Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1944
This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1944 Queensland state election. The election was held on 15 April 1944.
The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier Frank Cooper, the Country Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Frank Nicklin, and the Queensland People's Party, led by John Beals Chandler.
By-elections
- On 30 August 1941, Harry O'Shea (Labor) was elected to succeed Randolph Bedford (Labor), who had died on 7 July 1941, as the member for Warrego.
- On 31 October 1942, Lou Barnes (Independent Labor) was elected to succeed John O'Keefe (Labor), who had died on 27 January 1942, as the member for Cairns.
- On 20 March 1943, Fred Graham (Labor) was elected to succeed William Forgan Smith (Labor), who had resigned on 9 December 1942, as the member for Mackay.
- On 17 April 1943, Thomas Kerr (United Australia) was elected to succeed Thomas Nimmo (United Australia), who had died on 6 February 1943, as the member for Oxley.
- On 1 May 1943, Edward Davis (Labor) was elected to succeed Frank Bulcock (Labor), who had resigned on 15 December 1942, as the member for Barcoo.
- On 9 October 1943, John Beals Chandler (Queensland People's Party) was elected to succeed Arthur Bruce Pie (Independent Democrat), who had resigned on 30 June 1943, as the member for Hamilton.
Retiring Members
Labor
- Charles Conroy (Maranoa)
- John Dash (Mundingburra)
Country
- David Daniel (Keppel)
Candidates
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Country candidate | QPP candidate | Other party candidate(s) | Independent candidate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | Country | John Rosser | Thomas Plunkett Jr. | Edward Coghlan (Ind. Country) | ||
| Aubigny | Country | William Harth | Walter Sparkes | |||
| Barcoo | Labor | Edward Davis | ||||
| Baroona | Labor | William Power | Richard Cooper | |||
| Bowen | Labor | Ernest Riordan | Bill Hancock | Fred Paterson (Communist) | ||
| Bremer | Labor | Frank Cooper | ||||
| Brisbane | Labor | John Henry Mann | George Regan | |||
| Bulimba | Ind. Labor | Robert Gardner | Geoffrey Ward | George Marriott (Ind. Labor) | ||
| Bundaberg | Ind. Labor | Bernard McLean | Tom McCracken | Frank Barnes (Ind. Labor) | ||
| Buranda | Labor | Edward Hanson | Hector Annat | |||
| Cairns | Ind. Labor | Daniel Crowley | Lou Barnes (Ind. Labor) | |||
| Carnarvon | Labor | Paul Hilton | Harold Phillips | |||
| Carpentaria | Labor | Alfred Smith | James Boyd (Ind. Labor) John Carson Bernard McInerney | |||
| Charters Towers | Labor | Arthur Jones | Syd Williams (Ind. Labor) | |||
| Cook | Labor | Harold Collins | Norman Fitchett | Jack Meehan (Ind. Labor) | ||
| Cooroora | Country | Robert Spencer | Harry Walker | |||
| Cunningham | Ind. Country | John Hilton | Malcolm McIntyre | |||
| Dalby | Labor | Aubrey Slessar | Charles Russell | |||
| East Toowoomba | Country | Jim Thorpe | Herbert Yeates | |||
| Enoggera | Ind. Labor | James Fraser | Kenneth Morris | George Taylor (Ind. Labor) | ||
| Fassifern | Country | Roy Richards | Adolf Muller | Cyril Brosnan George Masen (Ind. Dem.) | ||
| Fitzroy | Labor | James Clark | Harry Weir | |||
| Fortitude Valley | Labor | Samuel Brassington | Annie Tipper | |||
| Gregory | Labor | George Devries | ||||
| Gympie | Labor | Thomas Dunstan | Niels Damm | William Ebrington | ||
| Hamilton | QPP | John Dixon | John Beals Chandler | |||
| Herbert | Labor | Stephen Theodore | Les Sullivan (Communist) | |||
| Ipswich | Labor | David Gledson | ||||
| Isis | Country | Frank Eastaughffe | William Brand | |||
| Ithaca | Labor | Ned Hanlon | Reg Groom | Jack McCallum | ||
| Kelvin Grove | Labor | John Albert Turner | Andrew Muir | |||
| Kennedy | Labor | Cecil Jesson | Aubrey Jurd | John Clubley (Communist) | ||
| Keppel | Country | Walter Ingram | Frank Saunders | John Harding | ||
| Kurilpa | Labor | Patrick Copley | Norman Brandon | |||
| Logan | Labor | John Brown | Thomas Hiley | |||
| Mackay | Labor | Fred Graham | Ernie Evans | |||
| Maranoa | Labor | John Taylor | Henry Crothers | |||
| Maree | Independent | Jack McNulty | Louis Luckins | |||
| Maryborough | Labor | David Farrell | ||||
| Merthyr | Labor | Bill Moore | Leonard King | |||
| Mirani | Labor | Ted Walsh | Anthony Coyne | John Mulherin | ||
| Mundingburra | Labor | Lionel Tomlins | Harry Pass | Tom Aikens (Hermit Park) | Lionel Parsons (Ind. Labor) Arthur Coburn | |
| Murrumba | Country | Frank Nicklin | ||||
| Nanango | Country | Daniel Carroll | James Edwards | George Anderson | ||
| Normanby | Labor | Tom Foley | George Hamilton | |||
| Nundah | Labor | John Hayes | William Cunningham | |||
| Oxley | QPP | Felix Dittmer | Thomas Kerr | |||
| Port Curtis | Labor | Thomas Williams | Samuel Halpin | |||
| Rockhampton | Labor | James Larcombe | Jack O'Shanesy | |||
| Sandgate | Country | Erle Weitemeyer | Eric Decker | |||
| South Brisbane | Labor | Vince Gair | Robert Lincoln | |||
| Stanley | Country | Arthur Lee | Duncan MacDonald | |||
| The Tableland | Labor | Harry Bruce | Percy Kidd | Frank Falls (Communist) | Jim Burton | |
| Toowong | Independent | Charles Wanstall | Harold Jiear (ASAA) | Harry Massey Tom Laws | ||
| Toowoomba | Labor | Jack Duggan | ||||
| Townsville | Labor | George Keyatta | Athena Deane | Ernest O'Brien (Hermit Park) | ||
| Warrego | Labor | Harry O'Shea | William Addison | |||
| Warwick | Labor | John Healy | Richard Matthews | |||
| West Moreton | Country | John Dalton | Ted Maher | |||
| Wide Bay | Country | Tom Thorpe | Ernest Clayton | |||
| Windsor | Ind. Democrat | William Hoy | Arthur Bruce Pie | Harry Moorhouse (Ind. Democrat) | ||
| Wynnum | Independent | William Gunn | William Kempson | Joseph Bailes (Communist) | William Dart |
See also
- Queensland state election, 1944
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1941–1944
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947
- 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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