Results of the Queensland state election, 1935 (L-Z)

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 L to Z.

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

Logan

Queensland state election, 1935: Logan^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Brown	5,640	61.0
	CPNP	Reginald King	3,601	39.0
Total formal votes			9,241	98.1
Informal votes			183	1.9
Turnout			9,424	94.4
	Labor gain from CPNP		Swing

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1935: Mackay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Smith	6,144	71.6
	CPNP	William Ferguson	1,826	21.3
	Social Credit	Arthur Williams	614	7.1
Total formal votes			8,579	98.7
Informal votes			114	1.3
Turnout			8,698	89.7
	Labor hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

Maranoa

Queensland state election, 1935: Maranoa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles Conroy	5,148	70.5
	Social Credit	Herman Brus	2,158	29.5
Total formal votes			7,306	97.3
Informal votes			205	2.7
Turnout			7,511	86.3
	Labor hold		Swing

Maree

Queensland state election, 1935: Maree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William King	6,400	69.9
	CPNP	David Miller	2,763	30.1
Total formal votes			9,163	97.3
Informal votes			253	2.7
Turnout			9,416	93.8
	Labor hold		Swing

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1935: Maryborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Stopford	7,644	90.4
	Communist	Harold McElligott	811	9.6
Total formal votes			8,455	97.5
Informal votes			219	2.5
Turnout			8,674	95.3
	Labor hold		Swing

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the death of James Stopford. It was held on 27th February 1937.

Maryborough state by-election, 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Demaine	5,743	71.8	-18.6
	Social Credit	Noel Bromiley	1,563	19.5	+19.5
	Communist	Harold McElligott	692	8.7	-0.9
Total formal votes			7,998
Informal votes
Turnout
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1935: Merthyr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Keogh	6,035	66.5
	CPNP	William Stevens	3,046	33.5
Total formal votes			9,081	98.3
Informal votes			155	1.7
Turnout			9,236	91.5
	Labor hold		Swing

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1935: Mirani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ted Walsh	4,161	48.9
	CPNP	Arthur Fadden	3,951	46.5
	Social Credit	Philip Kirwan	392	4.6
Total formal votes			8,504	99.1
Informal votes			77	0.9
Turnout			8,581	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Walsh	4,216	51.4
	CPNP	Arthur Fadden	3,992	48.6
	Labor gain from CPNP		Swing

Mundingburra

Queensland state election, 1935: Mundingburra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Dash	6,054	67.4
	CPNP	Francis Hughes	2,210	24.6
	Communist	Albert Robinson	720	8.0
Total formal votes			8,984	98.4
Informal votes			148	1.6
Turnout			9,132	94.8
	Labor hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1935: Murrumba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Frank Nicklin	5,373	63.8
	Independent	Alfred Langdon	3,049	36.2
Total formal votes			8,422	97.2
Informal votes			238	2.8
Turnout			8,660	94.7
	CPNP hold		Swing

Nanango

Queensland state election, 1935: Nanango

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	James Edwards	5,168	63.7
	Independent	Andrew Knox	2,948	36.3
Total formal votes			8,116	97.9
Informal votes			172	2.1
Turnout			8,288	92.1
	CPNP hold		Swing

Normanby

Queensland state election, 1935: Normanby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tom Foley	4,580	68.0
	Social Credit	Albert Webb	2,155	32.0
Total formal votes			6,735	96.5
Informal votes			247	3.5
Turnout			6,982	89.8
	Labor hold		Swing

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1935: Nundah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Hayes	6,066	66.5
	CPNP	Alfred Thompson	3,059	33.5
Total formal votes			9,125	98.9
Informal votes			102	1.1
Turnout			9,227	93.8
	Labor hold		Swing

Oxley

Queensland state election, 1935: Oxley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Thomas Nimmo	5,051	53.4
	Labor	Wilhelm Thieme	4,408	46.6
Total formal votes			9,459	97.4
Informal votes			253	2.6
Turnout			9,712	93.9
	CPNP hold		Swing

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1935: Port Curtis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Williams	4,800	55.0
	CPNP	Robert Boyd	2,759	31.6
	Social Credit	William Gresham	1,172	13.4
Total formal votes			8,731	97.0
Informal votes			269	3.0
Turnout			9,000	95.9
	Labor hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1935: Rockhampton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Larcombe	6,517	72.4
	Social Credit	Vivian Pugh	2,481	27.6
Total formal votes			8,998	98.2
Informal votes			169	1.8
Turnout			9,167	92.1
	Labor hold		Swing

