Results of the Queensland state election, 1938 (L-Z)

Queensland state election, 2 April 1938[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1935 — 1941 >>

Enrolled voters 582,711[1]
Votes cast 539,037 Turnout 92.51% –0.19
Informal votes 7,058 Informal 1.31% –0.43
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 250,943 47.17% –6.26 44 – 2
  Country 120,469 22.65% · 13 ·
  United Australia 74,328 13.97% · 4 ·
  Protestant Labor 46,568 8.75% +8.75% 1 + 1
  Social Credit 27,758 5.22% –1.80% 0 ± 0
  Communist 8,510 1.60% +0.28 0 ± 0
  Independent 3,403 0.64% –2.73 0 ± 0
Total 531,979     62  

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1938 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, 1938: Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Brown 5,320 49.6 -11.4
United Australia Allan Trotter 3,451 32.2 -6.8
Protestant Labor John Becconsall 1,746 16.3 +16.3
Independent Mary DeMattos 209 2.0 +2.0
Total formal votes 10,726 98.3 +0.2
Informal votes 182 1.7 -0.2
Turnout 10,908 94.2 -0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Brown 4,671 55.8 -5.2
United Australia Allan Trotter 4,494 44.2 +5.2
Labor hold Swing -5.2

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1938: Mackay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Forgan Smith 7,153 80.6 +9.0
Social Credit John Neville 1,717 19.4 +12.2
Total formal votes 8,870 97.3 -1.4
Informal votes 242 2.7 +1.4
Turnout 9,112 89.7 0.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maranoa

Queensland state election, 1938: Maranoa
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Charles Conroy 4,476 60.0 -10.5
Country Royland Hembrow 2,986 40.0 +40.0
Total formal votes 7,462 95.9 -1.4
Informal votes 321 4.1 +1.4
Turnout 7,783 88.4 +2.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maree

Queensland state election, 1938: Maree
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William King 5,201 53.3 -16.6
United Australia William Carter 3,830 39.2 +9.1
Social Credit Charles Martin 727 7.5 +7.5
Total formal votes 9,758 98.7 +1.4
Informal votes 128 1.3 -1.4
Turnout 9,886 94.4 +0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1938: Maryborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor David Farrell 5,645 61.2 -29.2
United Australia Harold Reed 2,751 29.8 +29.8
Social Credit Noel Bromiley 834 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 9,230 99.5 +2.0
Informal votes 50 0.5 -2.0
Turnout 9,280 94.7 -0.6
Labor hold Swing N/A

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1938: Merthyr
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Keogh 4,801 49.3 -17.2
United Australia Edmund Cuppaidge 2,903 29.8 -3.7
Protestant Labor Frederick Brown 2,042 20.9 +20.9
Total formal votes 9,746 99.0 +0.7
Informal votes 97 1.0 -0.7
Turnout 9,843 90.9 -0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Keogh 4,982 53.8 -12.7
United Australia Edmund Cuppaidge 4,272 46.2 +12.7
Labor hold Swing -12.7

By-election

Merthyr state by-election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor William Moore 4,839 57.5 +8.2
United Australia Patrick Kerwin 3,574 42.5 +12.7
Total formal votes 8,413
Informal votes
Turnout
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1938: Mirani
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ted Walsh 4,337 48.8 -0.1
Country James Wilkie 3,601 40.5 -6.0
Social Credit Edwin Hill 952 10.7 +6.1
Total formal votes 8,890 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 89 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 8,979 91.9 -1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Walsh 4,507 54.8 +3.4
Country James Wilkie 3,723 45.2 -3.4
Labor hold Swing +3.4

Mundingburra

Queensland state election, 1938: Mundingburra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Dash 4,773 50.3 -17.1
Country Francis Hughes 2,128 22.4 -2.2
Protestant Labor Lionel Parsons 1,733 18.3 +18.3
Communist Doug Olive 856 9.0 +9.0
Total formal votes 9,490 98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 130 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 9,620 93.0 -1.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1938: Murrumba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Frank Nicklin 4,930 52.9 -10.9
Social Credit Geoffrey Nichols 2,733 29.4 +29.4
Labor George Watson 1,648 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 9,311 98.7 +1.5
Informal votes 118 1.3 -1.5
Turnout 9,429 95.1 +0.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Nanango

