Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1956

This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1956 Queensland state election. The election was held on 19 May 1956.

The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier Vince Gair, the Country Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Frank Nicklin, and the Liberal Party, led by Kenneth Morris.

By-elections

On 28 November 1953, Horace Davies (Labor) was elected to succeed David Farrell (Labor), who had died on 17 August 1953, as the member for Maryborough.
On 12 March 1955, Frank Forde (Labor) was elected to succeed Ernest Riordan (Labor), who had died on 9 December 1954, as the member for Flinders.

Retiring Members

Labor

Liberal

Candidates

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

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Country candidate Liberal candidate Other party candidate(s) Independent candidate(s)
   
Aubigny Country William Alexander Walter Sparkes
Balonne Labor John Taylor Eric McCorkell
Barambah Country Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Barcoo Labor Edward Davis Wally Rae
Baroona Labor William Power Robert Thomasson Kevin Loughlin (Communist)
Belyando Labor Tom Foley Timothy Donnelly
Bremer Labor Jim Donald George Groth
Brisbane Labor John Henry Mann Roger Moore Peter Day
Bulimba Labor Robert Gardner John White Mills Herbert Ricketts
Bundaberg Labor Ted Walsh
Buranda Labor Richard Kidston Brown Keith Hooper
Burdekin Independent Henry Skinner Howard Connors (Communist) Arthur Coburn
Cairns Labor George Wallace Harold Mulry Henry Smallwood
Callide Country Eric Willis Vincent Jones
Carnarvon Labor Paul Hilton Fred Rogers
Carpentaria Labor Alfred Smith William Aplin
Charters Towers Labor Arthur Jones Jan Karlik
Chermside Liberal Dudley Ryder Alex Dewar
Clayfield Liberal Harold Taylor James Ryan (Conservative)
Condamine Labor Leslie Diplock Stewart Keys
Cook Labor Bunny Adair John Crossland
Cooroora Country Geoffrey Arnell David Low
Coorparoo Liberal Gerald Maher Thomas Hiley
Cunningham Country John McCafferty Alan Fletcher
Darlington Country Charles Knoll Thomas Plunkett Jr.
Fassifern Country Adolf Muller
Fitzroy Labor James Clark Gerard Davies Eric Browne (Communist)
Flinders Labor Frank Forde Bill Lonergan
Fortitude Valley Labor Michael Brosnan Robert Windsor Jim Henderson (Communist)
Gregory Labor George Devries Robert Campbell
Haughton Labor Colin McCathie Edwin Pearse, Sr.
Hinchinbrook Labor Cecil Jesson Francis Curro
Ipswich Labor Ivor Marsden Wylie Gibbs Merv Welsby (Communist)
Isis Country Hylton Salter Jack Pizzey
Ithaca Labor Leonard Eastment Alan Edwards
Kedron Labor Eric Lloyd Albert Johnson
Kelvin Grove Labor John Albert Turner Douglas Tooth
Keppel Labor Viv Cooper Tom Griffith
Kurilpa Labor Thomas Moores Douglas Berry
Landsborough Country Vincent Crosby Frank Nicklin
Lockyer Liberal Gordon Chalk
Mackay Labor Fred Graham David Treacy James Rowen (Ind. Labor)
Mackenzie Labor Patrick Whyte Neville Hewitt
Marodian Country James Heading
Maryborough Labor Horace Davies James Dunn
Merthyr Labor Bill Moore Ray Ramsden
Mirani Country Roger Scanlan Ernie Evans
Mount Coot-tha Liberal Vlad Darveniza Kenneth Morris
Mount Gravatt Labor Felix Dittmer Eric Handy
Mourilyan Labor Peter Byrne Eric Fox John Twaddle (Communist)
Mulgrave Labor Charles English Robert Watson
Mundingburra NQLP John Brennan Tom Aikens (NQLP)
Murrumba Country Charles Myers David Nicholson
Nash Labor Greg Kehoe Max Hodges
Norman Labor William Baxter George Regan
North Toowoomba Labor Leslie Wood Sidney Webb
Nundah Labor James Hadley William Knox
Port Curtis Labor James Burrows Thomas Pulsford
Rockhampton Labor Mick Gardner Rex Pilbeam Tom Kelly (Democratic)
Roma Labor Alfred Dohring William Ewan
Sandgate Labor Herbert Robinson Thomas Ahearn
Sherwood Liberal Bart Lourigan John Herbert Eugene Marshall (Communist) Margaret Fisher
Somerset Labor Alexander Skinner Nigel McConnel
South Brisbane Labor Vince Gair Frank Roberts
Jack Noonan
Southport Country William Belford Eric Gaven
Tablelands Labor Harold Collins Clarence West
Toowong Liberal Alan Munro
Toowoomba Labor Jack Duggan Edward Hall
Townsville Labor George Keyatta Roy Pope Jack Abercrombie (NQLP)
Hugh Fay (Communist)
Warrego Labor John Dufficy William Mills
Warwick Country Frank Drew Otto Madsen
Whitsunday Country George Burns Lloyd Roberts
Windsor Labor Thomas Rasey Margaret Gordon
Wynnum Labor William Gunn Charles Mengel
Yeronga Liberal Norman Stutz Winston Noble Jim Dwyer (Ind. Labor)

See also

References

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