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1935: Sandgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ronald Hislop	4,920	55.0
	CPNP	James Kenny	4,029	45.0
Total formal votes			8,949	98.5
Informal votes			137	1.5
Turnout			9,086	94.9
	Labor gain from CPNP		Swing

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1935: South Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Vince Gair	6,405	67.6
	CPNP	Robert Paine	3,065	32.4
Total formal votes			9,470	97.1
Informal votes			287	2.9
Turnout			9,757	92.8
	Labor hold		Swing

Stanley

Queensland state election, 1935: Stanley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Roy Bell	5,376	64.0
	Labor	Francis Staunton	3,025	36.0
Total formal votes			8,401	99.1
Informal votes			73	0.9
Turnout			8,474	95.6
	CPNP hold		Swing

The Tableland

Queensland state election, 1935: The Tableland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Bruce	5,907	66.4
	CPNP	Robert Clarke	2,338	26.3
	Communist	Jim Slater	651	7.3
Total formal votes			8,896	98.8
Informal votes			108	1.2
Turnout			9,004	88.3
	Labor hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1935: Toowong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	James Maxwell	4,781	52.5
	Labor	Edward Turner	3,558	39.1
	Social Credit	Charles Hallick	766	8.4
Total formal votes			9,105	98.6
Informal votes			129	1.4
Turnout			9,234	94.9
	CPNP hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1935: Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Evan Llewelyn	5,227	58.8
	CPNP	Les Boyce	2,848	32.0
	Social Credit	Denis Hannay	671	7.6
	Communist	Claude Jones	144	1.6
Total formal votes			8,890	99.0
Informal votes			87	1.0
Turnout			8,977	90.6
	Labor hold		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of Evan Llewelyn. It was held on 14th December 1935.

Toowoomba state by-election, 1935

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jack Duggan	4,552	54.7	-4.1
	CPNP	John Robinson	1,674	20.1	-11.9
	Independent	Leslie Boyce	1,354	16.3	+16.3
	Social Credit	Denis Hannay	747	9.0	+1.4
Total formal votes			8,327	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			59	0.7	-0.3
Turnout			8,386	86.9	-3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1935: Townsville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Maurice Hynes	6,459	77.0
	CPNP	Percy Davids	1,935	23.0
Total formal votes			8,394	98.3
Informal votes			146	1.7
Turnout			8,540	88.0
	Labor hold		Swing

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1935: Warrego

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Randolph Bedford	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of Randolph Bedford who attempted to enter Federal politics. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the seat of Maranoa, but succeeded in retaining his old seat in the State Assembly afterward.

Warrego state by-election, 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Randolph Bedford	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1935: Warwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Healy	4,096	45.8
	CPNP	Daniel Connolly	3,736	41.7
	Independent	Herbert Dight	1,119	12.5
Total formal votes			8,951	99.4
Informal votes			57	0.6
Turnout			9,008	94.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Healy	4,247	50.2
	CPNP	Daniel Connolly	4,215	49.8
	Labor gain from CPNP		Swing

West Moreton

Queensland state election, 1935: West Moreton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Ted Maher	5,702	68.0
	Independent	Charles Jamieson	2,677	32.0
Total formal votes			8,379	99.0
Informal votes			87	1.0
Turnout			8,466	96.2
	CPNP hold		Swing

Wide Bay

Queensland state election, 1935: Wide Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Ernest Clayton	4,578	55.6
	Social Credit	John Rex	3,655	44.4
Total formal votes			8,233	98.8
Informal votes			98	1.2
Turnout			8,331	93.7
	CPNP hold		Swing

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1935: Windsor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Herbert Williams	5,253	57.5
	CPNP	Charles Taylor	3,886	42.5
Total formal votes			9,139	98.5
Informal votes			141	1.5
Turnout			9,280	94.4
	Labor gain from CPNP		Swing

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1935: Wynnum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Donnelly	5,005	50.5
	CPNP	James Bayley	3,434	34.7
	Social Credit	Joanna Helbach	1,466	14.8
Total formal votes			9,905	98.6
Informal votes			144	1.4
Turnout			10,049	94.8
	Labor gain from CPNP		Swing

• Preferences were not distributed.

See also

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