Results of the Queensland state election, 1926 (L-Z)

Queensland state election, 8 May 1926[1] Legislative Assembly << 1923 — 1929 >>
Enrolled voters		452,008^[1]
Votes cast		401,055		Turnout	88.73%	+6.50
Informal votes		4,927		Informal	1.23%	+0.06
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	189,968	47.96%	–0.18	43	± 0
	CPNP	192,043	48.48%	+1.53	28	– 1
	Primary Producers	7,749	1.95%	+0.66	1	+ 1
	Independent	6,368	1.61%	–2.02	0	± 0
Total		396,128			72

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1926 Queensland state election for electorates from L to Z.

At the time, the voting system in Queensland was based on contingency voting, which was similar to the modern optional preferential voting system. In electorates with 3 or more candidates, preferences were not distributed if a candidate received more than 50% of the primary vote.

If none received more than 50%, all except the top two candidates were eliminated from the count and their preferences distributed between the two leaders, with the one receiving the most votes declared the winner.

Results by electoral district

Leichhardt

Queensland state election, 1926: Leichhardt[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Foley	2,565	61.4	+2.7
	CPNP	Frederick Lodge	1,613	38.6	-2.7
Total formal votes			4,178	99.3	-0.1
Informal votes			30	0.7	+0.1
Turnout			4,208	83.3	+8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Lockyer

Queensland state election, 1926: Lockyer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	George Logan	2,335	43.9	+0.5
	Primary Producers	Charles Jamieson	1,567	29.2	+29.2
	Labor	Joseph Sweeney	1,442	26.9	-14.2
Total formal votes			5,364	99.3	+0.3
Informal votes			36	0.7	-0.3
Turnout			5,400	93.8	+2.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	CPNP	George Logan	2,470	57.6	+0.7
	Primary Producers	Charles Jamieson	1,821	42.4	+42.4
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

Logan

Queensland state election, 1926: Logan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Reginald King	4,970	53.6	+1.0
	Labor	Richard Brown	4,304	46.4	-1.0
Total formal votes			9,274	99.2	+0.3
Informal votes			71	0.8	-0.3
Turnout			9,345	93.6	+5.4
	CPNP hold		Swing	+1.0

Mackay

Queensland state election, 1926: Mackay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Forgan Smith	3,448	64.6	+6.7
	CPNP	Hector O'Brien	1,888	35.4	-6.7
Total formal votes			5,336	99.0	-0.7
Informal votes			52	1.0	+0.7
Turnout			5,388	82.1	+2.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.7

Maranoa

Queensland state election, 1926: Maranoa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Conroy	2,514	54.8	-2.7
	CPNP	Arthur Miscamble	2,072	45.2	+45.2
Total formal votes			4,586	96.7	-3.0
Informal votes			158	3.3	+3.0
Turnout			4,744	89.6	+6.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.7

Maree

Queensland state election, 1926: Maree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Bertram	3,467	50.5	-2.4
	CPNP	George Tedman	3,395	49.5	+2.4
Total formal votes			6,862	99.0	-0.6
Informal votes			66	1.0	+0.6
Turnout			6,928	91.9	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.4

Maryborough

Queensland state election, 1926: Maryborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	David Weir	3,628	59.3	-0.5
	CPNP	Harry Keys	2,490	40.7	+0.5
Total formal votes			6,118	99.0	-0.1
Informal votes			62	1.0	+0.1
Turnout			6,180	93.6	+6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.5

Merthyr

Queensland state election, 1926: Merthyr
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter McLachlan	3,666	51.5	-0.9
	CPNP	Edwin Fowles	3,448	48.5	+0.9
Total formal votes			7,114	99.2	-0.4
Informal votes			54	0.8	+0.4
Turnout			7,168	79.0	-0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-0.9

Mirani

Queensland state election, 1926: Mirani
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Edward Swayne	2,936	52.2	+1.2
	Labor	John Mulherin	2,690	47.8	-1.2
Total formal votes			5,626	99.0	-0.3
Informal votes			58	1.0	+0.3
Turnout			5,684	81.3	-1.6
	CPNP hold		Swing	+1.2

