Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1923
This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1923 Queensland state election. The election was held on 12 May 1923.
The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier Ted Theodore, the Queensland United Party led by Charles Taylor, and the Country Party, led by William Vowles.
By-elections
- On 18 March 1922, Alfred Jones (Labor) was elected to succeed John Fihelly (Labor), who had resigned on 7 February 1922, as the member for Paddington.
Retiring Members
Labor
Candidates
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | United candidate | Country candidate | Independent candidate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | United | John Appel | |||
| Aubigny | Country | Charles Herbert Gould [1] | Arthur Moore [2] | ||
| Balonne | Labor | Edward Land | Richard Hutton Nantes [2] | ||
| Barcoo | Labor | Frank Bulcock | |||
| Bowen | Labor | Charles Collins | F. Ferguson | ||
| Bremer | Labor | Frank Cooper | A. Wright | J. Budd | |
| Brisbane | Labor | Mick Kirwan | J. Crawford | ||
| Bulimba | Labor | Albert Wright | Duncan Watson | Thomas Richard Lucas Andrews [3] | |
| Bundaberg | Labor | George Barber | Henry Cattermull [2] | ||
| Buranda | Labor | John Huxham | Charles Edwards | ||
| Burke | Labor | Darby Riordan | C. Murray | ||
| Burnett | Country | W. McMahon | Bernard Corser [2] | F. Saidy | |
| Burrum | Country | M. Parker | William Brand [2] | ||
| Cairns | Labor | William McCormack | W. C. Griffin | ||
| Carnarvon | Country | T. Brown | Edward Costello [2] | ||
| Charters Towers | Labor | William Wellington | F. Wood | ||
| Chillagoe | Labor | Ted Theodore | Ernest Atherton | T. Taylor | |
| Cook | Labor | Harry Ryan | T. Kilpatrick | ||
| Cooroora | Country | Harry Walker [2] | |||
| Cunningham | Country | Denis Hannay | William Deacon [2] | James Roberts (Ind. Country) | |
| Dalby | Country | H. McAnally | William Vowles [2] | N. Hooper (Ind. Country) | |
| Eacham | Labor | William Gillies | |||
| East Toowoomba | United | Thomas Armfield | Robert Roberts | ||
| Enoggera | United | J. C. Valentine | Jim Kerr | ||
| Fassifern | United | Ernest Bell | J. Hardcastle | ||
| Fitzroy | Labor | Harry Hartley | H. Grant | ||
| Flinders | Labor | John Mullan | L. Nicolson | ||
| Fortitude Valley | Labor | Thomas Wilson | Edwin Fowles | ||
| Gregory | Labor | George Pollock | F. McMaster | ||
| Gympie | Labor | Thomas Dunstan | Henry Cameron Cowie [2] | ||
| Herbert | Labor | Percy Pease | J. McNamee | ||
| Ipswich | Labor | David Gledson | James Bottomley | ||
| Ithaca | Labor | John Gilday | R. J. Archibald | ||
| Kelvin Grove | Labor | William Lloyd | John Tait | ||
| Kennedy | Labor | Harry Bruce | John Edward Clegg | ||
| Keppel | Labor | James Larcombe | R. Haylock | ||
| Kurilpa | United | William Dobinson | James Fry | ||
| Leichhardt | Labor | Tom Foley | Charles Kingston | ||
| Lockyer | Country | A. Kluck | George Logan [2] | W. D. Armstrong | |
| Logan | United | T. L. Jones | Reginald King | ||
| Mackay | Labor | William Forgan Smith | L. Nott | ||
| Maranoa | Labor | Charles Conroy | F. Duncombe (Ind. Country) | ||
| Maree | Labor | William Bertram | J. W. Hetherington | ||
| Maryborough | Labor | David Weir | John Hatton | ||
| Merthyr | Labor | Peter McLachlan | Peter MacGregor | ||
| Mirani | Country | H. Turner | Edward Swayne [2] | ||
| Mitchell | Labor | John Payne | L. Lyons | ||
| Mount Morgan | Labor | James Stopford | Frederick McCarthy | ||
| Mundingburra | Labor | John Dash | W. Swales | ||
| Murilla | Country | R. Collins | Godfrey Morgan [2] | ||
| Murrumba | United | D. Moorcroft | Richard Warren | Alfred James | E. A. Aston |
| Nanango | Country | R. J. Webster | James Edwards [2] | Robert Hodge (Ind. Country) | |
| Normanby | United | R. M. Lyle | Jens Peterson | ||
| Nundah | United | J. J. McCabe | William Kelso | T. F. Shaw | |
| Oxley | United | W. S. Ridings | Cecil Elphinstone | ||
| Paddington | Labor | Alfred Jones | George Tedman | ||
| Port Curtis | United | George Carter | John Fletcher | J. N. Murray | |
| Queenton | Labor | Vern Winstanley | John Jones | ||
| Rockhampton | Labor | George Farrell | T. Lanigan | ||
| Rosewood | Labor | William Cooper | William Bebbington [2] | ||
| Sandgate | United | Hubert Sizer | T. J. Coaldrake | ||
| South Brisbane | Labor | Myles Ferricks | J. H. Kessell | C. O. Gabbert | |
| Stanley | Country | Frederick Lancelot Nott [2] | Henry Plantagenet Somerset | ||
| Toombul | United | Andrew Lang Petrie | Charles Moffatt Jenkinson (Ind. Nat.) | ||
| Toowong | United | R. M. Easton | James Maxwell | ||
| Toowoomba | Labor | Frank Brennan | W. C. Peak | A. R. Godsall | |
| Townsville | United | Maurice Hynes | William Green | ||
| Warrego | Labor | Harry Coyne | T. Lonsdale | ||
| Warwick | United | G. T. Campbell | George Barnes | ||
| Wide Bay | Country | Ernest Clayton [2] | |||
| Windsor | United | S. Cook | Charles Taylor | ||
| Wynnum | United | J. J. McLaughlin | Walter Barnes |
See also
- Queensland state election, 1923
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1920–1923
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1923–1926
- List of political parties in Australia
References
- Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
- ↑ "AROUND THE ELECTORATES. FARMER FOR AUBIGNY.". Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 25 April 1923. p. 7 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "ENDORSED COUNTRY PARTY CANDIDATES.". Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 13 April 1923. p. 5. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "BULIMBA.". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 27 March 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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