams | James Heading | |||
| Maryborough | Labor | David Farrell | Robert Hunter | |||
| Merthyr | Labor | Bill Moore | Albert Rees | |||
| Mirani | Country | Matthew O'Neill | Ernie Evans | |||
| Mount Coot-tha | Liberal | Bryan Hurley | Kenneth Morris | |||
| Mount Gravatt | Felix Dittmer | Edward Knoblaunch | Donald Orr | |||
| Mourilyan | Labor | Peter Byrne | Andrew Laurie | William Batchelor (NQLP) Les Sullivan (Communist) | ||
| Mulgrave | Charles English | Robert Watson | George Groth (NQLP) Frank Falls (Communist) | |||
| Mundingburra | NQLP | Jim Mahony | William Brackin | Tom Aikens (NQLP) | ||
| Murrumba | Country | Eric Lloyd | David Nicholson | Thomas Collins WADLEY | ||
| Nash | Labor | Thomas Dunstan | Ronald Witham | |||
| Norman | Liberal | Edward Falk | Louis Luckins | |||
| North Toowoomba | Labor | Leslie Wood | Ralph Weppner | |||
| Nundah | Labor | Frank Roberts | ||||
| Port Curtis | Labor | James Burrows | Harold Jensen | |||
| Rockhampton | Labor | James Larcombe | Ron Diamond | |||
| Roma | James Kane | William Ewan | ||||
| Sandgate | Country | Herbert Robinson | Eric Decker | |||
| Sherwood | Liberal | Robert Mansfield | Thomas Kerr | |||
| Somerset | Country | John Perrett | Duncan MacDonald | |||
| South Brisbane | Labor | Vince Gair | Allan McLeod | |||
| Southport | Country | Edgar Hill | Eric Gaven | William Elson-Green | ||
| Tablelands | Labor | Harold Collins | John Gargan | Tom Mackey (NQLP) | ||
| Toowong | Liberal | Frank Venables | Alan Munro | |||
| Toowoomba | Labor | Jack Duggan | Ralph Knight | |||
| Townsville | Labor | George Keyatta | John Taaffe | Pat Rooney (NQLP) | Robert Baker | |
| Warrego | Labor | Harry O'Shea | Ernest Parr | |||
| Warwick | Country | Terry Keane | Otto Madsen | |||
| Whitsunday | N/A | John Casey | Lloyd Roberts | Fred Paterson (Communist) | Michael McColl | |
| Windsor | Labor | Thomas Rasey | Alexander Devene | |||
| Wynnum | Labor | William Gunn | William Dart | |||
| Yeronga | Thomas Doyle | Winston Noble |
See also
- Queensland state election, 1950
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953
- List of political parties in Australia
References
- ↑ "NOMINATIONS RECEIVED FROM 174 CANDIDATES FOR 75 SEATS.". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- Thomas Collins WADLEY - Courier-Mail 15 Feb 1950
- Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
- Results variously in 1950 Government Gazette
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