Queensland state election, 1938: Nanango
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country James Edwards 3,719 42.6 -21.1
Ind. Social Credit Henry Madden 2,524 29.0 +29.0
Labor Horace Davies 2,476 28.4 +28.4
Total formal votes 8,719 99.3 +1.4
Informal votes 63 0.7 -1.4
Turnout 8,782 94.6 +2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country James Edwards 4,079 57.9 -5.8
Ind. Social Credit Henry Madden 2,963 42.1 +42.1
Country hold Swing N/A

Normanby

Queensland state election, 1938: Normanby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Tom Foley 4,052 53.8 -14.2
Country Harry Brake 2,781 36.9 +36.9
Social Credit Albert Webb 693 9.2 -22.8
Total formal votes 7,526 98.8 +2.3
Informal votes 94 1.2 -2.3
Turnout 7,620 88.5 -1.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1938: Nundah
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Hayes 5,014 48.4 -18.1
Protestant Labor Thomas Denovan 2,707 26.1 +26.1
United Australia William Kelso 2,644 25.5 -8.0
Total formal votes 10,365 99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 101 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 10,466 95.9 +2.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Hayes 5,167 53.2 -13.3
Protestant Labor Thomas Denovan 4,544 46.8 +46.8
Labor hold Swing N/A

Oxley

Queensland state election, 1938: Oxley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
United Australia Thomas Nimmo 6,316 60.3 +6.9
Labor Wilhelm Thieme 4,153 39.7 -6.9
Total formal votes 10,469 98.5 +1.1
Informal votes 155 1.5 -1.1
Turnout 10,624 94.0 +0.1
United Australia hold Swing +6.9

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1938: Port Curtis
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Thomas Williams 5,452 57.1 +2.1
Country James Heading 4,102 42.9 +11.3
Total formal votes 9,554 98.9 +1.9
Informal votes 108 1.1 -1.9
Turnout 9,662 93.2 -2.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1938: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Larcombe 5,939 60.9 -11.5
Country Thomas Parris 2,732 28.0 +28.0
Social Credit Vivian Pugh 1,086 11.1 -16.5
Total formal votes 9,757 99.2 +1.0
Informal votes 80 0.8 -1.0
Turnout 9,837 91.8 -0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1938: Sandgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ronald Hislop 4,515 45.4 -9.6
United Australia James Fry 3,849 38.7 -6.3
Protestant Labor Richard Vane-Millbank 1,237 12.5 +12.5
Social Credit Leonard Jones 336 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 9,937 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 116 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 10,053 95.5 +0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ronald Hislop 4,801 52.3 -2.7
United Australia James Fry 4,386 47.7 +2.7
Labor hold Swing -2.7

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1938: South Brisbane
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Vince Gair 5,105 49.8 -17.8
United Australia William Kingwell 3,135 30.6 -1.8
Protestant Labor James McCann 2,016 19.7 +19.7
Total formal votes 10,256 99.1 +2.0
Informal votes 97 0.9 -2.0
Turnout 10,353 93.1 +0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Vince Gair 5,295 55.4 -12.2
United Australia William Kingwell 4,260 44.6 +12.2
Labor hold Swing -12.2

Stanley

Queensland state election, 1938: Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Duncan MacDonald 5,344 62.2 -1.8
Labor Frank Gillies 3,251 37.8 +1.8
Total formal votes 8,595 99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 88 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 8,683 95.4 -0.2
Country hold Swing -1.8

The Tableland

Queensland state election, 1938: The Tableland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Bruce 5,110 57.8 -8.6
Country Henry Bonar 2,709 30.6 +4.3
Communist Les Sullivan 1,025 11.6 +4.3
Total formal votes 8,844 98.2 -0.6
Informal votes 166 1.8 +0.6
Turnout 9,010 89.4 +1.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1938: Toowong
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent UAP Harry Massey 3,137 31.9 +31.9
Labor John O'Shea 2,561 26.0 -13.1
United Australia Nicholas Lockyer 2,499 25.4 -27.1
Protestant Labor Joseph West 1,639 16.7 +16.7
Total formal votes 9,836 98.7 +0.1
Informal votes 125 1.3 -0.1
Turnout 9,961 94.9 0.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent UAP Harry Massey 5,264 66.2
Labor John O'Shea 2,690 33.8
Independent UAP gain from United Australia Swing N/A

Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1938: Toowoomba
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Duggan 5,189 52.5 -6.3
Country Leslie Boyce 3,373 34.1 +2.1
Protestant Labor James Neil 1,331 13.4 +13.4
Total formal votes 9,893 98.4 -0.6
Informal votes 164 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 10,057 91.7 +1.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1938: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Maurice Hynes 4,379 50.0 -27.0
Protestant Labor Alfred Loveridge 2,378 27.2 +27.2
Country Spenser Hopkins 1,445 16.5 -6.5
Communist Albert Robinson 548 6.3 +6.3
Total formal votes 8,750 99.2 +0.9
Informal votes 66 0.8 -0.9
Turnout 8,816 89.5 +1.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

By-election

Townsville state by-election, 1939
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor George Keyatta 4,033 45.4 -4.6
Protestant Labor George Webb 2,047 23.0 -4.2
Communist Fred Paterson 1,509 17.0 +10.7
Country Russell Skerman 1,297 14.6 -1.9
Total formal votes 8,886
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-party-preferred result
Labor George Keyatta 4,747 65.5
Protestant Labor George Webb 2,501 34.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1938: Warrego
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Randolph Bedford 4,670 69.7 -30.3
Country Charles Russell 2,027 30.3 +30.3
Total formal votes 6,697 99.2
Informal votes 51 0.8
Turnout 6,748 80.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1938: Warwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Healy 4,693 52.8 +7.0
Country Edward Costello 4,196 47.2 +5.5
Total formal votes 8,889 99.2 -0.2
Informal votes 68 0.8 +0.2
Turnout 8,957 93.0 -1.3
Labor hold Swing +2.6

West Moreton

Queensland state election, 1938: West Moreton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ted Maher 5,623 67.9 -0.2
Social Credit James Kidman 2,296 27.7 +27.7
Communist Jim Slater 359 4.3 +4.3
Total formal votes 8,278 98.8 -0.2
Informal votes 101 1.2 +0.2
Turnout 8,379 96.6 +0.4
Country hold Swing N/A

Wide Bay

Queensland state election, 1938: Wide Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Ernest Clayton 4,173 49.3 -6.3
Social Credit John Rex 2,597 30.7 -13.7
Labor Benjamin Telfer 1,699 20.1 +20.1
Total formal votes 8,469 98.6 -0.2
Informal votes 116 1.4 +0.2
Turnout 8,585 96.2 +2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Ernest Clayton 4,297 59.9 +4.3
Social Credit John Rex 2,871 40.1 -4.3
Country hold Swing +4.3

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1938: Windsor
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Herbert Williams 4,592 46.2 -11.3
United Australia Edward Simpson 3,521 35.3 -7.2
Protestant Labor Cecil Maxwell 1,291 13.0 +13.0
Independent Labor Henry Bond 546 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 9,950 98.8 +0.3
Informal votes 124 1.2 -0.3
Turnout 10,074 94.6 +0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Herbert Williams 4,880 54.7 -2.8
United Australia Edward Simpson 4,042 45.3 +2.8
Labor hold Swing -2.8

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1938: Wynnum
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John Donnelly 4,041 36.5 -14.0
United Australia William Dart 3,687 33.3 -1.4
Protestant Labor Samuel Greene 2,290 20.7 +20.7
Social Credit Thomas Ebbage 1,050 9.5 -5.3
Total formal votes 11,068 98.6 0.0
Informal votes 154 1.4 0.0
Turnout 11,222 94.0 -0.8
Two-party-preferred result
United Australia William Dart 4,671 52.1
Labor John Donnelly 4,298 47.9
United Australia gain from Labor Swing N/A

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 11 May 1935". Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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