Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1935
This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1935 Queensland state election. The election was held on 11 May 1935.
The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier William Forgan Smith, and the Country and National Progressive Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Arthur Edward Moore.
By-elections
- On 29 April 1933, James Bayley (CPNP) was elected to succeed Walter Barnes (CPNP), who had died on 19 February, as the member for Wynnum.
- On 15 July 1933, Samuel Brassington (Labor) was elected to succeed Thomas Wilson (Labor), who had died on 19 May, as the member for Fortitude Valley.
- On 9 December 1933, Roy Bell (CPNP) was elected to succeed Ernest Grimstone (CPNP), who had died on 22 October, as the member for Stanley.
- On 18 August 1934, James Annand (CPNP) was elected to succeed Robert Roberts (CPNP), who had died on 2 June, as the member for East Toowoomba.
Retiring Members
CPNP
- George Barnes (Warwick)
- Jens Peterson (Fitzroy)
- Hubert Sizer (Sandgate)
- Walter Sparkes (Dalby)
- Edward Swayne (Mirani)
Labor
- George Barber (Bundaberg)
Independent
Candidates
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | CPNP candidate | Other party candidate(s) | Independent candidate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | CPNP | Thomas Plunkett Jr. | George Gray (Douglas Credit) | ||
| Aubigny | CPNP | Arthur Moore | |||
| Barcoo | Labor | Frank Bulcock | |||
| Baroona | New seat | William Power | Julius Streeter (Douglas Credit) | ||
| Bowen | Labor | Charles Collins | A. Bradford | Fred Paterson (Communist) | G. E. Kent |
| Bremer | Labor | Frank Cooper | Geordie Burns (Communist) | ||
| Brisbane | Labor | Robert Funnell | C. W. Martin (Douglas Credit) | H. C. Shea (Ind. Labor) | |
| Bulimba | Labor | William Copley | C. Lambourne | D. Parker (Communist) | |
| Bundaberg | Labor | Bernard McLean | E. J. Redmond | H. Clegton (Douglas Credit) | |
| Buranda | Labor | Edward Hanson | Charles Edwards | J. G. Read (Douglas Credit) | |
| Cairns | Labor | John O'Keefe | J. Clayton (Douglas Credit) | A. Tucker | |
| Carnarvon | CPNP | Paul Hilton | Edward Costello | E. E. Hall (Douglas Credit) | |
| Carpentaria | Labor | John Mullan | |||
| Charters Towers | Labor | William Wellington | F. Thornleigh A. Hunter | ||
| Cook | CPNP | Harold Collins | Ernest Atherton | R. N. Boorman (Douglas Credit) | |
| Cooroora | CPNP | Harry Walker | N. L. Solly (Women's) | ||
| Cunningham | CPNP | William Deacon | |||
| Dalby | CPNP | George Wilkes | Godfrey Morgan | ||
| East Toowoomba | CPNP | James Kane | James Annand | ||
| Enoggera | Labor | George Taylor | Richard Hill | ||
| Fassifern | Independent | J. Ryan | Adolf Muller | ||
| Fitzroy | CPNP | James Clark | A. W. Pearson | ||
| Fortitude Valley | Labor | Samuel Brassington | N. W. Lockyer | Mick Ryan (Communist) | |
| Gregory | Labor | George Pollock | |||
| Gympie | CPNP | Thomas Dunstan | Vivian Tozer | ||
| Hamilton | CPNP | John Alfred Moir | Hugh Russell | ||
| Herbert | Labor | Percy Pease | Jack Henry (Communist) | R. Sherrington | |
| Ipswich | Labor | David Gledson | |||
| Isis | CPNP | R. F. Ryder | William Brand | ||
| Ithaca | Labor | Ned Hanlon | |||
| Kelvin Grove | Labor | Frank Waters | Benjamin White | ||
| Kennedy | CPNP | Cecil Jesson | J. P. Jackson | ||
| Keppel | CPNP | A. E. Pascoe | Owen Daniel | John Harding (Douglas Credit) | |
| Kurilpa | Labor | Patrick Copley | F. T. Cross | C. Drew | |
| Logan | CPNP | John Brown | Reginald King | ||
| Mackay | Labor | William Forgan Smith | W. J. Ferguson | A. F. Williams (Douglas Credit) | |
| Maranoa | Labor | Charles Conroy | H. Brus (Douglas Credit) | ||
| Maree | Labor | William King | David Miller | ||
| Maryborough | Labor | James Stopford | H. N. McElligott (Communist) | ||
| Merthyr | Labor | James Keogh | W. B. Stevens | ||
| Mirani | CPNP | Ted Walsh | Arthur Fadden | P. Kirwan (Douglas Credit) | |
| Mundingburra | Labor | John Dash | F. G. Hughes | A. Robinson (Communist) | |
| Murrumba | CPNP | Frank Nicklin | A. H. H. Langdon | ||
| Nanango | CPNP | James Edwards | Andrew Knox | ||
| Normanby | Labor | Tom Foley | A. C. Webb (Douglas Credit) | ||
| Nundah | Labor | John Hayes | A. J. Thompson | ||
| Oxley | CPNP | W. F. E. Thieme | Thomas Nimmo | ||
| Port Curtis | Labor | Thomas Williams | Robert Boyd | W. R. Gresham (Douglas Credit) | |
| Rockhampton | Labor | James Larcombe | V. Pugh (Douglas Credit) | ||
| Sandgate | CPNP | Ronald Hislop | James Kenny | ||
| South Brisbane | Labor | Vince Gair | R. Paine | ||
| Stanley | CPNP | F. E. Staunton | Roy Bell | ||
| The Tableland | Labor | Harry Bruce | Jim Slater (Communist) | ||
| Toowong | CPNP | Edward Henry Turner | James Maxwell | C. E. Hallick (Douglas Credit) | |
| Toowoomba | Labor | Evan Llewelyn | Les Boyce | Claude Jones (Communist) Denis Hannay (Douglas Credit) | |
| Townsville | Labor | Maurice Hynes | P. B. Davids | ||
| Warrego | Labor | Randolph Bedford | |||
| Warwick | CPNP | John Healy | D. Connolly | H. H. C. Dight | |
| West Moreton | CPNP | Ted Maher | Charles Jamieson (Ind. Country) | ||
| Wide Bay | CPNP | Ernest Clayton | John Rex (Douglas Credit) | ||
| Windsor | CPNP | Herbert Williams | Charles Taylor | ||
| Wynnum | CPNP | John Donnelly | James Bayley | Joanna Helbach (Douglas Credit) |
See also
- Queensland state election, 1935
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1932–1935
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938
- 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.
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