Mitchell

Queensland state election, 1926: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Payne	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Mount Morgan

Queensland state election, 1926: Mount Morgan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Stopford	2,581	66.3	-5.0
	CPNP	Robert Staines	1,310	33.7	+5.0
Total formal votes			3,891	98.7	-0.5
Informal votes			51	1.3	+0.5
Turnout			3,942	86.2	+1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.0

Mundingburra

Queensland state election, 1926: Mundingburra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Dash	3,285	74.0	+9.5
	CPNP	Miles Andrews	1,465	26.0	-9.5
Total formal votes			5,639	99.1	+0.1
Informal votes			53	0.9	-0.1
Turnout			5,692	91.3	+0.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.5

Murilla

Queensland state election, 1926: Murilla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Godfrey Morgan	2,432	52.8	-2.5
	Labor	Louis McCorkell	1,934	42.0	-2.7
	Primary Producers	H.T. Kelly	241	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			4,607	98.6	-0.7
Informal votes			66	1.4	+0.7
Turnout			4,673	88.2	+10.7
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

Murrumba

Queensland state election, 1926: Murrumba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Richard Warren	4,151	68.9	+17.7
	Labor	William Friis	1,699	28.2	+1.8
	Independent	Alfred O'Loan	175	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			6,025	97.8	-0.9
Informal votes			135	2.2	+0.9
Turnout			6,160	82.1	+4.6
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

Nanango

Queensland state election, 1926: Nanango
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	James Edwards	3,606	60.3	+13.4
	Labor	Robert Webster	2,066	34.6	-5.1
	Primary Producers	William O'Mara	304	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			5,976	97.3	-1.3
Informal votes			167	2.7	+1.3
Turnout			6,143	90.5	+3.7
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

Normanby

Queensland state election, 1926: Normanby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Jens Peterson	2,389	56.7	+3.6
	Labor	Robert Lyle	1,826	43.3	-3.6
Total formal votes			4,215	98.9	-0.1
Informal votes			47	1.1	+0.1
Turnout			4,262	89.1	+6.7
	CPNP hold		Swing	+3.6

Nundah

Queensland state election, 1926: Nundah
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	William Kelso	4,860	59.2	+2.5
	Labor	Victor Kearney	3,353	40.8	-2.5
Total formal votes			8,213	99.1	+0.3
Informal votes			76	0.9	-0.3
Turnout			8,289	92.7	+4.9
	CPNP hold		Swing	+2.5

Oxley

Queensland state election, 1926: Oxley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Cecil Elphinstone	5,479	60.4	-4.1
	Labor	William Searle	3,592	39.6	+4.1
Total formal votes			9,071	99.2	0.0
Informal votes			74	0.8	0.0
Turnout			9,145	92.3	+5.4
	CPNP hold		Swing	-4.1

Paddington

Queensland state election, 1926: Paddington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Jones	4,130	73.1	+8.8
	Independent	Grant Hervey	1,522	26.9	+26.9
Total formal votes			5,652	96.2	-3.3
Informal votes			226	3.8	+3.3
Turnout			5,878	77.4	-5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Port Curtis

Queensland state election, 1926: Port Curtis
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Carter	2,849	45.6	-7.2
	CPNP	Walter Prizeman	2,717	43.5	-0.4
	Communist	Fred Paterson	676	10.8	+10.8
Total formal votes			6,242	98.9	-0.4
Informal votes			68	1.1	+0.4
Turnout			6,310	90.9	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Carter	2,945	51.5
	CPNP	Walter Prizeman	2,769	48.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Queenton

Queensland state election, 1926: Queenton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vern Winstanley	2,069	55.9	+2.8
	CPNP	John Jones	1,635	44.1	-2.8
Total formal votes			3,704	99.1	+0.6
Informal votes			34	0.9	-0.6
Turnout			3,738	86.2	+6.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Rockhampton

Queensland state election, 1926: Rockhampton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Farrell	3,088	67.7	+6.3
	CPNP	James Cullen	1,473	32.3	-6.3
Total formal votes			4,561	97.8	-0.6
Informal votes			101	2.2	+0.6
Turnout			4,662	88.2	+11.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.3

