Английская Википедия:1935 Queensland state election
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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 May 1935 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government of Premier William Forgan Smith was seeking a second term after having defeated the Country and Progressive National Party in the 1932 election.
Labor received a significant swing and gained 13 seats. The election took place on new boundaries for the second election in a row.
Key dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 20 March 1935 | The new electoral boundaries were proclaimed.[1] |
| 9 April 1935 | The Parliament was dissolved.[2] |
| 10 April 1935 | Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[3] |
| 17 April 1935 | Close of nominations. |
| 11 May 1935 | Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm. |
| 21 May 1935 | The Forgan Smith Ministry was re-sworn in.[4] |
| 8 June 1935 | The writ was returned and the results formally declared. |
| 26 August 1935 | Parliament resumed for business.[5] |
Results
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| Party | Primary vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Swing (Шаблон:Abbr) | Seats | Change | |||||
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Labor | 247,135 | 53.43 | +3.55 | 46 | Шаблон:Increase 13 | |||
| Country and Progressive National | 156,325 | 33.80 | −11.41 | 16 | Шаблон:Decrease 12 | ||||
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Social Credit | 32,447 | 7.02 | +7.02 | 0 | Шаблон:Steady | |||
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Communist | 6,101 | 1.32 | +1.09 | 0 | Шаблон:Steady | |||
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Women's Political Association | 2,898 | 0.68 | +0.68 | 0 | Шаблон:Steady | |||
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Independent Labor | 1,918 | 0.42 | +0.01 | 0 | Шаблон:Steady | |||
| Шаблон:Australian party style | | Independents | 15,681 | 3.39 | +0.94 | 0 | Шаблон:Decrease 1 | |||
| Total | 462,505 | 100.00 | 62 | Шаблон:Steady | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,186 | 1.74 | –0.61 | – | – | ||||
| Turnout | 470,691 | 92.70 | –0.12 | – | – | ||||
| Registered voters | 507,760 | – | – | – | – | ||||
Seats changing party representation
This table lists changes in party representation at the 1935 election.
- Members listed in italics did not recontest their seats.
- The CPNP sitting member for Cook, James Kenny instead contested the seat of Sandgate and lost.
- The CPNP sitting member for Kennedy, Arthur Fadden instead contested the seat of Mirani and lost.
- The CPNP sitting member for the abolished district of Murilla, Godfrey Morgan contested the seat of Dalby and won.
See also
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938
- Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1935
- Forgan Smith Ministry
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