Queensland state election, 1950

Queensland state election, 1950

29 April 1950

All 75 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland   First party Second party   Leader Ned Hanlon Frank Nicklin Party Labor Country/Liberal coalition Leader since 7 March 1946 21 May 1941 Leader's seat Ithaca Landsborough Last election 35 seats 23 seats Seats won 42 seats 31 seats Seat change 7 8 Percentage 46.87% 49.16% Swing 3.29 3.94

Premier before election Ned Hanlon Labor Elected Premier Ned Hanlon Labor

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 29 April 1950 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor government was seeking its seventh continuous term in office since the 1932 election; it would be Premier Ned Hanlon's second election.

The Assembly had been increased in size prior to the election by the Electoral Districts Act 1949 from 62 to 75 seats.

Key dates

Date	Event
8 December 1949	The new electoral boundaries under the Electoral Districts Act 1949 were proclaimed.[1]
27 March 1950	The Parliament was dissolved.[2]
27 March 1950	Writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with an election.[3]
3 April 1950	Close of nominations.
29 April 1950	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 6pm.
10 May 1950	The Hanlon Ministry was re-sworn in.[4]
13 May 1950	Polling day in the seat of Gregory.[5]
9 June 1950	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.
1 August 1950	Parliament resumed for business.[6]

Results

Queensland state election, 29 April 1950[7] Legislative Assembly << 1947 — 1953 >>
Enrolled voters		688,309^[1]
Votes cast		636,750		Turnout	92.51	+1.76
Informal votes		7,088		Informal	1.11	–0.25
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	295,138	46.87	+3.29	42	+ 7
	Liberal	188,331	29.91	+4.18	11	+ 2
	Country	121,689	19.25	–0.24	20	+ 6
	NQ Labor	7,689	1.22	+0.50	1	± 0
	Ind. Labor	3,509	0.56	–0.52	0	– 1
	Frank Barnes Labor	2,759	0.44	–3.53	0	– 1
	Communist	2,351	0.37	–0.89	0	– 1
	Independent	8,196	1.30	–2.86	1	+ 1
Total		629,662			75

¹ 718,685 electors were enrolled to vote at the election, but 3 seats held by the Country Party representing 30,376 enrolled voters were unopposed.

See also

• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1947–1950
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1950
• Hanlon Ministry

References

1. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 8 December 1949. p. 173:2273.
2. "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 27 March 1950. p. 174:1175.
3. Queensland Government Gazette. 27 March 1950. p. 174:1177. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Queensland Government Gazette. 10 May 1950. p. 174:1907–1908. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "Order in Council". Queensland Government Gazette. 29 July 1950. p. 175:596..
6. Queensland Government Gazette. 29 June 1950. p. 174:3141. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 29 April 1950". Retrieved 30 December 2009.