Results of the Queensland state election, 1935 (A-K)

Queensland state election, 11 May 1935[1] 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

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1935 Queensland state election for electorates from A to K.

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

Queensland state election, 1935: Albert^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Thomas 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

Queensland state election, 1935: Aubigny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Arthur Moore	unopposed
	CPNP hold		Swing

Barcoo

Queensland state election, 1935: Barcoo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Bulcock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Baroona

Queensland state election, 1935: Baroona

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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 20th June 1936.

Bowen state by-election, 1936

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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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-elections

• This by-election was caused by the death of Robert Funnell. It was held on 4th April 1936.

Brisbane state by-election, 1936

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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: Buranda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: Carpentaria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Mullan	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Charters Towers

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	William Deacon	unopposed
	CPNP hold		Swing

Dalby

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: Fassifern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Adolf 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

Queensland state election, 1935: Fitzroy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: Gregory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Pollock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: Ipswich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Gledson	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Isis

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: Ithaca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ned Hanlon	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Kelvin Grove

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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

Queensland state election, 1935: 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 4th April 1936.

Keppel state by-election, 1936

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

Queensland state election, 1935: Kurilpa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Patrick 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.

See also

• Results of the Queensland state election, 1935 (L-Z)
• Queensland state election, 1935
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1935
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935-1938

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.