Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 29 March 1941 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a fourth term in office.
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All 62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland 32 Assembly seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 634,986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 537,247 (84.61%)[a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Legislative Assembly after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Key dates
edit| Date | Event |
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| 26 February 1941 | The Parliament was dissolved.[1] |
| 27 February 1941 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[2] |
| 7 March 1941 | Close of nominations. |
| 29 March 1941 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 16 April 1941 | The Forgan Smith Ministry was re-sworn in.[3] |
| 26 April 1941 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
Results
edit| Party | Primary vote | Seats | |||||||
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| Votes | % | Swing (pp) | Seats | Change | |||||
| Labor | 267,216 | 49.74 | +2.57 | 41 | |||||
| Country | 108,604[b] | 20.21 | –2.44 | 14[b] | |||||
| United Australia | 81,109[c] | 15.10 | +1.13 | 4 | |||||
| Independent Socialist | 10,561 | 1.97 | +1.97 | 0 | |||||
| Independent Democrat | 10,406 | 1.94 | +1.94 | 2 | |||||
| Protestant Labour | 9,038 | 1.68 | –7.07 | 0 | |||||
| Andrew Fisher Labor | 5,476 | 1.02 | +1.02 | 1 | |||||
| Communist | 5,383 | 1.00 | –0.60 | 0 | |||||
| Independent | 21,844 | 4.07 | +3.43 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 537,247[a] | 100.00 | 62 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,803 | 2.11 | +0.80 | — | |||||
| Turnout | 537,247[a] | 84.61 | –7.9 | — | |||||
| Registered voters | 634,986 | — | — | ||||||
Seats changing party representation
editThis table lists changes in party representation at the 1941 election.
| Seat | Incumbent member | Party | New member | Party | ||
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| Bundaberg | Bernard McLean | Labor | Frank Barnes | Andrew Fisher Labor | ||
| Cunningham | William Deacon | Country | William Deacon | Independent Country | ||
| Gregory | Charles Brown | Independent | George Devries | Labor | ||
| Hamilton | Hugh Russell | United Australia | Bruce Pie | Independent Democrat | ||
| Kelvin Grove | George Morris | Independent | Bert Turner | Labor | ||
| Maree | William King | Labor | Louis Luckins | United Australia | ||
| Sandgate | Roland Hislop | Labor | Eric Decker | Country | ||
| Toowong | Harry Massey | Independent UAP | Harry Massey | United Australia | ||
| Windsor | Herbert Williams | Labor | Harry Moorhouse | Independent Democrat | ||
- The incumbent member for Gregory, Charles Brown won this seat from Labor at the 1939 by-election.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Does not include the electorates of Carnarvon, Cooroora, Fitzroy, Townsville and Warrego, all of whom were not contested.
- ^ a b Includes votes for one candidate for Cunningham (William Deacon) whom was an Independent Country candidate.
- ^ Includes one candidate whom ran as an Independent-UAP (Kelvin Grove).
References
edit- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 26 February 1941. p. 156:659.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 27 February 1941. p. 156:661.
- ^ "Untitled". Queensland Government Gazette. 16 April 1941. p. 156:1401.
- ^ Hughes, CA; Graham, BD (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964 (PDF). Australia National University (ANU). pp. 192–202.