Rosewood

Queensland state election, 1926: Rosewood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Cooper	3,422	57.6	+3.5
	CPNP	William Ruhno	2,518	42.4	-3.5
Total formal votes			5,940	98.2	-0.1
Informal votes			109	1.8	+0.1
Turnout			6,049	94.1	+6.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

Sandgate

Queensland state election, 1926: Sandgate
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Hubert Sizer	4,739	59.8	-3.2
	Labor	James Weir	3,185	40.2	+40.2
Total formal votes			7,924	99.0	+4.8
Informal votes			79	1.0	-4.8
Turnout			8,003	90.5	+12.9
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

South Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1926: South Brisbane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Myles Ferricks	3,006	50.8	-2.3
	CPNP	Alec McGill	2,907	49.2	+7.9
Total formal votes			5,888	99.1	+1.5
Informal votes			79	0.9	-1.5
Turnout			5,967	87.4	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stanley

Queensland state election, 1926: Stanley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Frederick Nott	3,699	63.0	+12.8
	Labor	James Gillies	2,171	37.0	+37.0
Total formal votes			5,870	99.0	+0.1
Informal votes			62	1.0	-0.1
Turnout			5,932	90.2	+8.0
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

Toombul

Queensland state election, 1926: Toombul
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Hugh Russell	3,659	52.6	-14.7
	Independent	Charles Jenkinson	3,303	47.4	+14.7
Total formal votes			6,962	96.7	+1.1
Informal votes			240	3.3	-1.1
Turnout			7,202	89.8	+6.0
	CPNP hold		Swing	-14.7

Toowong

Queensland state election, 1926: Toowong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	James Maxwell	4,588	68.0	-1.7
	Labor	William Stock	2,583	32.0	+1.7
Total formal votes			8,071	99.4	0.0
Informal votes			51	0.6	0.0
Turnout			8,122	90.5	+3.2
	CPNP hold		Swing	-1.7

Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1926: Toowoomba
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Evan Llewelyn	3,816	56.7	+4.0
	CPNP	Albert Godsall	2,911	43.3	-3.7
Total formal votes			6,727	98.5	-0.5
Informal votes			100	1.5	+0.5
Turnout			6,827	87.9	+12.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Townsville

Queensland state election, 1926: Townsville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maurice Hynes	2,903	64.2	+12.2
	CPNP	John Shearer	1,617	35.8	-12.2
Total formal votes			4,520	98.5	-0.6
Informal votes			67	1.5	+0.6
Turnout			4,587	86.9	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.2

Warrego

Queensland state election, 1926: Warrego
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Randolph Bedford	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Warwick

Queensland state election, 1926: Warwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	George Barnes	3,261	54.6	+0.8
	Labor	George James	2,708	45.4	-0.8
Total formal votes			5,969	99.1	-0.2
Informal votes			52	0.9	+0.2
Turnout			6,021	89.6	+3.3
	CPNP hold		Swing	+0.8

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1926: Wide Bay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Ernest Clayton	4,392	73.7	-26.3
	Labor	Aaron Davies	1,567	26.3	+26.3
Total formal votes			5,959	97.5
Informal votes			153	2.5
Turnout			6,112	90.8
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

Windsor

Queensland state election, 1926: Windsor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Charles Taylor	4,468	58.3	+0.7
	Labor	Donald MacKenzie	3,193	41.7	-0.7
Total formal votes			7,661	98.9	-0.4
Informal votes			85	1.1	+0.4
Turnout			7,746	91.8	+4.0
	CPNP hold		Swing	+0.7

Wynnum

Queensland state election, 1926: Wynnum
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPNP	Walter Barnes	4,458	61.6	+1.9
	Labor	James McLaughlin	2,777	38.4	-1.9
Total formal votes			7,233	99.3	-0.1
Informal votes			50	0.7	+0.1
Turnout			7,283	91.0	+13.0
	CPNP hold		Swing	+1.9

See also

• Results of the Queensland state election, 1926 (A-K)
• Queensland state election, 1926
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1926
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1926-1929

References

1. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 8 May 1926". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
2. Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.