Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1938

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1938 Queensland state election. The election was held on 2 April 1938.

The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier William Forgan Smith, the Country Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Ted Maher, and the United Australia Party, led by Hugh Russell. Significant minor parties were the Protestant Labor Party and the Social Credit Party.

By-elections

Retiring Members

Labor

Country

United Australia

Candidates

Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Country candidate UAP candidate Other party candidate(s) Independent candidate(s)
   
Albert Country John Bray Thomas Plunkett Jr. R. C. Elliott (Protestant Labor)
George Gray (Social Credit)
Aubigny Country J. J. Strohfeld Arthur Moore H. J. Wrembeck
Barcoo Labor Frank Bulcock
Baroona Labor William Power E. G. Roper Ralph Powell (Protestant Labor)
Bowen Labor Ernest Riordan E. W. Forde Fred Paterson (Communist)
Henry Beck (Social Credit)
Bremer Labor Frank Cooper Geordie Burns (Communist)
Brisbane Labor John Henry Mann Benjamin White
Bulimba Labor George Marriott Robert Larmar Julius Streeter (Social Credit) B. P. Dent
Bundaberg Labor Bernard McLean L. Scotney E. N. Miles (Protestant Labor)
H. Clegton (Social Credit)
Buranda Labor Edward Hanson Hector Annat Joseph Webster (Protestant Labor)
H. Tapper (Social Credit)
Cairns Labor John O'Keefe W. W. Chapman R. J. Smith (Protestant Labor)
Carnarvon Labor Paul Hilton John Leahy
Carpentaria Labor John Mullan James Boyd
Charters Towers Labor William Wellington
Cook Labor Harold Collins G. A. Weaver J. C. Mears (Social Credit)
Cooroora Country A. Thompson Harry Walker Denis Hannay (Social Credit)
Cunningham Country William Deacon
Dalby Country Aubrey Slessar Godfrey Morgan
East Toowoomba Labor James Kane Herbert Yeates James Annand (Ind. UAP)
Enoggera Labor George Taylor Robert Gardiner J. F. Underhill (Protestant Labor)
Fassifern Country J. Holman Adolf Muller
Fitzroy Labor James Clark Edwin Hiskens S. W. Cooper (Social Credit)
Fortitude Valley Labor Samuel Brassington W. H. Boden Andrew Knox (Protestant Labor)
Gregory Labor George Pollock E. C. Phillott
Gympie Labor Thomas Dunstan Vivian Tozer W. L. Millett (Protestant Labor)
A. J. Taylor (Social Credit)
Hamilton UAP W. A. Pinder Hugh Russell
Herbert Labor Percy Pease C. S. K. Page E. H. Malin (Protestant Labor)
Jack Henry (Communist)
Ipswich Labor David Gledson H. R. Beverley
Isis Country E. Widdup William Brand
Ithaca Labor Ned Hanlon Kenneth Morris George Webb (Protestant Labor)
Kelvin Grove Labor Frank Waters E. M. Ralph George Morris (Protestant Labor)
Kennedy Labor Cecil Jesson J. G. Kennedy
Keppel Country David Daniel John Harding (Social Credit) J. H. Salmon
Kurilpa Labor Patrick Copley John Pringle J. Moore (Protestant Labor)
Alec MacDonald (Communist)
Logan Labor John Brown A. L. Trotter J. Becconsall (Protestant Labor) Mary DeMattos
Mackay Labor William Forgan Smith J. Neville (Social Credit)
Maranoa Labor Charles Conroy R. Hembrow
Maree Labor William King W. E. Carter C. W. Martin (Social Credit)
Maryborough Labor David Farrell H. A. Reed N. V. Bromiley (Social Credit)
Merthyr Labor James Keogh E. R. Cuppaidge F. H. Brown (Protestant Labor)
Mirani Labor Ted Walsh James Wilkie E. W. Hill (Social Credit)
Mundingburra Labor John Dash F. G. Hughes Lionel Parsons (Protestant Labor)
Doug Olive (Communist)
Murrumba Country George Watson Frank Nicklin Geoffrey Nichols (Social Credit)
Nanango Country H. J. Davies James Edwards Henry Madden (Ind SC)
Normanby Labor Tom Foley H. K. Brake A. C. Webb (Social Credit)
Nundah Labor John Hayes William Kelso T. Denovan (Protestant Labor)
Oxley UAP W. C. Thieme Thomas Nimmo
Port Curtis Labor Thomas Williams James Heading
Rockhampton Labor James Larcombe T. Parris V. Pugh (Social Credit)
Sandgate Labor Ronald Hislop James Fry R. A. Vane-Millbank (Protestant Labor)
L. Jones (Social Credit)
South Brisbane Labor Vince Gair W. R. Kingwell James McCann (Protestant Labor)
Stanley Country F. D. Gillies Duncan MacDonald
The Tableland Labor Harry Bruce H. A. Bonar Les Sullivan (Communist)
Toowong UAP J. O'Shea N. W. Lockyer J. West (Protestant Labor) Harry Massey (Ind. UAP)
Toowoomba Labor Jack Duggan Leslie Boyce J. R. Neil (Protestant Labor)
Townsville Labor Maurice Hynes S. M. Hopkins A. R. Loveridge (Protestant Labor)
A. Robinson (Communist)
Warrego Labor Randolph Bedford Charles Russell
Warwick Labor John Healy Edward Costello
West Moreton Country Ted Maher J. N. Kidman (Social Credit)
Jim Slater (Communist)
Wide Bay Country B. Telfer Ernest Clayton John Rex (Social Credit)
Windsor Labor Herbert Williams E. P. Simpson C. D. Maxwell (Protestant Labor) Henry Bond (Ind. Labor)
Wynnum Labor John Donnelly William Dart Samuel Greene (Protestant Labor)
T. R. Ebbage (Social Credit)

See also

References

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